Climate shocks such as floods, droughts, and rising temperatures are worsening poverty in India, especially in agriculture-dependent regions, a new NISER study finds ...

India has seen a remarkable drop in extreme poverty over the past decade, with the rate falling sharply from 27.1 per cent in 2011-12 to just 5.3 per cent in recent years. This improvement comes even ...

Growth is not the sole objective of economic policy. It is necessary to ensure that the benefits of growth accrue to all sections. Eradication of poverty is thus an important objective. The objective ...

UNDP warns West Asia conflict could push 2.5 million people in India into poverty, impacting human development and livelihoods.

India knows how to count the poor. From ration cards to multi-decade surveys such as the National Sample Survey, there are sophisticated systems to track deprivation – who’s getting by, who’s falling ...

UNDP report United Nations: The conflict and military escalation in West Asia threatens to push 2.5 million people in India into poverty and the ...

India is on its way to becoming the third-largest economy in the world, yet unemployment among young people with graduate degrees is at an all-time high. India’s glass is half-full – and half-empty.