In a distressing incident reported, a tribal child in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district consumed insecticide due to hunger, prompting the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to set up an inquiry into the matter. The incident allegedly took place on December 31 when the child was not given wheat by the[Read More…]
Tag: Poverty
Studying the relationship between growth, inequality and poverty
An extensive data on poverty traps suggests that high levels of poverty deter growth. However, a seemingly basic implication of the underlying theoretical models, namely that countries suffering from higher levels of poverty should grow less rapidly, has remained untested. A parallel data has suggested a variety of mechanisms through which inequality may affect growth in opposing directions. Because inequality and poverty are different[Read More…]
Poverty, lack of education and malnutrition are big challenges: PM Modi
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday has asked people to take a pledge to free country from problems such as communalism, casteism and corruption and create a ‘new India’ by 2022, on the occasion 75th anniversary of the Quit India movement. PM saluted all those who took part in the[Read More…]
India’s history is not restricted to defeat, slavery and poverty: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India’s history is not restricted to defeat, slavery and poverty, but the country has given the world, the message of good governance, non violence and Satyagraha. The PM who was speaking at Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan on the occasion of Basava Jayanti said, “Bharat ka[Read More…]
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Prabhu pitches for rail connectivity with neighboring nations
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday pitched for rail connectivity with neighbouring countries to boost trade and eliminate poverty in the region. Highlighting the need for physical connectivity with neighbours for trade growth, he advocated work on rail link from Kathmandu to Delhi and Kolkata shortly. “Asia is going to[Read More…]