India's poverty rate of 28.1% challenges its claim as one of the most equal societies, Congress urges policy change.

The World Bank has introduced a new global poverty threshold, raising the international poverty line from $2.15 to $3 per person per day.In local terms, the new benchmark translates to approximately ...

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday accused the central government of misrepresenting the World Bank's Poverty and Equity ...

In the World Bank's report which contains data of 167 countries, India falls into the "moderately low" inequality category, ...

Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty ...

Only through multifaceted strategies can we address the hidden costs of energy poverty and break the cycle of inequality.

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh raised alarms over rising inequality in India, revealing that in 2023-24, the top 10% of earners ...

The world’s nations are gathering in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor ...

Financing is the engine of development. And right now, this engine is sputtering,” U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said at a global poverty conference in Seville.

A new analysis says the wealth of just 3,000 billionaires is “more than enough to eliminate annual poverty 22 times over.” ...

Per the report, while the billionaires are making more bucks, there are 3.7 billion people who still live under poverty. 60 ...