Bangladesh seeks $2 billion from development partners to meet energy demandBangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman sought a USD 2 billion fund from development partners to meet the country's immediate energy needs...
16 Apr, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Steady salary every month, but still at financial risk: CA explains simple money math to avoid future povertyA steady salary may give a sense of security, but without an emergency fund, many working professionals remain financially vulnerable. CA N...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
BJP MP calls for strict law against forced religious conversionsA Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh has called for a strong central law to prevent forced religious conversions. He stated that thes...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
What's next for Muhammad Yunus as Tarique's BNP takes charge in Bangladesh?Bangladesh is transitioning to a new political era with the BNP's victory. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will step down as Chief Adviser. H...
17 Feb, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
UP’s Zero Poverty Mission emerges as model for inclusive growth, welfare coverage expands across stateUttar Pradesh's Zero Poverty Mission is ensuring welfare schemes reach every eligible family, focusing on eligibility and measurable outcom...
02 Jan, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh plans cash reward for having more children, says CM Chandrababu NaiduAndhra Pradesh is set to introduce financial incentives for larger families. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu aims to address declining f...
09 Jun, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
Andhra CM proposes 3 sub-groups of states to fast-track Viksit Bharat vision by 2047Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu proposed sub-groups of state governments to accelerate India's Viksit Bharat vision by 20...
24 May, 2025, 02.35 PM IST
UP to become USD 1 trillion economy in four years, moving towards zero poverty: CM AdityanathChief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that Uttar Pradesh aims to become a USD 1 trillion economy in four years, striving toward zero-pov...
24 Jan, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
How many people living in acute poverty in the world?A UN report reveals that over one billion people live in extreme poverty globally, with children forming more than half that number. The re...
17 Oct, 2024, 10.30 AM IST
PM calls for investor-friendly charter, zero poverty by ’47Prime Minister Modi urged states to target zero poverty and emphasized collaboration to make India developed by 2047. He proposed creating ...
28 Jul, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
View: Despite doubts, there’s enough proof to conclude that foreign trade is good for poorAreas where workers faced foreign competition tended to have greater reduction in poverty rates.
29 Nov, 2019, 06.06 AM IST
View: To call inequality India's main problem is to miss the whole pictureThe point most intellectuals and columnists miss is that poverty and inequality are two very different things which often do not coincide.
17 Feb, 2019, 02.36 PM IST
Clean elections must to fight corruption: Nobel laureate Muhammad YunusYunus and his Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2006 "for their efforts to create economic and social development from be...
09 Nov, 2017, 01.46 PM IST
UN ushers in ambitious 2030 Sustainable Development GoalsThe Millennium Development Goals came to an end with 2015 paving the way for the SDGs, an even more ambitious set of goals to banish a host...
01 Jan, 2016, 11.49 AM IST
PM Modi arrives in New York on 2nd US visitDuring the visit, the PM will address world leaders at a landmark UN summit and interact with top CEOs and the Indian diaspora in Silicon V...
24 Sep, 2015, 07.18 AM IST
India needs to work more to address poverty:Food and Agriculture OrganisationIndia, the world's second largest wheat and rice grower, needs to make speedier progress towards reducing the number of hungry people.
08 Sep, 2014, 05.26 PM IST
- Census 2011 stalls BPL headcount
Census 2011 has unintentionally stalled the below-poverty-line (BPL) headcount for the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
23 Jul, 2010, 06.49 AM IST