Tag:Poverty Line
Finance and Economy
India’s Policy Thrust Helped Eliminate Extreme Poverty, says Brookings Institution Report
The transition to a higher poverty line provides an opportunity to redefine existing social protection programs particularly with the objective of better identification of...
Agri-business
Bangladesh Tea Workers Get a Pittance After 18-Day Strike
The tea workers had thrust the ball in the court of prime minister Sheikh Hasina – but the settlement comes for a pittance. The...
COVID-19
Micro-estimates of wealth data ‘can help tackle poverty’
Around 97 million people were pushed into extreme poverty in 2021. Now, researchers at the University of California and the Data for Good programme...
COVID-19
COVID-19 And Military Coup Result in Poverty; Impact Food Consumption In Myanmar
An United Nations study estimates that in a worst-case scenario, almost half the population of Myanmar could slide below the poverty line by 2022....
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Nepal’s Deadly Flash Floods: What Went Wrong?
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority — facing intense backlash for its inability to act effectively to...
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Climate Finance Missing to Deliver on Global Stocktake
A year on from the ‘Global Stocktake’ on climate action, there are few signs of progress as climate adaptation...
India Charts Course Towards Maritime Decarbonization at High-Level Conference
A call for continued collaboration among government bodies, industry leaders, and international organisations was underscored, emphasizing the need for...
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Nepal’s Deadly Flash Floods: What Went Wrong?
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority —...
Climate Finance Missing to Deliver on Global Stocktake
A year on from the ‘Global Stocktake’ on climate...
