Tag: Poverty

The poor village transformed itself into an eco-tourism destination attracting 300,000 people every year

India has been hobbled by an economic slump and a brutal wave of coronavirus that new research shows pushed millions of people into poverty.

The rich became richer by 90% since 2009 to US$ 422.9 billion making India sixth in the world after US, China, Germany, Russia and France,” said the report titled ‘The Inequality Virus’.

UN study urges Sri Lanka to go in for regular social protection cash transfers.

London, April 9 (Reuters) - The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday. The report released by the Nairobi-based charity ahead of next week’s International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank annual meeting calculated the impact ...