India's poverty reduction efforts fall short.

India’s poverty reduction challenge lies beyond numbers games

Decentralisation, improved data management, and a focus on quality education and healthcare are crucial for sustainable poverty reduction. Read more »
HCES data available after a decade

HCES data for 2022-23 trigger debate on poverty, inequality

The HCES data suggest decline in poverty and inequality, but concerns over methodology and inflation adjustment remain. Read more »
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UNDP human development report lauds India’s successes, flags inequalities

The UNDP human development report urges India to address inequalities through strategies such as focusing on poverty-stricken states, empowering marginalised communities, and installing social safety nets. Read more »
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How India battled poverty, inequality post Covid-19

The #Covid19 pandemic crisis led to an increase in #inequality and #poverty, but targeted #socialsupport schemes became India's lifeline during the crisis. #multidimensionalpoverty Read more »
G20, MALNUTRITION, CLIMATE CHANGE

UN Food Systems Summit: Anarchy no alternative to multilateralism

The counter mobilisations at the UN Food Systems Summit were an attack on multilateralism, the best available option to raise critical global issues. Read more »
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Hard lessons: Layers of government must work in tandem to beat Covid-19

The government must channelise all its management and financial resources to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic before the third wave strikes India. Read more »
Covid-19 and extreme poverty

Changing tack: Poverty action in the time of Covid-19 pandemic

The graduation model assists subjects in securing earning potential, social protection and financial literacy in an overarching development approach. Read more »
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Boon or bane? Universal basic income is not a poverty eradication tool

By rolling out the UBI, the government is washing its hands off the obligation of ensuring food, shelter, education, healthcare and social security. Read more »
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Coronavirus and capitalism’s hour of crisis

The ineptitude of the capitalist world in the face of Covid-19 crisis exposes the inadequacy of the market mechanism. Read more »