Uzbekistan launches ambitious "Uzbekistan–2030" strategyUzbekistan has launched its Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy, a comprehensive plan for national reform and development. The strategy outlines 100 m...
08 Apr, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Kerala’s end of extreme poverty: How a lower-middle-income state achieved what few others haveIt should also be noted that it is extreme destitution that is being considered. It would be a different story if the threshold for poverty...
12 Nov, 2025, 10.55 PM IST
Uzbekistan joins India to eradicate poverty as President highlights commitment against menaceIt is understood the Uzbek President like the Indian government has made poverty eradication as a key pillar of his governance.
25 Sep, 2020, 02.27 PM IST
Why the bottom-up approach to eradicating poverty might not workBig picture reforms will eradicate poverty, not small tweaks to programmes that botique RCTs provide.
12 Nov, 2019, 11.18 PM IST
India halved its poverty rate since 1990s: World BankThe country has achieved annual growth exceeding seven per cent over the last 15 years, halved its poverty rate since the 1990s, and enjoye...
16 Oct, 2019, 09.37 AM IST
Mahatma Gandhi's message of communal harmony and tolerance remains as relevant as ever: Antonio Guterres, UN chiefHe said India has a special role to play in the global effort for democratisation and the elimination of extreme poverty and hunger around ...
30 Sep, 2018, 01.25 PM IST
Build ecosystems for high-growth trajectory: Arvind PanagariyaDelivering the 31st Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture here, he talked about the importance of growth as the key instrument in elimi...
17 Oct, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
Innovation investment rules to figure in G20 Sherpas meetNew issues including innovation, digitisation will figure at the three-day meet of G20 Sherpas at Xiamen beginning June 23, which will be a...
22 Jun, 2016, 03.03 PM IST
India pledges support to overcome poverty in SAARC regionIndia today pledged to continue its unwavering support to combat challenge of endemic poverty in the SAARC region.
29 Jul, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
India, China should jointly touch new heights of progress, says PM ModiThe Prime Minister, invoked Mahatma Gandhi and said solutions to the major crises of the present world -- terrorism and global warming -- l...
16 May, 2015, 01.51 PM IST
Aadhaar to improve delivery of poverty elimination schemesThe Aadhaar programme has the potential to improve targeting of poverty elimination social sector schemes as per a World Bank report, Parli...
04 Dec, 2014, 07.35 PM IST
Share Modi's resolve to fight poverty: US Congressman Aaron SchockSchock's visit to India this week is aimed at supporting international anti-poverty partnerships and global economic development.
28 Aug, 2014, 10.27 PM IST
- The wealth of nations
On average, each of these people is “short” about $0.28 a day; their average daily expenditure is $0.72 instead of the $1.00 it would take ...
21 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Poverty eradication impossible without ending it in UP: World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim
In a joint press conference with state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Kim said, "We have called on two fundamental ideas one is end to pove...
12 Mar, 2013, 09.48 PM IST
Focus on malnutrition, not hungerHunger afflicts only 2% of all households, while malnutrition stunts 45% of all children below five years.
04 Feb, 2013, 08.38 AM IST
- Anti-poverty MDGs threatened by failure of WTO talks: UN
A top UN official has warned that global anti-poverty goals are threatened by the failure of the negotiations and sought their revival.
02 Aug, 2008, 09.56 AM IST
- Britain launches DFID India Country Plan 2008-2015
Britain has launched an India Country Plan for 2008-2015 under which it will spend 825 million pounds in the next three years to help India...
12 Jun, 2008, 09.53 AM IST