poverty

"NITI Aayog is cheerleader of PM Modi..." Congress brushes off poverty data

Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, has taken a swipe at the central government after the report of the NITI Ayog o...

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 6:38 PM

Poor children have poorer health, educational outcomes in adolescence

A new investigation conducted by UCL academics indicates that Generation Z youngsters born into the lowest fifth of families in the UK are 12 times mo...

Sunday, March 26, 2023 1:10 PM

Lifestyle: Mother's poverty and crime can affect the baby's brain even before birth

A new study has found that mother's poverty and crime can influence the structure and function of young brains even before babies make their entrances...

Monday, April 18, 2022 10:27 AM

Manish Tewari: More people pushed into poverty under Modi govt

Congress leader Manish Tewari on Wednesday slammed the Central government for allegedly pushing more people into poverty and also demanded the conduct...

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 11:34 AM

India halved its poverty rate since 1990s: 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.

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 5:25 PM

Mayawati: Amid concerns of unemployment, poverty, there’s now a danger of economic slowdown

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said that the danger of economic slowdown was looming large over India and urged the Centre to take ser...

Saturday, August 17, 2019 1:39 PM

PM Modi calls for collective fight against poverty, umemployment, water crisis

In his first meeting with Chief Ministers after reelection, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for a collective fight against poverty, un...

Saturday, June 15, 2019 5:50 PM

Quixotic heroism can't lead India, says Pranab Mukherjee

Former president Pranab Mukherjee said that idealistic heroism cannot lead India and the country needs leaders who can help meet the ever-rising expec...

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 11:35 AM

Poverty in India will go with Congress exit, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said poverty in India will go with the exit of the Congress party.

Thursday, March 28, 2019 2:57 PM

Madras HC for restricting free rice to BPL families alone

The Madras High Court has observed that free PDS rice given to ration card holders should be restricted only to families below the poverty line, notin...

Friday, November 23, 2018 11:28 AM

NITI Aayog working on strategy document to define 2023

NITI Aayog is preparing a strategy document to define clear objectives for 2022-23 in diverse areas that are critical for India's transformation inclu...

Thursday, August 2, 2018 3:31 PM

UNICEF: Child marriages decline in India

India saw a sharp decline in child marriages over the last ten years with 27 per cent of girls getting married before their 18th birthday as against 4...

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 4:23 PM

There is no place of poverty in 'New India', says President Kovind

On the occasion of Independence eve, President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation for the first time. He said that it is our national pledge to achi...

Monday, August 14, 2017 7:32 PM