The history of the world, particularly of Asia, over the last 60 years shows that poverty can be removed through sustained growth of over seven per cent. Povert...
In India, over two lakh people, including about 80,000 children
below the age of 15 years, die because of malaria. The claim is made by a
study publis...
The Supreme Court has asked the government to come up with a 'real number' on people living below poverty line (BPL). The court said that the official data clai...
'It is sad to hear that
female foeticide is still going on in the country. There is still a disparity
between the genders and the only way we can empower the ...
Ahead of next week's summit in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals, ActionAid has published a report that says nearly one-sixth of ...
Ahead of next week's summit in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals, ActionAid has published a report that says nearly one-sixth of ...
'About 300 million people live in towns and cities underserved by utilities, with inadequate housing and increasingly choking traffic. The condition of the urba...
'About 300 million people live in towns and cities underserved by utilities, with inadequate housing and increasingly choking traffic. The condition of the urba...
Early this month, India saw its state-owned health insurance firms withdrawing the cashless payment facility for treatment at hundreds of hospitals, on the grou...
'There is no need to redefine the poverty line as
it would bring more people under the deprived category, make it difficult to
implement welfare schemes or wi...
