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Kerala Extreme Poverty Eradication Project

The hoax of extreme poverty eradication in Kerala

November 04, 2025 1:08 pm

The much-trumpeted Extreme Poverty Eradication Project by the Kerala government requires a reality check. It flaunts noble intent but doesn’t hide its flaws too well

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan/extreme poverty

Kerala’s ‘eradication’ of extreme poverty is more managerial than transformative

November 03, 2025 3:17 pm

When poverty is defined narrowly, its eradication becomes easier to proclaim. The danger is that deprivation, inequality, and precarity may persist even as official statistics declare them resolved

Why urban development needs to be both inclusive and sustainable

September 26, 2025 6:22 pm

After liberalisation, economic reforms were mostly carried out in the formal sector, sidelining the informal sector, which employed more than half of the urban population. As cities expand unevenly, informal workers face rising living costs, displacement, and greater vulnerability, creating a condition called ‘poverty paradox’.

Burnt alive, strangled, slashed: For witch hunts to end, India must break cycles of misogyny, poverty

July 10, 2025 1:24 pm

Women who resist patriarchal control, assert their rights to property, or push back against sexual advances by powerful men are often targeted

Knowledge Nugget: World Bank’s raised poverty line and India — Must-know for UPSC Exam

Knowledge Nugget: World Bank’s revised poverty line and India — A must-know for UPSC Exam

July 03, 2025 12:41 pm

Recently, the World Bank came out with an update on the methodology and level of its poverty line. What does this update say about poverty in India? What is the poverty line? Here's what you need to know. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the Global and National Multidimensional Poverty Index.

Farah Khan recalled how the experience left her family with little more than an empty house and a few essentials.

‘I was a spoiled brat before that…’: Farah Khan opens up about her family’s struggles and the life lessons she learned

April 29, 2025 5:45 pm

“I started supporting myself with the money I earned, and I’ve been working ever since,” Farah Khan said.

There is a significant decrease in poverty among religious groups in the country, in particular the two largest groups — Hindus and Muslims.

Poverty has declined – for all Indians

April 03, 2025 11:23 am

India’s economic growth as well as government welfare programmes have been widely inclusive, their impact on minorities and vulnerable groups has been substantial. Poverty has come down among all communities

Ravi Kishan on indulging in luxury, spending habits, money, finance

‘The middle-class Ravi Kishan has not left me’: How the actor's childhood poverty still influences his spending; psychology behind the guilt

January 09, 2025 5:00 pm

“All of this has shaped the person I am today,” Ravi Kishan said.

In what ways rural-urban migration contribute to urban poverty

November 23, 2024 3:18 pm

As people move from rural areas to cities, the urban population grows along with the physical expansion of cities. In addition to migration, what are the other factors that contribute to urban poverty?