There is something quietly damning about the priorities a government reveals when it thinks the cost will be borne by people with no voice. In India today, millions of families wake up wondering ...

When it won its independence in 1947, India suffered from appalling poverty. Campaigning in rural districts, Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister, had seen the “mark of this beast” on ...

A severe monsoon deficit is projected to push India's food inflation to 6% and headline CPI to 5% in FY27. Despite a widening trade deficit, the economy is supported by strong services exports, FDI ...

Statistics can be fairly deceptive. At least, this is suggested by latest estimates released by World Bank, according to which India’s extreme poverty rate dropped to 5.3% in 2022-23 from 27.1% in ...

New Delhi: In a stark contrast, India has made significant strides in reducing poverty, lifting 171 million people out of extreme poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, according to the World Bank.