Oxfam’s new report, ‘The Inequality Virus’, reveals that the wealth of the ten richest men has increased by half a trillion dollars since the pandemic began – more than enough to pay for a vaccine for all and prevent anyone on Earth from falling into poverty because of the virus. The virus has exposed, …
Updated estimates of the impact of COVID-19 on global poverty The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which forced economies around the world to lock down last year, may have increased global poverty by 119 million-124 million, according to updated estimates by World Bank. The estimates are based on the forecasts from the Global Economic Prospects …
NITI Aayog as the nodal agency has been assigned the responsibility of leveraging the monitoring mechanism of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) to drive reforms. Global MPI is part of Government of India’s decision to monitor the performance of the country in 29 select Global Indices. The objective of the “Global Indices to Drive …
We are unlikely to return to pre coronavirus days anytime soon as the virus is going to stay around for a while. Nobody is talking about its annihilation. Although, efforts to have a vaccine against COVID-19 are underway, but it is more likely that the world will face a second wave of outbreak before any …
As per the 2011 Census, 37% of India’s population, or 45.36 crore people, are internal migrants. Migrant workers in Indian cities include inter-state migrants as well as migrants within each state. Recent exodus of migrants following the nationwide lockdown is largely due to the movement of inter-state migrants. The plight of the urban poor and …
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The 2019 Global Hunger Index report (GHI) is the 14th in an annual series. It presents a multidimensional measure of global, regional, and national hunger. How GHI Ranks Countries The GHI ranks countries on a 100-point scale, with 0 being the best score (no hunger) and 100 being the worst, although neither of these extremes …
