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POVERTY AND EDUCATION IN ASIA
Quote of the day by Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: ''We cooperate with China because of shared interests, not because of shared blood.'' ― What does “shared interests not shared blood” reveal about modern diplomacy and global power balance?Quote of the day by Lee Hsien Loong: Singapore China shared interests not shared blood statement Lee Hsien Loong reflects a sharp global tr...- A $2.89 trillion military surge signals the sharpest global arms buildup since WWIIThe surge in global military budgets is astonishing, with nations investing heavily in their defense capabilities in response to escalating...
- Quote of the day by American philosopher and professor Noam Chomsky: “There are no poor countries— only systems that have failed to manage resources.” — Is poverty really man-made? The hidden truth behind broken economic systems, wealth concentration, and growing inequality continues fueling global frustration and social instabilityQuote of the day by Noam Chomsky: The quote challenges the common belief that poverty is unavoidable. It argues that broken economic system...
- India’s growth engine is quietly powered by disciplined MSMEs, says Stanford Seed’s Harish ArnezathIndia's economic growth is increasingly driven by disciplined MSMEs, not just startups. Stanford Seed's Harish Arnezath highlights that fou...
- SDG targets remain off track in Asia-Pacific: UN ReportProgress towards Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific is significantly off track, with most targets advancing too slowly o...
- Pandemic pushes back Asia Pacific's fight against extreme poverty by 2 years: ADBThe COVID-19 pandemic has set back the fight against poverty in Asia and the Pacific by at least two years, said the latest report by Asian...
- India moves from 130 to 129 in human development index: UNDP reportIn India, 27.1 crore people were lifted out of poverty from 2005-06 to 2015-16, UNDP India resident representative Shoko Noda said. India r...
- 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.
- Asia-Pacific may meet only one out of 17 SDGs, warns UN officialWhen we look across the SDGs right now, Asia-Pacific as a whole is on track to meet only one of the 17 SDGs. We are only going to meet the ...
- India's GDP growth to remain strong: World BankThe main challenges remain domestic, and include policy uncertainty as well as fiscal and financial vulnerabilities.
- Best instrument to combat poverty is growth: Arvind Pangariya"While some legislative changes that allow women to work in night shifts is happening in some states, most important thing to bridge the ga...
- 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...
- Asian Development Bank to realign operations in Asia-Pacific to tackle povertyADB said it will continue to focus on infrastructure development as it plays a critical role in reducing poverty and promoting inclusive gr...
- India to meet poverty reduction goal by 2015: UN ReportDespite widespread poverty in the country, India is on track to meet UN's Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of poverty reduction by 2015, a...
- Beyond the Rs 32 debate: Sustained fast growth seems to work to make a serious dent on povertyThe poverty trend in India mirrors the trend in South Asia: a rather slow, but steady, decline. This is true no matter what poverty thresho...
- Large gaps in Asia-Pacific development goals: UNSouth Asia is lagging behind the Asia-Pacific region in poverty and hunger reduction, and is in danger of missing these key targets in the ...
- '8 Indian states poorer than Africa’s 26 poorest'Eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together account for more poor people than the 26 poorest African nati...
- Crisis puts 10 million in poverty in Europe, Asia: World BankThe global financial crisis will add 10.6 million people to the ranks of those in poverty in Europe and Central Asia by 2010, and an extra ...
- India slipping on parameters on poverty alleviation: ADBIndicating a mixed achievement, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has said that India is sl...
- Bring down poverty by half in 5 years: ISACPAThe Independent South Asia Commission on Poverty Alleviation (ISACPA) has said the region should bring forward its targets for halving pove...
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