One-tenth of India’s population escaped poverty in five years – government report
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Nearly 135 million people, around 10 per cent of India’s population, escaped poverty in the five years to March, 2021, a government report found on Monday. Residents walk in an alley in Dharavi, one of Asia’s largest slums, in Mumbai, on 12th March, 2015. PICTURE: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui/File photo Rural areas saw the […]
Forced to walk miles, India water crisis hits rural women hardest
Thomson Reuters Foundation Women in villages who have to walk miles each day to fetch water are bearing the brunt of India’s worst water crisis in history, with activists warning of serious impacts on their health and well-being. About 200,000 Indians die every year due to inadequate access to safe water, and 600 million face […]