Extreme poverty
2023 Hunger Funding Gap Report
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Proposal to Shift from “Minimum” to “Living” Wages
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
“2022 in Nine Charts” report
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” ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
World Bank Report on Extreme Poverty in India
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
IMF on Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
UNICEF’s ‘Fed to Fail?’ Report- Highlights
UNICEF released its new report titled “Fed to Fail? The crisis of children’s diets in early life” on September 23, 2021. Key Findings According to the report, Children aged under 2 are not getting the food or nutrients they need ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
World Bank: 21 million to be out of Covid-induced poverty
The World Bank cut back on the Covid-induced poverty estimates by 21 million on September 15, 2021. Highlights World bank also said that, the global poverty may be turning the corner on pandemic in 2021. It also warned that the ..