Millions no longer count as poor, but still live one crisis away from hunger, debt, or despair. Poverty on paper isn't ...

Despite India’s claim of historic poverty decline, new data raises doubts. Are vulnerable lives masked by changing metrics? Dig into the real numbers.

According to the report, the number of people living in poverty has come down from 24.85 percent in 2015-16 to 14.96 percent ...

Recently, the World Bank came out with an update on the methodology and level of its poverty line. What does this update say ...

Though India’s national metric for this is under the process of being finalised, recent World Bank data shows that extreme poverty in India declined dramatically—5.3% in 2022-23 from previous 27.1% in ...

India's 'extreme poverty rate' fell drastically from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, World Bank says The World Bank's data is based on the international poverty line ($3.00 per day) and shows ...

The Gini Index ranges in value from 0 to 100. A score of 0 means perfect equality. A score of 100 means perfect inequality.

According to its latest Poverty and Equity Brief, extreme poverty in India – defined as living on less than $2.15 per day (in 2017 PPP terms) – dropped from 16.2 percent to a mere 2.3 percent.

Government data reveals an increase in daily calorie intake among India's poorest households, both rural and urban, during the 2022-24 period.

The World Bank's assessment, using the international poverty line of $3.00 per day at 2021 prices, highlights a widespread reduction in poverty across both rural and urban areas.

While a World Bank report claims India’s poverty rates have fallen ... rate among youth in the age group 15-29 years in rural areas rose to 13.7 percent in May 2025 and 17.9 percent in urban areas.

As India heats up, the effects of climate change are no longer distant forecasts. They’re felt in our homes, our fields, and our water taps. A new study finds t ...