Pew study says Covid pandemic and its economic fall out saw global middle class population reduce by 54 million, South Asia sees highest increase in poverty numbers.
China wants the world to believe its 'state-led development' has eradicated poverty. But as everything else with China, the reality is more complicated than what it seems.
Stating that China has lifted over 770 million people out of poverty in the last 4 decades, Xi Jinping called it a 'miracle' that will go down in history.
The study, however, also found that investment in a set of focused Sustainable Development Goals over the next 10 years could exceed development trajectory to the pre-pandemic era.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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