The Congress working committee held a meeting to finalise the party's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The manifesto includes five 'guarantees' for justice focusing on 'five nyay' - 'Bhagidari Nyay', 'Kisan Nyay', 'Nari Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay', and 'Yuva Nyay'.

Congress likely to finalise Poll manifesto

India has successfully eradicated extreme poverty, indicates a commentary penned by economists Surjit Bhalla and Karan Bhasin in The Brookings Institution, a prominent American think-tank.

Extreme poverty has been eradicated in India, says report

"Official data now confirms that India has eliminated extreme poverty, as commonly defined in international comparisons. This is an encouraging development with positive implications for global poverty headcount rates," the Brookings report stated.

India officially eliminates 'extreme poverty': Reports

The latest consumer expenditure survey indicates that poverty has come down to five per cent in the country and people are becoming prosperous both in rural and urban areas, NITI Aayog CEO B V R Subrahmanyam said on Sunday.

Latest NSSO consumer survey indicates poverty down to 5% in India: NITI Aayog CEO

Troubling news emerges from Argentina as a new study reveals a startling reality under Javier Milei's administration. Poverty levels have surged, marking the highest in two decades. Watch to know more!

Argentina's poverty rate hits 20-year high

A recent NITI Aayog report has unveiled a positive trend in India's fight against multidimensional poverty. Over 24.8 crore people have moved out of multidimensional poverty in the span of nine years, from 2013-14 to 2022-23.

Over 24.8 crore people escaped multidimensional poverty in India in 9 years: NITI Aayog Report

The poor in the United Kingdom are wrestling with the same hardships they were facing 15 years ago. As per a new report by the Centre for Social Justice, an independent think-tank, there’s a “yawning gap between those who can get by and those stuck at the bottom”.

‘A nation of two halves’: UK’s persistent wealth inequality, poverty pushing it back into Victorian era

The low-income and non-Western lifestyles are portrayed less accurately by OpenAI's CLIP, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model integral to the the popular DALL-E image generator.

OpenAI’s CLIP shows bias for wealthy, scores poor African nations low, finds study

On Wednesday (Dec 6), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released a disturbing report on the state of poverty among children globally.

69 million children in 'rich' countries living in poverty: UNICEF

"It takes her two hours to get to her school in these hills," said the person who was driving me around in a hill station nestled in Himalayas in north India's Uttarakhand state.

Dreaming through poverty: Children from rural India deserve meaningful careers that matter

22% of the UK's population, or 14.5 million people, were expected to be living in poverty in 2023. There were 4.3 million youngsters among them.

UK: Over 1 MN children experience dire poverty

As Pakistan continues to reel under a grave economic crisis, the World Bank has now declared that the country’s current economic model is unfit for reducing poverty. The warning came as over 12.5 million people fell below the poverty line in Pakistan in the last year alone. It means that over 40 per cent population in the South Asian country is now living under the poverty line as they struggle to meet basic needs such as food, water and electricity. Take a look.

Pakistan: 40% population slips below poverty line, World Bank sounds alarm bell | WION Originals

Poverty increased sharply in the last year in the US, new data published by the Census Bureau on Tuesday (September 12) has shown. The rising cost of living and the government pulling the plug on federal programmes that provided aid to families during the pandemic were cited as a few of the many reasons that contributed to increased poverty, particularly among children.

Poverty rate increased in the US in 2022: Census Bureau

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been elected to a second term with more than half the vote share to his name. Infamous for his ruthlessness, Emmerson, otherwise known as the 'Crocodile' has promised a new era for his people. As Zimbabwe reels under inflation, poverty, and climate change, the newly re-elected leader has a mammoth task ahead.

Emmerson Mnangagwa wins second term amid opposition

The coronavirus pandemic and rising inflation has pushed close to 70 million more people in Asia's developing countries into extreme poverty. An Asian development bank report shows that 155.2 million people in Asia's developing countries lived in extreme poverty last year. That's about 67.8 million more people than would have been the case without the covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

Extreme poverty rises in Asia

Think tank of the government of India Niti Ayog has released a report on the multi-dimensional poverty index. This report suggests that in the span of five years 135 million Indians have exited the multi-dimensional poverty.

135 million people moved out of poverty in 5 years

India has made remarkable progress in its fight against multidimensional poverty, according to the latest report released by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog). The report, titled 'National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023', reveals that an unprecedented 13.5 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2015-16 and 2019-21. This achievement places India well ahead of its 2030 target for reducing poverty under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Take a look.

Mission Possible: India's multidimensional poverty plummets ahead of schedule

Indian-origin World Bank Chief Ajay Banga is optimistic about India’s fight against poverty. He said that if India continues its economic momentum, it can tackle poverty. Speaking to reporters, Banga, who took over as the World Bank chief last year, said that the best way to fight poverty is through economic growth & job creation.

World Bank praises India’s anti-poverty drive

Mothers in Syria are being forced to abandon their babies in mosques, hospitals and even under trees. People in poverty-ridden refugee camps are struggling to feed their children. Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: Why are Syrian mothers forced to abandon their babies?

Argentina has been in economic difficulty for years. On Wednesday, social & political organizations blocked multiple streets and highways into the argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The Argentinians are up in arms against soaring inflation, & poverty affects nearly half the population. Nearly 18.6 million people are unable to cover their basic food needs with their salaries. Left-leaning organizations are demanding more social aid from the government to counteract the economic deterioration.

Argentina: Poverty now affects nearly half the population; People protest IMF deal and demand jobs

Kenyans were preparing for a fresh round of anti-government protests over the increasing cost of living on Monday after the opposition promised to take action even after a police ban.

Kenya prepares for fresh protests amid police ban

Climate change is causing successive years of drought, forcing rural families in the horn of Africa deeper into poverty and hunger, and that's according to the United Nations. In Kenya, women who would normally work in agriculture, are resorting to grueling labour to keep their children fed and in school. here's a report.

World of Africa: Women crush ballast to make ends meet

The UN Food Agency says malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs. Scores of families can't afford to feed their children. Millions have been pushed into extreme poverty and hunger since the Taliban takeover in 2021. Why are western powers that left the afghan people at the mercy of the Taliban, now acting as mute spectators?

Inside South Asia: Poverty, Hunger, Malnutrition: The story of Afghanistan

Nigeria has maintained the infamous title of 'world poverty capital' according to the world bank since 2016. The world bank data had shown that four in every 10 Nigerians live below the poverty line, having almost half her population living below $2 daily.

World of Africa: Nigeria's 'serious' Hunger level

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