India has officially eliminated 'extreme poverty': US report

Mar 02, 2024

India has now officially eliminated 'extreme poverty', which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount poverty ratio and stark increase in household...

Punjab: Father kills three daughters due to extreme poverty

Oct 02, 2023

Three girls were killed by their own father due to the extreme poverty being faced by the family.

Rising poverty moral indictment of our times: Guterres

Oct 16, 2021

New York [US], October 16 : For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, UN chief Antonio Guterres said...

IMF report lauds 'Ann Yojna' for averting extreme poverty during pandemic

Apr 06, 2022

New Delhi [India], April 6 : India has averted the rise in extreme poverty through the food security scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna...

World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021

Oct 15, 2021

Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a...

COVID-19 pushes 80 million people in Asia into extreme poverty: ADB

Aug 24, 2021

Manila [The Philippines], August 24 : The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has pushed an estimated 75 million to 80 million more people in developing...