World leaders adopt UN goals to end poverty in 15 years
World leaders on Friday pledged to end extreme poverty within 15 years, adopting an ambitious set of UN goals to be backed up by trillions of dollars in development spending.
Sep 26, 2015, 02:30 AM IST
Need to eradicate poverty for sustainable progress, says PM Modi at UNGA
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday outlined India`s climate change goals at the UN Sustainable Development Summit, saying he represents a culture that calls the earth "mother" and that India ov
Sep 26, 2015, 00:18 AM IST
$160 needed per person to end world hunger: FAO
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.
Jul 10, 2015, 22:00 PM IST
Drought may hit rural economy, aggravating poverty
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.
Jun 15, 2015, 12:44 PM IST
China has 36 mn people living under extreme poverty: Survey
China has about 36 million people, including four million children below six years, living in 'extreme' poverty, an official survey here said.
May 27, 2015, 18:00 PM IST
More than 22% of Spaniards lived in poverty in 2013: Data
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.
May 26, 2015, 20:59 PM IST
India needs to focus on production, value addition, skill: PM Modi
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.
May 10, 2015, 16:50 PM IST
'India helping in UN Development Agenda through own targets'
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.
Apr 18, 2015, 22:01 PM IST
Trillions of dollars needed for new bid to end poverty by 2030
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.
Apr 18, 2015, 11:23 AM IST
New methodology to estimate number of poor soon
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.
Apr 07, 2015, 21:47 PM IST
Greece outlines first anti-poverty measures
Greece`s leftist government on Monday outlined a first batch of measures to combat poverty to be approved by parliament in coming days.
Mar 02, 2015, 23:11 PM IST
'Post-2015 agenda must give real voice to developing nations'
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.
Feb 18, 2015, 12:15 PM IST
Post-2015 agenda must contribute to social development: India
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.
Feb 06, 2015, 16:37 PM IST
Lives of poor people are expected to improve faster: Bill Gates
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.
Jan 24, 2015, 17:03 PM IST
193 'protesting snowmen' catch attention of WEF delegates
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.
Jan 23, 2015, 22:03 PM IST
Robust growth should have large impact on the poor: World Bank
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.
Jan 23, 2015, 18:43 PM IST
India says won`t sacrifice growth at climate talks
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.
Dec 05, 2014, 21:40 PM IST
Crisis pulls 2.6 mn children below poverty line: UNICEF
At least 2.6 million children have fallen below the poverty line in the world`s richest nations since the economic crisis struck in 2008, UNICEF said in a hard-hitting report Tuesday.
Oct 28, 2014, 16:19 PM IST
India 55th on Global Hunger Index, lags behind Nepal, Lanka
India has made some progress in reducing poverty level, but still ranks behind neighbouring Nepal and Sri Lanka on the Global Hunger Index and its hunger status remains classified as "serious".
Oct 13, 2014, 21:20 PM IST
Number of hungry people in India falling: UN report
The number of hungry people in India has fallen to by 9.5 percent to 190.7 million now from 210.8 million two decades ago, but in neighbouring Pakistan the number has risen by over 38 percent in the same period, a UN report said.
Sep 18, 2014, 18:39 PM IST
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