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Topic: Poverty

Urban poverty rose sharply after demonetisation in 2016, World Bank study shows

Shubham Batra - April 20, 2022

Recovery after demonetisation was quick, but overall rate of poverty reduction in 2011-2019 period was lower than in 2004-2011, finds paper published last week.

India’s extreme poverty down by 12.3% in last decade, says World Bank

ThePrint Team - April 18, 2022

Global bank's policy research team also said poverty headcount has dropped more in rural areas than in urban.

Code red on malnutrition: Why half the kids in 3 poorest UP districts are stunted, many ‘wasted’

+TFP Moushumi Das Gupta - February 23, 2022

Healthcare workers, officials in Bahraich, Balrampur and Shravasti districts say there’s no one reason behind high malnutrition level in one of most backward regions in India.

Growth is a big help but India also needs to account for jobs, poverty, health, environment

TN Ninan - February 5, 2022

Modi govt’s approach in Budget may bring growth for few years, despite slowing world economy, rising rates. But problems in areas including education won’t just vanish automatically.

Bangladesh’s success story is a lesson in poverty reduction. Here’s why

Asif Saleh - January 22, 2022

Since its founding in 1971, Bangladesh has emerged from overwhelming poverty to achieve the highest cumulative GDP growth globally from 2010 to 2020.

Covid-19 is still the world’s biggest worry. But unemployment and poverty aren’t far behind

Joe Meyers - September 18, 2021

According to a survey, longer-term trends show that unemployment, poverty and social inequality have been on the world's worry list consistently.

Almost half the world’s children are at a threat from climate and environmental shocks

Victoria Masterson - September 6, 2021

Water scarcity, pollution, heatwaves, cyclones, and flooding — almost every child on Earth is exposed to at least one of these risks, UNICEF finds.

You can’t end poverty without tackling blindness

Tej Kohli - July 4, 2021

Almost 90% of the world’s blind live in low-income countries and the main cause of this often avoidable blindness is cataracts.

India is less poor & more fed, but nearly as unequal as last year, Niti Aayog report shows

Taran Deol - June 8, 2021

Niti Aayog has released its latest sustainable development goals index. Here’s a look at what that reveals about poverty, hunger and inequality.

What owning a bike in Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Bihar tells us about India’s asset poverty

Vidya Mahambare - May 31, 2021

Fan to fridge, bike to TV, consumer durables can tell us a lot about India’s asset poor and their progress.

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