The latest World Bank report has commended India for pulling 171 million people out of poverty. Using the formulation of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Many economic and social indicators suggest that not only is the level of absolute poverty in India high, there has also been an adverse ...

India has recorded the fastest large-country poverty reductions in modern history, enabling more than 269 million people to ...

It is important to recognise that poverty is not merely a lack of income and access to basic necessities. It denies individuals dignity, blocks social mobility, and prevents full and equal ...

How can rural development be assessed - as a package of policies for socio-economic development in rural areas, or in terms of social indicators like access to electricity, drinking water, health, and ...

New Delhi: Rural poverty in India has seen a remarkable decline. It dropped below 5 per cent for the first time in 2023-24 according to SBI Research.

Millions of rural Indian women face health risks due to poor menstrual hygiene, highlighting the urgent need for change.

It marks the humongous potential and sustainable growth of rural India in the market. Unfortunately, issues like lack of infrastructure, digital poverty, low skill development, illiteracy etc ...

D. Parthasarathy, The Poverty of (Marxist) Theory: Peasant Classes, Provincial Capital, and the Critique of Globalization in India, Journal of Social History, Vol. 48, No. 4, E.P. Thompson after Fifty ...

Contrary to popular belief, democracy is about far more than holding elections or ensuring the peaceful transfer of political ...