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India Lifted 800 Million People Out Of Poverty "Simply By Smartphone": UNGA
Stressing the use of digitisation for rapid development, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, lavished praise on India for its work in this direction, which has lifted 800 million out of poverty.
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Poverty In India Has Reduced To 5%, Claims Niti Aayog CEO
Poverty in India has come down to below 5 per cent, claimed NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam citing the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES).
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415 Million Out Of Poverty In 15 Years, India's Progress Remarkable: UN
A total of 415 million people were brought out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the UN said on Tuesday, highlighting the "remarkable achievement" by the world's most populous nation.
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India Halved Its Poverty Rate Since 1990s, Managed 7% Growth: World Bank
India has halved its poverty rate since the 1990s and achieved a seven plus growth rate over the last 15 years, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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Over 10 Years, Poverty Rate In India Reduced To Half: UN Report
Over 270 million people in India moved out of poverty in the decade since 2005-06 and the poverty rate in the country nearly halved over the 10-year period, a promising sign that poverty is being tackled globally, according to latest estimates released Thursday.
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Over 30 Per Cent Of Extremely Poor Children Live In India: Report
India is home to over 30 per cent of almost 385 million children living in extreme poverty, the highest in South Asia, according to a new report by the World Bank Group and UNICEF.
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What India Needs To End Malnutrition By 2030
It may seem like a no-brainer to say that we need data to guide efforts to end malnutrition. Would you run an economy without a regular stream of credible data? You’d be flying blind if you did, and we know what happens if you try to do that. And yet this is precisely the situation that those trying to end malnutrition in India find themselves in...
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Full Transcript of The NDTV Dialogues - Can India Defeat Poverty?
In this episode of The NDTV Dialogues, we debate why India has the largest number of poor people in the world and the correct course of action the country needs to follow. Here's the full transcript of the show.
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India's Poverty Rate Lowest Among Countries with Poor Population: Report
Even though India accounted for the largest number of poor people in any country in 2012, but its poverty rate was lowest among countries having large number of such population, a latest World Bank report has said.
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'Suit-boot' or 'Jhola'? That Debate's a Trap
Any mention of poverty or human development and you will be called a 'jholawalla' or a socialist who somehow does not understand the magical power of growth to lift people out of poverty, or has a vested interest in keeping the poor in poverty.
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Modi Must Release Caste Survey Findings
The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.
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Poverty, Child, Maternal Deaths High in India: United Nations
India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals that said while several key global targets have been met, more sustained effort is needed to cover disparities by the 2015 deadline.
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India set to meet UN 2015 poverty goal
In the fight against poverty, India seems to be winning - in some parts of the country at least. Vimla Sharma lives in Suwana Village in Rajasthan. Her life has been dramatically improved by a government scheme called the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Launched in 2005, it guarantees every rural family 100 days of work a year at a wage of...
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Indian states worse off than 26 poorest African countries
Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African nations combined, a new 'multidimensional' measure of global poverty has said.The new measure, called the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), was developed and applied by the Oxford...
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India Lifted 800 Million People Out Of Poverty "Simply By Smartphone": UNGA
Stressing the use of digitisation for rapid development, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, lavished praise on India for its work in this direction, which has lifted 800 million out of poverty.
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Poverty In India Has Reduced To 5%, Claims Niti Aayog CEO
Poverty in India has come down to below 5 per cent, claimed NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam citing the latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES).
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415 Million Out Of Poverty In 15 Years, India's Progress Remarkable: UN
A total of 415 million people were brought out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the UN said on Tuesday, highlighting the "remarkable achievement" by the world's most populous nation.
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India Halved Its Poverty Rate Since 1990s, Managed 7% Growth: World Bank
India has halved its poverty rate since the 1990s and achieved a seven plus growth rate over the last 15 years, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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Over 10 Years, Poverty Rate In India Reduced To Half: UN Report
Over 270 million people in India moved out of poverty in the decade since 2005-06 and the poverty rate in the country nearly halved over the 10-year period, a promising sign that poverty is being tackled globally, according to latest estimates released Thursday.
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Over 30 Per Cent Of Extremely Poor Children Live In India: Report
India is home to over 30 per cent of almost 385 million children living in extreme poverty, the highest in South Asia, according to a new report by the World Bank Group and UNICEF.
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What India Needs To End Malnutrition By 2030
It may seem like a no-brainer to say that we need data to guide efforts to end malnutrition. Would you run an economy without a regular stream of credible data? You’d be flying blind if you did, and we know what happens if you try to do that. And yet this is precisely the situation that those trying to end malnutrition in India find themselves in...
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Full Transcript of The NDTV Dialogues - Can India Defeat Poverty?
In this episode of The NDTV Dialogues, we debate why India has the largest number of poor people in the world and the correct course of action the country needs to follow. Here's the full transcript of the show.
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India's Poverty Rate Lowest Among Countries with Poor Population: Report
Even though India accounted for the largest number of poor people in any country in 2012, but its poverty rate was lowest among countries having large number of such population, a latest World Bank report has said.
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'Suit-boot' or 'Jhola'? That Debate's a Trap
Any mention of poverty or human development and you will be called a 'jholawalla' or a socialist who somehow does not understand the magical power of growth to lift people out of poverty, or has a vested interest in keeping the poor in poverty.
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Modi Must Release Caste Survey Findings
The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.
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Poverty, Child, Maternal Deaths High in India: United Nations
India continues to battle poverty, child and maternal deaths, according to a United Nations report on the Millennium Development Goals that said while several key global targets have been met, more sustained effort is needed to cover disparities by the 2015 deadline.
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India set to meet UN 2015 poverty goal
In the fight against poverty, India seems to be winning - in some parts of the country at least. Vimla Sharma lives in Suwana Village in Rajasthan. Her life has been dramatically improved by a government scheme called the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. Launched in 2005, it guarantees every rural family 100 days of work a year at a wage of...
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Indian states worse off than 26 poorest African countries
Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African nations combined, a new 'multidimensional' measure of global poverty has said.The new measure, called the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), was developed and applied by the Oxford...
