Inclusive growth should be guiding objective of UNDP: India

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 13:11

India has stressed that eradication of poverty and inclusive growth should be the "singular guiding" objective of the activities of the UNDP particularly in the post-2015 development agenda.

No poor country in world by 2035: Bill Gates

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 21:02

"I am optimistic enough about this that I am willing to make a prediction. By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries (as per the current definition) left in the world," Gates said in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's annual letter published today.

Urban poverty a major challenge,India should be slum-free: Pranab Mukherjee

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:20

Voicing concern that cities are struggling to keep pace with spurt in population, President Pranab Mukherjee said the challenges on urban poverty front are daunting.

Hong Kong leader vows to tackle poverty

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 15:18

Hong Kong`s leader today announced plans to tackle rising poverty in a policy speech delivered amid growing public discontent with his administration.

Barack Obama announces `promise zones` to tackle poverty

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 07:57

As part of his efforts to focus on income inequality and poverty in the country, US President Barack Obama Thursday announced five "promise zones".

US war on poverty still not won, 50 years on

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 01:35

The US poverty rate has dropped from 26 percent in 1964 to 16 percent today, thanks in particular to a variety of food aid programs and tax credits, says the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

US war on poverty still not won, 50 years on

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 01:21

In his first State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in America. Fifty years later some progress has been made but gaping inequality remains.

Poverty recorded steepest fall in UPA regime since 2004: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:21

The poverty ratio in the country has fallen steeply during the UPA regime to 21.9 percent in 2012 from 37.2 percent in 2004, said the UPA Government's Report Card released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday.

China`s rural poverty dips further to 100 million: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 18:51

China still had some 100 million rural residents living in poverty though their numbers dwindled to nearly 67 million during 2010 to 2012, according to an official report.

`Fighting polio` tops Bill Gates` list of good news in 2013

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 15:36

With so many year-end lists ranking things that hit the headlines in 2013, philanthropist Bill Gates has a completely different list of good news in this year.

Food prices; a bricks and mortar problem for economy

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 06:24

More than pressuring corporate profits, these rapid blue-collar wage increases threaten efforts to quell inflation by new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief, Raghuram Rajan, the former International Monetary Fund economist who took over as governor at the RBI in September.

IMF chief urges Myanmar to focus on poverty reduction

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 21:19

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde urged Myanmar -- which is enjoying an economic boom after decades of international isolation under the junta -- to urgently prioritise tackling widespread poverty.