Greece outlines first anti-poverty measures

Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 23:11

Greece`s leftist government on Monday outlined a first batch of measures to combat poverty to be approved by parliament in coming days.

'Post-2015 agenda must give real voice to developing nations'

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 12:15

With the post-2015 development agenda set to be adopted later this year at the UN, India has said developing nations must be given the "necessary space" to pull their people out of poverty while pursuing socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth.

NITI Aayog: States to set up task forces on poverty alleviation, says FM

Last Updated: Sunday, February 8, 2015, 15:10

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the first meet of the NITI Aayog today, in which he said growth, investment and efficiency were the priority areas of the government.

Post-2015 agenda must contribute to social development: India

Last Updated: Friday, February 6, 2015, 16:37

As the international community embarks to adopt the post-2015 development agenda, India has stressed that the ambitious goal must contribute in shaping equitable, just and growth-led sustainable social development.

30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 20:38

About 30 crore people still live in extreme poverty in India even as the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) programme will expire in December, a United Nations report has said.

Lives of poor people are expected to improve faster: Bill Gates

Last Updated: Saturday, January 24, 2015, 17:03

The lives of people in poor countries is expected to improve faster in the next 15 years as innovation and technology drives optimism for a sustainable future, says leading philanthropist Bill Gates.

193 'protesting snowmen' catch attention of WEF delegates

Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2015, 22:03

Campaigners at the WEF in Davos have created a field of 193 "protesting snowmen", each representing a nation, to demand action on poverty, inequality and climate change.

Robust growth should have large impact on the poor: World Bank

Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2015, 18:43

Emphasising that policies need to be "people centric", top officials of global agencies Friday said that robust growth should have a large impact on the poor and help in eradicating poverty.

Inequality worst in decades in range of countries: OECD

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 10:31

The gap between the rich and poor in a range of countries has reached its widest in 30 years and the trend has harmed growth, the OECD said on Tuesday.

India says won`t sacrifice growth at climate talks

Last Updated: Friday, December 5, 2014, 21:40

India will not sign any deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions at UN climate talks that threatens its growth or undermines its fight against poverty, the environment minister said Friday.

Congress asks Modi to resign for manipulating poverty figures

Last Updated: Monday, February 3, 2014, 00:00

The Gujarat Congress demanded the resignation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday, for allegedly manipulating numbers related to the Below Poverty Line (BPL).

Cannot revise BPL criteria unilaterally: Guj govt

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 22:58

Gujarat government today clarified that it had not issued any new guidelines for identification of Below Poverty Line families, saying it could not take such a step unilaterally without involving the Centre.