Tag: poverty
This Is A Fight Against Poverty: Modi On UP Polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday likened his first election rally in Uttar Pradesh with India's first war of independence in 1857, saying it was a fight against the British then and now it is a battle against poverty and the state's rulers who have obstructed growth and development.....
President Asks Rich To Give Up For Those With Greater Need
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday asked the rich to renew India's age-old culture of philanthropy by voluntarily giving up their entitlements for those with greater need.....
Indian-origin Prof Wins Economics Nobel For Poverty Research
Indian-origin MIT professor Abhijit Banerjee, his wife and one-time Ph.D student Esther Duflo, and Harvard professor Michael Kremer have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics for their work which has "dramatically improved our ability to fight poverty in practice," it was announced on Monday.....
'A Person Who Understood Poverty': PM Modi Condoles Raghuvansh's Demise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the death of former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who passed away at AIIMS in Delhi, and described him as someone who understood poverty. ....
Need To Expand Benefits Of Digital Technology Across The Globe: Modi
The proper use of digital technologies can become a force multiplier in the decades-long global fight against poverty, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday while addressing a session on digital transformation at the G20 summit in Bali. ....
24.82cr People Lifted Out Of Poverty In India In Last 9 Years: NITI Aayog
As many as 24.82 crore people in India have come out of multidimensional poverty in the last nine years, according to a study released by NITI Aayog on Monday.....
Last Phase Of UP Polls Is Crucial For Modi, SP, BSP, Congress
The seventh and last phase of polling to pick a new Uttar Pradesh assembly will be held on Wednesday in seven districts of poverty-struck Poorvanchal region.....
Mental Health Bill Decriminalising Suicide Passed By Parliament
The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, that provides for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness, and also decriminalises suicide, secured parliamentary approval on Monday with the Lok Sabha's assent to the legislation. ....
Trump Holds Up Example Of India As Free Nation Lifting Millions Out Of Poverty
President Donald Trump on Tuesday held up India as an example to the world of a country that has successfully lifted millions out of poverty while upholding freedoms.....
40 Cr Indian Workers May Sink Into Poverty Due To COVID-19: ILO
About 40 crore workers in India working in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.....
