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

Make Poverty History blazed a trail in reducing poverty across the world. But now progress is heading backwards so where do ...

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

According to the report, the number of people living in poverty has come down from 24.85 percent in 2015-16 to 14.96 percent ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

Douglas County commissioners at their weekly meeting will be briefed on multi-year strategies to combat poverty in the county ...