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Europe, Central Asia need to tackle poverty, climate change to be hunger-free

Support smallholders, family farmers to reduce poverty, says FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva at a regional conference in …

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India’s neglected tropical diseases

India experiences the world’s largest burden of at least 11 major non-communicable diseases

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Two per cent of world population: that’s the number of poor in just five states of India

42 per cent of India’s population lives in these states and nearly one in every 4 person is poor

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How these five states in India are making it difficult to meet global SDG commitments

NITI Aayog CEO got it right, almost. Just five states are increasing the global challenge of meeting sustainable development goals

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Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

A few villages set aside land for wildlife conservation in return for the majority of tourism revenues, allowing rural communities & …

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दिल दिया गल्लां

अचानक नागराजू बोल उठे, “यमराज जी मैं वापस जाने को तैया…

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How government is subverting Forest Rights Act

Does this official data betray a conspiracy? Only 1.6 per cent of the 2.9 million claims approved under the

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Poor social indicators must make Gujarat rethink its growth model

Shockingly, the state’s infant mortality rate is worse than Jharkhand; it also has the fourth lowest teacher student ratio in the country

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Employed but poor

Poverty among employed people underscores the need for a new strategy on job creation

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गरीबी की दलदल

हम गरीबी को परंपरागत बनाने की दिशा में आगे बढ़ रहे हैं।…

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Cautionary tales

Jean Dreze argues that we should not leave the making of an equitable society to experts alone

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Cost of importing food is expected to rise 6% in 2017

The global food import bill is rising despite robust output in 2017, says UN

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