India ranks a low 67th out of the 81 countries of the world having the worst food security condition.
Poverty | Development Channel
70 pc rural households in Bihar are poor: Study
Patna: In a shocking revelation, it has been found by the Indian Institute of Technology study that around 70 per cent of Bihar’s rural families live under extreme poverty.
Chennai slums to be declared smoke free
Chennai: With an alarming increase in the number of tobacco users, the state government has decided to declare 10 slums smoke-free by the end of the year.
Food inflation touches 9.14 per cent
New Delhi: The food inflation climbed up to 9.14 per cent in the third week of September.
Self sustenance plan for villages in Maharashtra to come in effect by 2027
Pune: Nileema Mishra winner of the Ramon Magsaysay award for 2011 in the emergent leadership category has set the deadline for her three phase self sustenance plan for villages in Maharashtra by 2027.
31 pc Pune slum dwellers lack healthcare facilities: Study
Pune: According to a new survey around 31 per cent of people in city slum do not receive a medical treatment due to financial constraints.
India wastes food worth Rs.58k crore every year
New Delhi: According to The Ministry of Food Processing, agricultural food items worth Rs. 58000 crore are wasted every year in India.
Microfinance helped 45 million Indians to come out of poverty: Survey
New Delhi: Nearly 9 million households and 45 million Indians have come out of poverty because of micro finance institutions between 1990 and 2010, says a report by Micro-credit Summit Campaign.
UP ranks thirds in slum dwellers in the country
Lucknow: The India Urban Poverty Report by United Nation Development Programme places Uttar Pradesh at fourth position with 44 lakh slum dwellers.
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