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Quote of the day by influential Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker: 'We will never have a perfect world, but...'-Life lessons on progress and building a better futureCognitive psychologist Steven Pinker challenges the common perception of societal decline, arguing that humanity has made significant progr...- Life Lesson of the Day by Bill Gates: “I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the… — Inspiring lessons on awareness, problem-solving, leadership, responsibility and every problem has a solution by the technology pioneer best known as the co-founder of MicrosoftLife lesson of the day by Bill Gates: Bill Gates’ quote, “I believe that if you show people the problems and you show them the solutions th...
- Warren Buffett won’t leave his $100 billion fortune to his children, says "enough so that they can do anything, but not..."Warren Buffett, the legendary investor, is donating over 99% of his colossal fortune to charity, rejecting the idea of a family dynasty. He...
- South Asia can generate millions of jobs through agriculture sector: World Bank GroupWith agriculture sector employing around 43 per cent of the South Asian workforce, the region has strong potential to emerge as a global le...
- Why India should rethink its opposition to WTO plurilateral dealsThe 14th WTO ministerial conference highlighted a divide between multilateralism and plurilateralism. India advocates for multilateralism b...
- From uncle's loan in 1977 to $36.8 billion today: The story of a quiet African titan reshaping global energy from LagosAliko Dangote is widely regarded as Africa’s richest businessman and one of the most influential industrialists in the world. His journey b...
- A founder, a fortune, and Microsoft’s final separation from the Bill Gates empireThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust has completed its sale of Microsoft shares. This marks the end of a significant financial tie to ...
- Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: 'It's the mark of a backward society when...'—Top quotes by the co-founder of the Gates Foundation who's consistently listed among Forbes' 100 most powerful womenQuote of the Day: Melinda French Gates states that societies move backward when men make decisions for women. Her words champion equality a...
- Sharpening inequality now firmly embedded in nature of country's economic growth: CongressCiting a World Bank report, Congress alleges that India's economic growth is marked by increasing inequality. Jairam Ramesh highlights the ...
- India lifted 170 million out of poverty in a decade: World BankA World Bank report reveals India lifted 170 million people out of poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, with extreme poverty declining sign...
- 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...
- Nobel laureate trashes theory of limited government intervention to uplift poorAddressing the 20th foundation day of Bandhan Bank, the non-profit-turned-MFI-turned-small finance bank, on Sunday, Banerjee said there is ...
- 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.
- Pace of extreme poverty reduction in S Asia faster than rest of the world: World BankBetween 1990 and 2015, the world experienced a 25-percentage point drop in extreme poverty against a 35 percentage-point drop in South Asia
- China, India played central role in global poverty reduction: UN reportThe latest estimates show that the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day globally fell from 36 per cent in 1990 to 15 per ce...
- Aadhaar could help India meet its poverty alleviation target, says World Bank“Identifying and efficiently reaching the poor is a formidable challenge in many countries,” the report noted, while flagging India’s initi...
- Country's poverty alleviation strategy yielding results: Montek Singh AhluwaliaAhluwalia said there was general agreement among the experts that poverty has come down in the country, though the reduction might not have...
- India contributes to large drop in global poverty: UN reportIndia has contributed to a large reduction in global poverty, according to the UN annual report on the Millennium Development Goals.
- World Bank pulls out of Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline projectWorld Bank has withdrawn financing of a Chad-Cameroon pipeline because the Chadian government failed to honor an agreement to use some oil ...
- "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...
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