The new poverty numbers released by the World Bank have placed it at least one step ahead of the Government of India (GOI). The GOI remains stuck to official poverty numbers made more than a decade ...

What are the odds? And how many times are we going to pretend not to notice the pattern? On June 12, 2025, the very day Israeli missiles struck Iran—kicking off a new narrative escalation in an ...

Meanwhile, and in line with global developments, a major focus of recent RUPTLs involves the acceleration of the energy transition in Indonesia (from fossil fuels to renewables). Particularly, the ...

City Council passed the Poverty Elimination Action Plan. The 5-year plan focuses on improving issues ranging from economic ...

The recent closure of various United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects has triggered a Pay as You ...

The recent demise of actor Farooq Sheikh prompts me to share with you a dialogue from the film Saath Saath which I must have repeated a zillion times in my talks Farooq Sheikh was the main protagonist ...

Study hard, do well in life, and come back—for those left behind, for farmers like him.

China's poverty-relief success did not come easily. By the end of 2019, 5.51 million people were still ... find jobs nearby to ensure their livelihood. China's poverty alleviation cause has received a ...

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, David Cosato Chumi (MP), has received Letters of ...

He commended former President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12 Democracy Day and posthumously recognising Abiola and ...

“Poverty alleviation has alwa been a priority and a major task I am determined ... PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH To end poverty, the “last mile”-- reaching the most disadvantaged individuals in remote ...