Topic: poverty
Adivasi groups say Kerala’s “extreme poverty-free” claim hides harsh realities faced by marginalised communities
After ASHA workers, Adivasi organisations too have urged film stars not to attend the Kerala government’s upcoming declaration of the state as “extreme poverty-free,” calling it a “misleading, election-driven political move.”
“Kerala can’t be called poverty-free while we live in misery”: ASHA workers urge actors to skip “poverty-free” declaration event
A group of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) protesting outside the Kerala Secretariat have appealed to veteran actors Mohanlal, Mammootty, and Kamal Haasan to refrain from attending the state government’s official ceremony on November 1, which will declare Kerala an “extreme poverty-free” state.
Modi Govt quietly backtracks on decade-old promise of measuring poverty: Report
The Reporters' Collective's review of parliamentary records reveals that the Union government has faced questions about the poverty line at least six times over...
333 million children worldwide living in extreme poverty
One in every six children is forced to survive on less than $2.15 a day, according to a new report from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank released on Wednesday.
Dear G20 guests, behind green sheets lies India’s poverty, we choose to keep it unseen
The irony couldn't be starker: a nation aspiring to stand tall on the world stage is choosing to hide its poverty and inequality instead of addressing them head-on.
Like racism and sexism, ‘povertyism’ should be illegal, UN says
Although the global cost-of-living crisis will be an obstacle to eradicating poverty by 2030, countries can still make significant progress towards this Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), UN-appointed human rights expert Olivier de Schutter has said.
