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The World Bank recently released a Poverty & Equity Brief for over 100 developing countries. It says India has significantly reduced poverty over the past decade. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)

Poverty fell significantly last year. Much of it was driven by GDP growthSubscriber Only

May 29,2025 06:50:01 AM

Our analysis shows that most of the poor are concentrated around the poverty line — this makes poverty more manageable

Thu, May 29, 2025

With new consumption survey, the need for new indicesSubscriber Only

March 12,2024 08:00:59 AM

The survey will lead to fresh poverty estimates. It will also have implications for inflation and monetary policy

Tue, Mar 12, 2024

Budget 2023 should lay the path to 2047Subscriber Only

January 28,2023 07:10:14 AM

The Union Budget must pay attention to infrastructure and structural transformation of the economy to make the best of India's demographic advantage, writes S Mahendra Dev.

Tue, Jan 31, 2023

As G20 presidency passes to India, it can bring renewed focus to sustainability deadlinesSubscriber Only

November 24,2022 14:13:11 PM

S Mahendra Dev writes: Progress of SDGs slowed due to Covid-19, Ukraine-Russia war, subdued economic growth and high inflation. India should focus on accelerating progress during its G20 presidency

Fri, Nov 25, 2022

How budget can generate higher growth, jobsSubscriber Only

January 29,2022 03:46:10 AM

🔴 S Mahendra Dev writes: In the near term fiscal policy can play an important role by expanding fiscal space while fiscal deficit can be stabilised in medium term

Sat, Jan 29, 2022

How India’s food systems must respond to the climate crisisSubscriber Only

September 09,2021 03:00:05 AM

S Mahendra Dev writes: The narrative of Indian agriculture has to be changed towards more diversified high-value production, better remunerative prices and farm incomes. It must be inclusive in terms of women and small farmers; it must be nutrition-sensitive, environment friendly and sustainable.

Fri, Sep 10, 2021

How FPOs can help small and marginal farmersSubscriber Only

March 11,2021 03:00:38 AM

Farmer producers organisations could be a solution to the agrarian distress if they are helped to access credit and markets

Thu, Mar 11, 2021

The post-Covid priority: Budget needs to ramp up spending on health and educationSubscriber Only

January 09,2021 06:31:24 AM

Budget needs to ramp up spending on health and education. Pandemic has enhanced inequalities, shown up absence of safety nets.

Sat, Jan 09, 2021

A safety net, post Covid: We need to provide minimum income for poor and vulnerableSubscriber Only

July 03,2020 03:00:11 AM

We need to provide minimum income for poor and vulnerable — cash transfers for women, increasing MGNREGA to 150 days in rural areas, introduction of urban employment guarantee scheme.

Fri, Jul 03, 2020

Mind the statistics gapSubscriber Only

December 13,2019 00:45:12 AM

Growing divergence between consumption expenditure estimates from NSO surveys, GDP data is too big to be pushed under the carpet.

Fri, Dec 13, 2019

High growth cannot be sustained till India makes adequate investments in infrastructureSubscriber Only

September 21,2019 01:14:10 AM

The Centre has to work closely with states similar to GST council for achieving higher growth. The massive mandate of the new government will help such coordination.

Sat, Sep 21, 2019

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Getting the GDP numbers rightSubscriber Only

July 09,2019 01:41:18 AM

Estimates are not perfect, but the process is revised and fine-tuned.

Tue, Jul 09, 2019