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...

India records one of the fastest poverty declines in the world, poverty down from 27.1% to 2.6%: World Bank

Oct 30, 2026

India lifted an estimated 496 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, with the share of the population living in extreme poverty...

Afghanistan facing jump in poverty, unemployment

Oct 03, 2021

Kabul [Afghanisan], October 4 : People of Afghanistan are facing a sharp jump in poverty and unemployment and food and fuel prices have also...

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...

"Naxalism did not spread due to poverty, the affected regions remained poor due to Naxalism" : Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Mar 30, 2026

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that Naxalism did not spread in the country due to poverty, but there was poverty in...

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...