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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that no politics should be seen behind his governments efforts to develop this temple town. (Photo: PTI)

Ram Rajya means home for all, no poverty, discrimination: Adityanath

Adityanath hit out at critics claiming that there were some who opposed and questioned his actions regardless of what he...

18 Oct 2017 8:37 PM IST

Women face worse prospects in almost every aspect of their daily lives education, employment opportunities, health or financial inclusion.

Bridging the gender gap

Empowering women has been held up as an answer to myriad global problems, starting with poverty.

28 Sept 2017 7:22 AM IST

You might assume there was residual bleach left in the toilet, but actually its your urine thats created the bubbles.

World Toilet Day highlights global sanitation crisis

The toilet crisis is most severe in parts of Africa and Asia facing extreme poverty and seeing a population boom.

19 Nov 2018 8:18 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, Government had announced in the budget that consolidation of banks was also in our agenda and the first step has been announced. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

High growth necessary for poverty alleviation: Arun Jaitley

Govt offered insurance at very affordable premium as part of the social security system through the PMJDY account.

15 Nov 2018 4:27 PM IST

Both men and women report feeling less safe in their neighbourhoods based on the presence of other violence. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sexual crimes in neighbourhood may harm women's mental health

Feelings about the frequency of rape or other forms of sexual assault in a neighbourhood are significantly tied to...

15 Jan 2018 6:40 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

WHO stresses on prioritising universal health coverage

Some 65 million are pushed into extreme poverty, mainly due to paying out-of-pocket for medicines.

5 April 2018 3:08 PM IST

While some of these behaviours make the patient feel supported, their partner may be experiencing more anxiety (Photo: AFP)

Going broke midlife tied to increased risk of premature death

Compared with those who maintained level of wealth, participants who experienced negative wealth shock were 50 per cent...

4 April 2018 11:03 AM IST

The photos, taken in villages of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, has a caption that reads, brought...a table and some fake food, and...told people to dream about some food that they would like to find on their table. (Instagram Screengrab/ Worldpressphoto)

Photos on hunger in India posted on World Press Photo's Instagram page...

Images by Alessio Mamo show series of poor people standing in front of table with food on it, with their hands covering...

24 July 2018 8:30 PM IST

Banksy's subversive art draws tourists and locals in Paris

The satirical images, tackling issues such as migration and poverty, began popping up late last month.

9 July 2018 8:21 PM IST

Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism. (Photo: AP/Representational Image)

Tackling global poverty: Do the poor get a voice?

Banerjee and Duflo teach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Kramer is at Harvard University.

18 Oct 2019 1:16 AM IST

India has the potential to innovate on the lines of Silicon Valley but it needs to do more for expanding the innovation ecosystem as it aspires to become a middle income country, World Bank India head Junaid Kamal Ahmad said today.

World Bank cuts India's growth rate projection to 6 per cent

According to the World Bank, poverty has continued to decline, albeit possibly at a slower pace than earlier.

13 Oct 2019 10:45 AM IST

Haimanti Sen, a former teacher, took a step forward to make the lives of these kids better. (Photo: Haimanti Sen)

This teacher's junoon' took education out of classrooms to Mumbai's...

While many come across these education-deprived kids, only a few have the will to take the initiative to change the...

5 Oct 2019 3:33 PM IST