A Social Security benefits cap is gaining urgency as new data warns the trust fund could be depleted by 2032. This $100,000 Social Security...

India has made remarkable progress in reducing extreme poverty. World Bank data shows nearly 270 million people moved out of extreme povert...

India witnessed a significant decline in extreme poverty, dropping from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% recently, even with the World Bank's revis...

India has made significant strides in poverty reduction, lifting millions out of extreme poverty and transitioning to a low middle-income c...

Poverty in India declined from 21.2% in 2011-12 to 8.5% in 2022-24, despite pandemic challenges, according to NCAER's report "Rethinking So...

The rate of progress has slowed, and many developing countries are failing to keep pace with the growing labour force, ILO Director General...

The report published by China's State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development said it was equivalent to an annu...

NITI Aayog, the government's premier think tank, has suggested a two-pronged strategy to eliminate extreme poverty in the country.

The report by researchers from the National Centre for Children in Poverty at Columbia University illustrates the severity of economic inst...

The Centre has not accepted the Rangarajan panel suggestion that it was possible for a person to survive on Rs 32 a day. The logic was slam...

ADB said it will continue to focus on infrastructure development as it plays a critical role in reducing poverty and promoting inclusive gr...

By the end of 2012, there were nearly 100 mn rural residents still living in poverty, the report issued by the State Council said.

For affluent Indians, the idea that a monthly per-capita expenditure of about Rs 1,000 denotes escape from poverty seems ridiculous.

Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday blamed faulty data provided by NSSO for the low poverty threshold in the country.

The nearly doubling of the rural poverty threshold will make almost 130 million people eligible for various social support schemes funded b...

In the new model, PDS would only supply nutritious items such as millet and pulses, and not distribute sugar or wheat.

China may raise its poverty threshold to double the number of people eligible for government help as income gaps reach their widest level i...