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Quitting tobacco could give economic boost to over 20.5 million households in IndiaImagine a future where millions of Indian families break free from the grasp of tobacco, climbing up the economic ladder. The most disadvan...21 Apr, 2026, 02.09 PM IST- India sees 415 million people coming out of poverty in 15 years: United NationsIndia witnessed an achievement in poverty reduction as 415 million people moved out of poverty within 15 years, from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021...11 Jul, 2023, 11.42 AM IST
- Pulling the poor out of poverty, now fasterIndia's adoption of technology to transfer welfare benefits has been a runaway success in poverty reduction. However, the speeding up of th...18 Oct, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
- Number of poor people in India fell by about 415 mn between 2005-06 and 2019-21, a 'historic change': UNThe new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released on Monday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty a...17 Oct, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
- World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 won't be metThe COVID-19 pandemic marked a historic turning point after decades of poverty reduction, the report said, with 71 million more people livi...05 Oct, 2022, 09.16 PM IST
- Extreme poverty in India declined by 12 percentage points between 2011-2019: World BankThe extreme poverty count fell from 22.5% in 2011 to 10.2% in 2019 and the decline in rural areas was much higher than in urban areas, esti...18 Apr, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
- Himanta Biswa Sarma urges minority community to adopt 'decent family planning policy' for poverty reductionAll stakeholders in the community must come forward and support the government in helping reduce poverty in the community which is primaril...10 Jun, 2021, 02.15 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
- India should focus more on reducing poverty than inequality: Arvind PanagariyaInequality is complex as well as multi-dimensional and in developing countries like India, poverty reduction should take precedence over in...28 Aug, 2017, 02.27 PM IST
- India's GDP growth to remain strong: World BankThe main challenges remain domestic, and include policy uncertainty as well as fiscal and financial vulnerabilities.04 Oct, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
- 'Unresolved bottlenecks slowed growth in developing countries'Unresolved bottlenecks has slowed growth in middle income countries like India, Brazil, Russia and Turkey, World Bank President Jim Young K...19 Apr, 2013, 07.14 AM IST
- India made progress in cutting multidimensional poverty: StudyIndia reduced multidimensional poverty more than 50% faster than it reduced income poverty in absolute as well as relative terms, the Unive...18 Mar, 2013, 03.37 PM IST
- Research by JNU shows inequality has increased in both rural & urban areasPoverty in India has fallen at twice the rate since 2004-05 , says a study by two professors of Delhi's Jawarharlal Nehru University.25 Oct, 2011, 02.09 AM IST
- Expand rural poverty schemes for urban poor: World BankThe World Bank has asked policymakers in India to stop neglecting urban poverty and expand the scope of some rural flagship schemes to urba...19 May, 2011, 04.32 AM 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: ISACPAThe 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
- Understand relation between growth pattern and povertyNEW DELHI: Planning Commission deputy chairman K C Pant today said the major factor constraining the inclusion of specific poverty reductio...12 Jan, 2002, 01.25 AM IST
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