The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, on the occasion of World Water Day, has called for action to make a measurable difference in people's lives.

Contrary to official claims, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) say that poverty has increased in Pakistan since 2004 and the new government should take the issue seriously.

Public Relations, Culture and Mineral Resources Minister Laxmikant Sharma has said that modern technical know-how must be used for eradicating illiteracy, poverty and hunger from the face of the earth

Tripura Governor D N Sahaya has assured that the newly formed Left Front Government in Tripura would give utmost importance to eradication of poverty and improvement of overall socioeconomic condition

A five-day Afro-Asian workshop on Innovative Micro-credit Delivery Systems for Rural Poverty Alleviation began at Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Comilla yesterday.

A Planning Commission study has revealed that only about 42 per cent of subsidised foodgrain reach targeted families.