India's extreme poverty rate declined sharply to 5.3% over a decade from 27.1% in 2011-12 even as the World Bank revised upwards its threshold poverty line to USD 3 per day. Given India's inflation ...

Despite declines in extreme child poverty, nearly 85 per cent of South Asian children live below USD 8.30/day, indicating ...

Expanding the Public Distribution System to ensure desirable levels of consumption of pulses by eliminating subsidies for ...

NEW DELHI, May 18 (Reuters) - India's key social development programmes, which have formed the core election promises of the ruling Congress party at a cost of over 2 percent of its GDP, are failing ...

With medical inflation outpacing salary growth, families face growing risks of financial strain from healthcare costs.

CNNU is following two student teams from the University of Southern California as they work to improve the quality of life in India. One team, Water and Health, is working to provide pure water.

Neo-middle class are characterised by a desire for a better lifestyle and are willing to spend more on products and services ...