World Bank on rising poverty in Pakistan: पाकिस्तान की माली हालत के बारे में पूरी दुनिया जानती है. पाकिस्तानी सरकार अपने देश का खर्च चलाने के लिए इंटरनेशनल मोनेटरी फंड (IMF) और दुनिया के कई देशों से भीख मांग रहा है. वहीं, दूसरी ओर सरकार के पास के अपने देश के नागरिकों के खिलाने के…
President Trump’s budget proposal would shrink the Education Department, which he has called on Congress to eliminate, by slashing its funding by 15 percent, or $12 billion. The most significant chunk of that reduction, about $4.5 billion, would come from the Title I budget for high-poverty schools, a cut of nearly 25 percent at a…
Founded by Conrad Hilton, the hotel magnate, the foundation is one of the biggest financial backers of Catholic sisters’ work around the world, and has given roughly $28.5 million to Vatican-led initiatives, including Vatican departments, the majority of that since 2020. Regardless of the conclave’s outcome, the foundation is committed to continuing its partnerships with…
वर्ल्ड बैंक ने हाल ही में एक रिपोर्ट जारी की है, जिसमें भारत की गरीबी को लेकर उत्साहजनक आंकड़े सामने आए हैं। रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, पिछले 10 वर्षों में 17 करोड़ से अधिक भारतीय अत्यधिक गरीबी (एक्सट्रीम पॉवर्टी) से बाहर आए हैं। यह भारत की आर्थिक प्रगति और सामाजिक नीतियों की सफलता को दर्शाता है।…
NEW DELHI: India has successfully lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty in the decade spanning from 2011-12 to 2022-23, according to the World Bank‘s latest “Poverty & Equity Brief.”The report reveals that extreme poverty, defined as living on less than USD 2.15 per day, fell from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% in 2022-23….
NEW DELHI: Over the past decade, India has significantly reduced poverty with extreme poverty declining from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people above the poverty line, a World Bank report said on Friday.Rural extreme poverty dropped from 18.4% to 2.8% and urban from 10.7% to 1.1%, narrowing the rural-urban gap…
As the world Pope Francis consistently called for — one that cared for migrants, safeguarded the health of the planet and protected human rights — collapsed around him in recent years, Francis would react to the newest setback by going quiet. When Francis was “disappointed by certain political choices that governments are making,” Archbishop Paul…
Herbert J. Gans, an eminent sociologist who studied the communities and cultural bastions of America up close and shattered popular myths about urban and suburban life, poverty, ethnic groups and the news media, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 97. His death was confirmed by his son, David Gans. A refugee…
In a world where specialization is often celebrated, once in a lifetime comes a person who integrates everything—education, social work, tribal empowerment, healthcare, sports, spirituality, culture, and rural development—into a singular, seamless journey. Prof. Achyuta Samanta has brought all of these under one roof, through one vision, and within one lifetime. He has not only…
The Trump administration has abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the United States pay their heating and cooling bills. The firings threaten to paralyze the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which was created by Congress in 1981 and helps to offset high utility bills…