Sharing the picture below on the internet makes me uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. Not because I am uncomfortable with the topic. As a communication officer at UNICEF India, I have been creating content around the issue for years now. But somehow, I…
The PM said that there are only two ‘castes’ in this country – one who is poor and one who works to bring people out of poverty. Modi said that the BJP …
Youth facilitators and counselors motivate female students to participate in and complete skills training and other educational services. Photo: World Bank
This blog is part of a series examining women’s economic empowerment in South Asia.
“Time is ru…
Models walk the runway during regional conclave in New Delhi, India. Photo: World Bank
For centuries, women in the harsh deserts of Rajasthan, India, embroidered richly-colored mirror-work garments for their own use, saving the best for their daughters…
A man surrounded by vegetables and greens in an Indian Bazaar. Credit: Anton Jankovoy / Shutterstock.com
The scale of the undernutrition problem in South Asia is exceptional.
Children in the region have some of the highest global rates of stunting a…
Ang Dolma Sherpa, an expert carpet weaver in West Sikkim is one of the 200-300 women weavers in the region who are benefiting from the project’s interventions. Photo: World Bank
Until six months ago, people in the remote corners of India’s Himalayan st…
"Nyay will add petrol to the Indian economy," he said, adding that with it, India will eliminate poverty. Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said …
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday mocked Congress’s promises to eradicate poverty, and said India will actually be freed of poverty the …
Election adverts show him hugging an emaciated peasant woman, while Congress’s leftist manifesto pledges to end abject poverty by 2030 and give …
Jaitley, himself an alumnus of the college, said the 2011 Census showed that 21.9 per cent of India’s population lived below the poverty line (BPL) and …
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