Over 58 crore Jan Dhan accounts bring crores of Indians into formal banking system: Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced over 58 crore Jan Dhan accounts have integrated millions into formal banking. The Pradhan Man...
08 Jun, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Former BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray joins BJP, praised Modi's leadershipFormer BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray has joined the BJP in New Delhi. Samantaray, a long-time associate of Naveen Patnaik, resign...
26 May, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
Simultaneous polls could save Rs 7 lakh crore: Joint parliamentary panel chiefHolding Lok Sabha and state assembly polls together could save India Rs 7 lakh crore. This significant saving can be channeled into develop...
20 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
India, IFAD launch new programme to strengthen rural economyIndia has teamed up with the International Fund for Agricultural Development to introduce a transformative eight-year program, slated for 2...
12 May, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
India's democracy delivers stability, speed and scale: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's democratic strength at the CSPOC conference. He stated that democracy ensures last-mile de...
15 Jan, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
India needs to focus on growth to alleviate poverty: Economic SurveyThe Survey said that unlike in advanced economies, in India, economic growth and inequality converge in terms of their effects on socio-eco...
29 Jan, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
India brings its experience of success in poverty alleviation to new global alliance: UNGA prezSuccess in India relating to poverty eradication is success for the world because it addresses a huge population and India can bring to the...
30 Jun, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
India to push poverty alleviation agenda at G20: Arvind PanagariyaElaborating India's stance at the agenda setting meet, during an interview earlier this week he said efforts would be made to push the goal...
14 Jan, 2016, 04.24 PM IST
UK lauds India's efforts to reduce poverty, stress on growthThe British government has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stress on investment in growth and infrastructure was 'encouraging' and 'inc...
18 Jul, 2014, 11.25 AM IST
SAARC comes out with poverty profileA poverty profile for eight South Asian nations was released today to share of the best practices and experiences towards poverty alleviati...
02 Oct, 2013, 07.04 PM IST
- India, Botswana agree to collaborate in housing sector
India and Botswana today agreed to actively collaborate and share experiences in the area of human settlements, including slum development.
18 Jun, 2012, 09.59 PM IST
India needs to design proper pension programme to alleviate poverty of elderlyThe government should accept the Pension Parishad’s recommendation to raise the pension amount to improve the well-being of the elderly.
31 May, 2012, 07.50 AM IST
- Economic development always part of dialogue with India: US
Economic development issues, including poverty alleviation, are always part of America's dialogue with India, the US State Department has s...
08 Mar, 2012, 11.15 AM IST
Debate on the role of growth and redistribution in poverty alleviation in India turns on some fallaciesThe debates on the role of growth and growth in alleviating poverty go unabated in the real and virtual forums around the country.
27 Jul, 2011, 05.54 AM IST
- 'Financial inclusion a must for poverty alleviation'
The Reserve Bank of India has said concerns on the front of income distribution and poverty alleviation cannot be met without full-scale ex...
08 Apr, 2011, 06.20 AM IST
- India begins poverty alleviation project in China
India has finally step into actual funding of a poverty alleviation project in China, an area that usually attracts funds from western coun...
21 Jun, 2009, 02.23 PM IST
- India slipping on parameters on poverty alleviation: ADB
Indicating a mixed achievement, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has said that India is sl...
08 Oct, 2007, 09.00 PM IST