World Bank: India extreme poverty falls to 2.6%
India's extreme poverty rate fell from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 2.6% in 2023-24, lifting an estimated 49.6 crore people above the international poverty line, the World Bank said in its October 2026…
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World Bank: 496 million Indians out of poverty, top 10% earn 13x more
India lifted an estimated 496 million people out of poverty between 2011 and 2023, with the extreme poverty rate falling from 27.1% to 2.6%, according to the World Bank's October 2026 India…
American teen mom’s 18-year savings pays off as daughter enters NYU
Jordyn Perez, 18, will begin studying biology at New York University this year, after her mother Jeanice saved diligently for 18 years. Jeanice became pregnant at 18 while living in poverty in…
World Bank warns Pakistan over housing aid diversion
The World Bank has warned Pakistan that diverting funds from a resilient housing programme for flood-hit families in Balochistan to infrastructure projects could deepen poverty and increase disaster vulnerability. According to Dawn,…
Kawakami’s Sisters in Yellow dissects inherited poverty
Mieko Kawakami's novel 'Sisters in Yellow', translated by Lauren Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio, is set in late 1990s Japan. It follows 15-year-old Hana as she searches for a normal home and family…
Odisha man, 73, pedals 150 km with fractured leg to hospital
Sukadev Nahak, 73, a former village watchman from Nayagarh district, Odisha, pedalled a tricycle 150 km to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur with a fractured left leg. He told India…
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