The number of people living below the poverty line is estinated at 260.25 million, which is 26.10 per cent of the total population, the Lok Sabha was told

More than five million Britons are living at a level of extreme poverty previously thought to exist only in the developing world, a study published on Thursday stated.'Breadline Europe', which looked

Union Rural Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday said the Centre has convened an all party meeting on March 16 to discuss devolution of powers to the Panchayat Raj institutions in the

Delhi government says the Planning Commission's parameters for determining those below the poverty line in the Capital is inadequate as it does not consider Delhi's higher than average per capita

The U.S. will sponsor a United Nations resolution condemning China's human rights record, a move that China rebutted by cataloging what it considers rights abuses in the

Unemployment and poverty in rural areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have forced a majority of over 50,000 destitute in the Capital to live on the city's streets, found a study conducted by ActionAid

The Indian government has decided to get tough with states on implementation of rural development schemes with some lief Bihar and Orissa either not utilizing funds or diverting them for other

First came the interest rate cut perk up sentiments. Then Balco selloff. Now comes the reduction in overall poverty levels from 36 per cent in 1993-94 to 26.1 per cent now. As the finance minister

The country's detailed poverty data, made public today, has shown up several surprises. The strife-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as the most prosperous state with merely 3.48 per cent

The population of those below the poverty line in Andhra Pradesh has been estimated at 119.01 lakhs in 1999-2000 by the Planning commission. According to the data released by the commission on