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28-Day-Old Infant Sold By Parents For Rs 20,000; Rescued By Odisha Police
- Monday July 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police in Odisha's Bolangir district on Monday rescued a 28-day-old baby girl who was allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 20,000 due to extreme poverty, officials said.
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Ravi Kishan Recalls Days Of Extreme Poverty: "12 People Slept On Top Of Each Other"
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- Entertainment | Written by NDTV Movies News Desk
"I grew up seeing as many as 12 people (his family) eating the same Khichdi that contained only a little bit of rice and so much water," said Ravi Kishan
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World Bank Data On India And Pakistan Shows Massive Contrast Over Poverty
- Monday June 9, 2025
- World News | Reported by Gaurie Dwivedi, Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty
Latest data released by the World Bank shows the tale of two countries - India and Pakistan - and their journey to battle poverty - a colonial inheritance.
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Extreme Poverty Rate Drops To 5.3% From 27.1% In India: World Bank Report
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
About 75.24 million people were living in extreme poverty in India during 2022-23, a massive drop from 344.47 million in 2011-12.
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"My Early Life Was Spent In Extreme Poverty, But We Never..": PM Modi
- Sunday March 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Recalling his early life spent in extreme poverty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he picked up life's lessons at his father's tea shop and from his mother who treated children with home remedies.
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National Mathematics Day: Why It Is Celebrated On December 22
- Sunday December 22, 2024
- Education | Edited by Lavkesh Singh
Mr Ramanujan grew up in extreme poverty, yet he became one of the most influential mathematicians in history.
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India Has Eliminated Extreme Poverty, Says US Think Tank Brookings
- Saturday March 2, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The American think tank Brookings Institution, in its latest report, lauded India for eliminating extreme poverty, marking a significant milestone in the nation's socio-economic landscape.
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Jharkhand's Ragi Revolution Becomes Case Study For Harvard Business School
- Friday April 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Jharkhand district known for its extreme poverty and Maoist insurgency is now witnessing a silent revolution centering around snacks made from a type of millet which can help prevent malnutrition.
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India's Economy, Development Goals At Risk Due To Extreme Heat: Study
- Thursday April 20, 2023
- India News | Reuters
Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country's long-term efforts to reduce poverty, inequality and illness, a new study showed.
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Afghanistan Woman Attempts To Sell Child Amid Economic Crisis: Report
- Saturday November 12, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
A family in the Balkh province of Afghanistan attempted to sell their child due to extreme poverty, media reports said on Saturday.
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Goal Of Eradicating Extreme Poverty By 2030 Out Of Reach: World Bank
- Wednesday October 5, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Covid-19 has dealt the "biggest setback" to global poverty reduction efforts in decades, and the World Bank warned Wednesday that the goal to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 likely remains out-of-reach.
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Covid Made A Billionaire Every 30 Hours, Time To Tax Rich: Oxfam At Davos
- Monday May 23, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Covid pandemic has created a new billionaire every 30 hours and now one million people could fall into extreme poverty at the same pace, Oxfam said Monday as the Davos summit returns.
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Poverty In India Declined 12.3 Percentage Points Between 2011-2019: World Bank Paper
- Monday April 18, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than urban centres, according to a working paper of the World Bank.
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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www.ndtv.com
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28-Day-Old Infant Sold By Parents For Rs 20,000; Rescued By Odisha Police
- Monday July 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Police in Odisha's Bolangir district on Monday rescued a 28-day-old baby girl who was allegedly sold by her parents for Rs 20,000 due to extreme poverty, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ravi Kishan Recalls Days Of Extreme Poverty: "12 People Slept On Top Of Each Other"
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- Entertainment | Written by NDTV Movies News Desk
"I grew up seeing as many as 12 people (his family) eating the same Khichdi that contained only a little bit of rice and so much water," said Ravi Kishan
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www.ndtv.com/entertainment
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World Bank Data On India And Pakistan Shows Massive Contrast Over Poverty
- Monday June 9, 2025
- World News | Reported by Gaurie Dwivedi, Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty
Latest data released by the World Bank shows the tale of two countries - India and Pakistan - and their journey to battle poverty - a colonial inheritance.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Extreme Poverty Rate Drops To 5.3% From 27.1% In India: World Bank Report
- Saturday June 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
About 75.24 million people were living in extreme poverty in India during 2022-23, a massive drop from 344.47 million in 2011-12.
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www.ndtv.com
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"My Early Life Was Spent In Extreme Poverty, But We Never..": PM Modi
- Sunday March 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Recalling his early life spent in extreme poverty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he picked up life's lessons at his father's tea shop and from his mother who treated children with home remedies.
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www.ndtv.com
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National Mathematics Day: Why It Is Celebrated On December 22
- Sunday December 22, 2024
- Education | Edited by Lavkesh Singh
Mr Ramanujan grew up in extreme poverty, yet he became one of the most influential mathematicians in history.
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www.ndtv.com/education
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India Has Eliminated Extreme Poverty, Says US Think Tank Brookings
- Saturday March 2, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The American think tank Brookings Institution, in its latest report, lauded India for eliminating extreme poverty, marking a significant milestone in the nation's socio-economic landscape.
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www.ndtv.com
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Jharkhand's Ragi Revolution Becomes Case Study For Harvard Business School
- Friday April 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A Jharkhand district known for its extreme poverty and Maoist insurgency is now witnessing a silent revolution centering around snacks made from a type of millet which can help prevent malnutrition.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Economy, Development Goals At Risk Due To Extreme Heat: Study
- Thursday April 20, 2023
- India News | Reuters
Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country's long-term efforts to reduce poverty, inequality and illness, a new study showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Afghanistan Woman Attempts To Sell Child Amid Economic Crisis: Report
- Saturday November 12, 2022
- World News | Asian News International
A family in the Balkh province of Afghanistan attempted to sell their child due to extreme poverty, media reports said on Saturday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Goal Of Eradicating Extreme Poverty By 2030 Out Of Reach: World Bank
- Wednesday October 5, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Covid-19 has dealt the "biggest setback" to global poverty reduction efforts in decades, and the World Bank warned Wednesday that the goal to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 likely remains out-of-reach.
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www.ndtv.com
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Covid Made A Billionaire Every 30 Hours, Time To Tax Rich: Oxfam At Davos
- Monday May 23, 2022
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The Covid pandemic has created a new billionaire every 30 hours and now one million people could fall into extreme poverty at the same pace, Oxfam said Monday as the Davos summit returns.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poverty In India Declined 12.3 Percentage Points Between 2011-2019: World Bank Paper
- Monday April 18, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than urban centres, according to a working paper of the World Bank.
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www.ndtv.com
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
- Wednesday April 6, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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www.ndtv.com