In her address to Parliament, President Droupadi Murmu outlined the government's commitment to transforming India into a ...

B eing Black in America is an honor and a privilege. Black people in this country have endured and overcome so much while simultaneously contributing to every aspect of America’ ...

The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is underway this week — and there are calls for taxing the extremely rich to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest threats to the Philippines in the next two years are an economic downturn and poverty, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Risks Report 2025 ...

The World Bank, comprising 189 member nations, seeks to reduce poverty and boost living standards by providing grants and low-rate loans to poor economies. For low- and middle-income countries – ...

He needs help. He needs advice. Eighteen years after entering office with a high priority given to the ending of child poverty, it's proving to be tougher than it looked. The most recent figures ...

In the states that have expanded Medicaid, low income households can qualify based entirely on how much pretax money they made in the last year. For example, the federal poverty level (FPL) for a ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Children born into poverty are far more likely to remain poor in adulthood in the United States than in other wealthy countries. Why? The stickiness of ...

(Image/Freepik) India’s poverty fell sharply from close to 22% in 2011-12 to well under 5% in 2023-24, with almost minimal incidence of extreme poverty, and a shrinking of urban-rural gap ...

Rural poverty in India declined to under 5% in 2023-24, surpassing urban areas, thanks to higher consumption growth among the bottom 0-5% decile and government initiatives like direct benefit transfer ...