THIS year’s Nobel Prize in economics (the Riksbank Prize to be more precise) has been awarded to three US-based economists for their research into what promotes or hinders the growth of wealth among nations; and they assign a crucial...
A happy news for India, home to a vast population (1.4 billion) and numerous young minds, holds a critical role in Agenda 2030. Its primary development goal is eradicating poverty in all forms and ensuring inclusivity for every individual....
The 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index Report "Unpacking deprivation bundles to reduce multidimensional poverty" finds that reducing poverty at scale is possible and unveils new 'poverty profiles' that can offer a breakthrough in development efforts to tackle the interlinked aspects of poverty.
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Amid continuing pandemic, international agencies come out with reports of increasing poverty and inequality globally, even as the number of billionaires has gone up across the world. The latest report by Oxfam International says that the combined crises of...
