poverty
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In 2020, one in 10 people on Earth was undernourished
Jessica Eise, The Conversation
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Cash transfers are not the best way to fight poverty, despite what some politicians say
Heath Henderson, The Conversation
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The price of dreams: Why people buy lottery tickets even though the chance of winning is very low
Atanu Biswas
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What India can learn from Brazil in providing social protection to its vulnerable citizens
Andrés Fortunato
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Flaws in nutritional scheme for TB patients show challenges in feeding the hungry in Covid-19 times
Diptendu Bhattacharya Vashita Madan
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Coronavirus will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, says World Bank
Scroll Staff
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RCEP: Does free trade reduce inequalities, ask Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo in their new book
Abhijit V Banerjee Esther Duflo
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One in 10 children around the world fails to get the full dosage of vaccines
Inga Vesper
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For India’s poor, more children means worse deprivation
Sana Ali, IndiaSpend.com
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Distributing hens and goats won’t solve Pakistan’s malnutrition crisis – better policy will
Haseeb Ahmed, Dawn.com
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The big news: Congress promises Rs 72,000 a year for poorest 20% families, and 9 other top stories
Scroll Staff
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Lessons from Brazil and India on how to fight forced labour and in-work poverty
Deirdre McCann, The Conversation
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India’s poverty rate fell by half between 2005-’06 and 2015-’16: UN report
Scroll Staff
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‘Poverty porn’: Series on hunger in India on World Press Photo’s Instagram account prompts outrage
Scroll Staff
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In West Bengal’s closed tea gardens, private contractors are forcing locals to work at lower wages
Gurvinder Singh
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Music migrants: These nomads have been roaming India for decades in search of broken harmoniums
Sanket Jain
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UP’s Musahars face such intense discrimination that even healthcare is denied to them
Tarun Kanti Bose
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Space to grow: How Odisha’s seasonal hostels are helping curb child migration and child labour
Rakhi Ghosh
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How cultivating watermelon has changed lives of poor villagers in Odisha’s hunger belt
Rakhi Ghosh
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India is a grossly unequal country – and it shows in the quality of healthcare for poor mothers
Rahul Ahluwalia Yamini Atmavilas Nachiket Mor