Inside ‘Gujarat Model’: Why are So Many Children Undernourished?
On many counts, the state’s indicators are worse than India’s average.
Why Inequality Is Growing in the US and Around the World
Globally, the richest 10% of people now possess nearly 76% of the world’s wealth. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% own just 2%, according to the 2022 World Inequality Report, which analyses data and the work of more than 100 researchers and inequality experts.
Hunger and Poverty
The 2022 Global Hunger Index shows India occupying the 107th position among 121 countries. This should come as no surprise. Several scholars have used data on per capita daily calorie intake, and per capita annual foodgrain availability to point out that hunger in the country is acute and growing.
Fact Check: Is the Government Right to Criticise India’s Low Ranking on the Global Hunger Index?
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has dismissed the index, which ranks India 107 out of 121 countries, as ‘erroneous’. Factchecker examines the Ministry’s arguments.
What the Story of Two Families Says about the Unchanging Reality of Living on the Streets of Mumbai
Thousands of families have occupied pavements in the city for decades and continue to do so, despite knowing that their shelters can torn down any day.
Fifth-Largest Economy? India Added 56 Million or Whopping 79% to Global ‘Extreme Poor’
The World Bank’s latest poverty estimate delivers shocking news: India added a whopping 79% of new extreme poor to the world population in 2020. In absolute numbers, it says, the global population of extreme poor grew by 71 million and India added 56 million to this.
The Contradictions of the ‘Urban’ in India
The informal working class makes the city, but the city has no place for its own makers.
In Hunger Hotspot, Aadhaar Is Depriving Adivasi Mothers of Crucial Assistance
Their health, and the health of their children, is put at risk because they lack the documents needed to obtain the biometric number.
Right to Food Campaign Demands Proper Functioning of MGNREGA
The Right to Food Campaign stands in solidarity with the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha’s national call for action across the country to revive the proper functioning of MGNREGA.
How Many Indians are Poor If Even Govt Admits that 800 Million Need Dry Rations?
Recent reports say that the government scheme of giving dry ration to 800 million Indians is set to continue for another three months. In the absence of any official estimate, this is the closest official estimate for the numbers of those who are living below the poverty line.