"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...

44.7% of Pakistanis in poverty while neighbours progress, World Bank reveals alarming data

Jul 11, 2025

This alarming figure exposes the failure of successive Pakistani governments to effectively address the rampant poverty afflicting nearly half of the nation's citizens.

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...

Congress accuses Centre of twisting World Bank report, flags 28.1 per cent poverty rate

Jul 06, 2025

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the Modi government of misrepresenting the World Bank's Poverty and Equity Brief for India, stating that poverty...