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Poverty In Argentina Hits 57.4%, Highest In 20 Years: Report
Poverty levels in Argentina hit 57.4% in January, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) cited by local media on Sunday.
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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Covid Could Push Over 200 Million More People Into Extreme Poverty By 2030: UN
An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of the world's extremely poor to more than a billion, a new study from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found.
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Income Levels Increased Significantly In Last 3 Decades: Chief Economic Adviser
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said India's steady growth has resulted in a consistent decline in poverty and improvement in several human development indices, including reduction in the infant mortality rate (IMR).
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Child Fitness Gap Linked to Income Inequality
In a comparison of fitness levels among children in 50 countries, the nations with the biggest internal income disparities tended to have the least fit youth.
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43 Million Americans Lived Below Poverty Line In 2015: Report
More than 43 million Americans lived below poverty line in 2015, a US Census report said today, indicating that the world's largest economy experienced one of the sharpest decline in poverty rates in 16 years.
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Poverty In Italy At Worst For 10 Years In Blow For PM Matteo Renzi
The number of people living in poverty in Italy hit its highest level for a decade in 2015, data showed on Thursday, in a report that could hurt centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
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World Bank Says Russia Crisis To Send Poverty To Highest In Decade
Russian poverty rates will return to 2007 levels this year as the economy continues to contract and inflation reduces people's purchasing power, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
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Former National Level Boxer Forced to Work as a Sweeper Due to Poverty
Former boxer Krishna Raut is 1987 gold medalist and 1992 silver medalist in the National Boxing Championship.
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Social Spending Key to Lifting National Income Levels: World Bank Head
Middle-income economies must increase social spending if they wish to reach the income level of developed countries and end extreme poverty, the president of the World Bank said in an interview published today.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
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New RBI chief Raghuram Rajan promises bold reforms, quick action
Highlighting his top priorities, Dr Rajan said "protecting the value of money is an important objective" and "low and stable levels of inflation crucial" remains crucial. He said he will formulate policies that will lead to "faster, broad based inclusive growth leading to fall in poverty".
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Urban poverty: Maharashtra's vanishing act?
Urban poverty levels in Maharashtra dropped by a massive 47 per cent in 2011-2012, according to the latest poverty estimates by the Planning Commission.
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Build a company like Infosys, lift people out of poverty: Jim Yong Kim
Jim Yong Kim, who took over as the president of the World Bank in July last year, is on his maiden visit to India. He speaks to NDTV's Vikram Chandra on his first impressions of the country, the development challenges that India is facing and how poverty levels can be brought down.
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Build a company like Infosys, lift people out of poverty: World Bank president
Jim Yong Kim, who took over as the president of the World Bank in July last year, is on his maiden visit to India. He speaks to NDTV's Vikram Chandra on his first impressions of the country, the development challenges that India is facing and how poverty levels can be brought down.
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Poverty In Argentina Hits 57.4%, Highest In 20 Years: Report
Poverty levels in Argentina hit 57.4% in January, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) cited by local media on Sunday.
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PM Free Ration Scheme Kept Extreme Poverty Lowest During Pandemic 2020: IMF
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY), which provides free foodgrains to poor people, played a key role in keeping extreme poverty in India at the lowest level of 0.8 per cent during the pandemic-hit 2020, according to a working paper of IMF.
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Covid Could Push Over 200 Million More People Into Extreme Poverty By 2030: UN
An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of the world's extremely poor to more than a billion, a new study from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found.
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Income Levels Increased Significantly In Last 3 Decades: Chief Economic Adviser
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said India's steady growth has resulted in a consistent decline in poverty and improvement in several human development indices, including reduction in the infant mortality rate (IMR).
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Child Fitness Gap Linked to Income Inequality
In a comparison of fitness levels among children in 50 countries, the nations with the biggest internal income disparities tended to have the least fit youth.
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43 Million Americans Lived Below Poverty Line In 2015: Report
More than 43 million Americans lived below poverty line in 2015, a US Census report said today, indicating that the world's largest economy experienced one of the sharpest decline in poverty rates in 16 years.
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Poverty In Italy At Worst For 10 Years In Blow For PM Matteo Renzi
The number of people living in poverty in Italy hit its highest level for a decade in 2015, data showed on Thursday, in a report that could hurt centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
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World Bank Says Russia Crisis To Send Poverty To Highest In Decade
Russian poverty rates will return to 2007 levels this year as the economy continues to contract and inflation reduces people's purchasing power, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
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Former National Level Boxer Forced to Work as a Sweeper Due to Poverty
Former boxer Krishna Raut is 1987 gold medalist and 1992 silver medalist in the National Boxing Championship.
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Social Spending Key to Lifting National Income Levels: World Bank Head
Middle-income economies must increase social spending if they wish to reach the income level of developed countries and end extreme poverty, the president of the World Bank said in an interview published today.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
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New RBI chief Raghuram Rajan promises bold reforms, quick action
Highlighting his top priorities, Dr Rajan said "protecting the value of money is an important objective" and "low and stable levels of inflation crucial" remains crucial. He said he will formulate policies that will lead to "faster, broad based inclusive growth leading to fall in poverty".
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Urban poverty: Maharashtra's vanishing act?
Urban poverty levels in Maharashtra dropped by a massive 47 per cent in 2011-2012, according to the latest poverty estimates by the Planning Commission.
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Build a company like Infosys, lift people out of poverty: Jim Yong Kim
Jim Yong Kim, who took over as the president of the World Bank in July last year, is on his maiden visit to India. He speaks to NDTV's Vikram Chandra on his first impressions of the country, the development challenges that India is facing and how poverty levels can be brought down.
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Build a company like Infosys, lift people out of poverty: World Bank president
Jim Yong Kim, who took over as the president of the World Bank in July last year, is on his maiden visit to India. He speaks to NDTV's Vikram Chandra on his first impressions of the country, the development challenges that India is facing and how poverty levels can be brought down.
