Economic Survey drops a hint if Budget will bring Covid cess, tax on ultra-HNIsWhile the government and much of the formal sector maintain that the domestic economy is seeing a V-shaped recovery post the national lockd...
29 Jan, 2021, 05.15 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 joins 'Alliance for Poverty Eradication' at UN as founding memberHe will also galvanise Member States, the international community and other stakeholders to support actions geared towards poverty eradicat...
25 Jun, 2020, 12.20 PM IST
China lifts over 68 million people out of poverty in 5 years: ReportThe report published by China's State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development said it was equivalent to an annu...
10 Feb, 2018, 05.18 PM IST
High growth, strong civil society must to end poverty: Arun Jaitley"You need a high level of growth. Growth brings in resources. The policy of the state which brings a high level of growth is absolutely nec...
28 Oct, 2017, 08.25 PM IST
M J Akbar discusses terrorism, poverty alleviation with UN chiefAkbar, who was visiting Germany for a meeting of Foreign Ministers of G-20 countries in Bonn, met Guterres during one of the bilateral meet...
18 Feb, 2017, 05.41 PM IST
China to spend $93 billion to relocate 10 million poor peopleChina will spend $93 billion in the next five years to relocate about 10 million impoverished people as part of its efforts to eradicate po...
15 Dec, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
Xi Jinping pledges to remove poverty in China by 2020Xi Jinping to lift the remaining over 70 million people in the world's second biggest economy out of poverty by 2020, which amounts to a mi...
16 Oct, 2015, 05.56 PM IST
Savings on oil will help in funding social security schemes: FM Arun Jaitley"The shake up in oil prices... is a redistribution of wealth, from amongst the oil producing nations to oil consuming countries," he said.
28 Aug, 2015, 09.14 PM IST
Rural India has low income, depends more on on landThe Socio Economic and Caste Census released by the government paints a picture of over dependence on land in rural India.
04 Jul, 2015, 05.07 AM IST
Tamil Nadu government signs agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, IFMR for schemesIFMR, Chennai, is the local host institute for J-PAL in India and also a 44-year-old not-for-profit organisation engaged in research, train...
19 Nov, 2014, 03.45 PM IST
- Centre to come up with NULM policy soon: Ajay Maken
The Central Government would soon come up with a new policy of National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) to alleviate poverty in urban areas...
10 May, 2013, 11.17 PM IST
China's poverty line reaches medium rank with new standardThe nearly doubling of the rural poverty threshold will make almost 130 million people eligible for various social support schemes funded b...
06 Dec, 2011, 05.00 PM IST
- Poor flow of funds to poverty schemes
Eradication of poverty, a prime focus for the UPA government, seems to have been given the short shrift. Housing and poverty alleviation mi...
25 Oct, 2007, 01.09 AM IST
- WB mulls $1 bn loan to Andhra Pradesh for 6 projects
The World Bank is considering loan assistance to six projects in Andhra Pradesh with financial commitment of $1 billion over next four year...
23 Oct, 2006, 10.20 PM IST
- "Investment in poverty monitoring is important"
Developing a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy will involve more investment by the state Government in poverty monitoring and evalua...
26 Jun, 2005, 01.20 PM IST
- Bring down poverty by half in 5 years: ISACPA
The Independent South Asia Commission on Poverty Alleviation (ISACPA) has said the region should bring forward its targets for halving pove...
22 Dec, 2004, 02.58 AM IST