India has now officially eliminated 'extreme poverty', which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount poverty ratio and stark increase in household consumption, American think tank Brookings said in a report.
The Nitish government plans to provide Rs 2 lakh in financial help to 94 lakh families to launch small businesses over the next five years under the 'Bihar Small Entrepreneur Scheme'. The funds will be distributed to poor families in three instalments.
Their clear disconnect from the grassroots, and Indian and human values in general that showed when Nehru garlanded an Adivasi woman also reflected when Rahul and Priyanka made a fun road trip out of their sympathy visit to the Hathras victim's family.
The United Nations Development Programme called the reduction in poverty "remarkable" underlining that India is on the path to achieving sustainable development goals
Pakistan's food security was already affected by terrorist activities, conflicts with Afghanistan and weather changes. The rising inflation has worsened it.