India's poverty continues to decline steadily, with the poverty rate likely to fall to 4.6 per cent in 2024, estimates a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI). This marks a significant ...

India has emerged as a crucial factor in offsetting a sharp global rise in poverty following the World Bank's announcement of a major revision to the International Poverty Line (IPL). The Bank raised ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

India knows how to count the poor. From ration cards to multi-decade surveys such as the National Sample Survey, there are sophisticated systems to track deprivation – who’s getting by, who’s falling ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...