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

Jan 17, 2024

Jairam Ramesh, while speaking to ANI, also discarded the public policy think tank's report that nearly 25 crore people were moved out of poverty...

Veddis Foundation and J-PAL South Asia set up ASPIRE to accelerate evidence-based policymaking

Mar 02, 2022

New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia and Veddis Foundation announced the launch of the...

Should we have a new poverty line? asks Bibek Debroy EAC-PM chairman

Jun 19, 2024

Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister, Bibek Debroy, emphasized the need for a new poverty line at a data...

Government of Karnataka Partners with J-PAL South Asia to Accelerate and Scale Policy Innovations in School Education

Oct 19, 2024

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 19: The Government of Karnataka has partnered with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to set...

India's poverty rate likely to decline further to 4.6% in 2024 from 5.3% in 2023: SBI Report

Jun 10, 2025

India's poverty continues to decline steadily, with the poverty rate likely to fall to 4.6 per cent in 2024, estimates a recent report by...

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...