$160 needed per person to end world hunger: FAO

Last Updated: Friday, July 10, 2015, 22:00

A UN body on Friday said only USD 160 (about Rs 10,000) is all that is needed annually per person living in extreme poverty to eradicate world hunger by 2030.

8-10% growth, anti-poverty measures needed: FM Jaitley on Census

Last Updated: Sunday, July 5, 2015, 15:23

The way out to eliminate deprivation, Jaitley said, "is to achieve rapid economic growth of 8-10 per cent so that good jobs are created for all Indians quickly. That is why the government is promoting investment."

Drought may hit rural economy, aggravating poverty

Last Updated: Monday, June 15, 2015, 12:44

India`s farm economy could contract this fiscal year for the first time in over a decade because of drought, threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s drive to lift millions in the countryside out of poverty and bolster his party`s support.

Indian economy's pace unsatisfactory: Chidambaram

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 14:42

Former finance minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday the present pace of the Indian economy will neither create any jobs nor it will help the country in coming out of poverty.

China has 36 mn people living under extreme poverty: Survey

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 18:00

China has about 36 million people, including four million children below six years, living in 'extreme' poverty, an official survey here said.

More than 22% of Spaniards lived in poverty in 2013: Data

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 20:59

More than 22 percent of people in Spain were living in poverty in 2013, the year the country`s recession officially ended, new official data showed Tuesday.

India needs to focus on production, value addition, skill: PM Modi

Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2015, 16:50

India would have to work for increasing production, value addition to mineral resources and developing the skills of youths to fight poverty in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday.

'India helping in UN Development Agenda through own targets'

Last Updated: Saturday, April 18, 2015, 22:01

India is walking the talk in its efforts to contribute to the success of the ambitious post-2015 Development Agenda through the national targets to eradicate poverty and provide access to basic sanitation and electricity to all, the country's top diplomat at the UN said.

Trillions of dollars needed for new bid to end poverty by 2030

Last Updated: Saturday, April 18, 2015, 11:23

World leaders have drawn up ambitious goals to end extreme poverty by 2030 and promote development over the next 15 years, but now they have to figure out how to pay the bill.

Greece says to pay anti-poverty benefits from June

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 22:44

Benefits promised by Greece`s new radical leftist government to support those who have fallen into poverty as the country carries out EU-IMF imposed reforms will be paid beginning in June, an official said Tuesday.

New methodology to estimate number of poor soon

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 21:47

A task-force headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya will soon come up with a new methodology to estimate the number of poor in the country.

Need for easing entry barriers for MNCs to boost growth: FM

Last Updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015, 15:27

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said there is a need to ease entry barriers for global corporates and ensure stability in taxation policies to sustain high growth and eradicate poverty.