Extreme poverty

2023 Hunger Funding Gap Report

March 6, 2023

A report titled “2023 Hunger Funding Gap Report: What’s Needed to Stop the Global Hunger Crisis” was released recently by Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organisation. The organization takes action against the causes and effects of hunger. According to ..

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Proposal to Shift from “Minimum” to “Living” Wages

December 29, 2022

The Union Labour Ministry is currently mulling to shift from the “minimum wages” to “living wages” in a bid to bring more people from poverty in the country. What is a living wage? The term “living wage” is the theoretical ..

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“2022 in Nine Charts” report

December 23, 2022

The report titled “2022 in Nine Charts” was released recently by the World Bank. What are the key findings of the “2022 in Nine Charts” report? Global Poverty: At the end of 2022, the world is experiencing the “steepest slowdown” ..

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Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2022

October 8, 2022

The World Bank’s report titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course” provides the first comprehensive assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on poverty in developing countries. Key findings The report projected that the world is unlikely to end the ..

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World Bank Report on Extreme Poverty in India

April 18, 2022

According to a working paper of the World Bank, extreme poverty in India has dropped from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in the pre-Covid year of 2019. Also, the pace of poverty reduction in rural India has been ..

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IMF on Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

April 8, 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised India’s efforts for food distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. They said that the nation averted extreme poverty rise during this period by providing food security through the government initiative Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan ..

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