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India Was the World’s Richest Country for 1,000 Years. What Exactly Changed?

For much of recorded history, India was one of the largest economic powers in the world. This is not a cultural claim. It is supported by long term economic research. Economic historian Angus Maddison, whose global GDP reconstructions are widely cited in academic circles, estimated that: Around 1 AD, India…

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Gordon Brown warns Nigel Farage will drag UK back into ‘Tory poverty years’

Gordon Brown hit out at Reform’s plan to reinstate the two child benefit cap

The Independent UK

Pakistan poverty explodes, inequality at 27-year high as economic crisis deepens

Pakistan's poverty has surged to an 11-year high of 29%, with 70 million people now in extreme poverty. Income inequality has also reached a 27-year peak of 32.7. These increases are attributed to IMF stabilization policies, natural disasters, and weak growth, leading to a 12% fall in real household income…

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Freezing weather caused 2,500 UK deaths as pensioners struggle to heat homes

Winter fuel payment debacle was ‘deadly’ campaigner says, as figures show hundreds died from cold weather

The Independent UK

Reform to reinstate two-child benefit cap as Jenrick pledges ‘fiscal discipline’

Sir Keir Starmer criticised Robert Jenrick’s announcement as ‘shameful’, as Reform’s Treasury spokesperson claimed the policy is unaffordable.

The Independent UK

How Bad Bunny’s power pole dance spotlighted the colonial legacy of energy poverty

When Bad Bunny and his dancers scaled power poles during his Super Bowl performance, he wasn’t just entertaining millions. He was spotlighting how Puerto Rico’s chronic power outages are a legacy of its colonisation.

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10 Things You Must Not Do as Snake Year Ends & Horse Year Begins On 17 Feb

On 17 February, the lunar calendar turns - closing the Year of the Snake and welcoming the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac cycle. The Snake is associated with wisdom, strategy, secrecy, and quiet transformation. The Horse, by contrast, represents speed, movement, freedom, visibility, and bold action. Because…

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Why Are Lord Krishna’s Friendship Stories Still Teaching Kids About Loyalty Today?

Friendship is one of the most beautiful gifts in life. For children, a good friend can become a guide, a protector, and even a lifelong inspiration. In Indian mythology, Lord Krishna teaches us powerful lessons about friendship that are simple enough for young children to understand and deep enough for…

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5 Lessons About Selfless Friendship from Sudama and Krishna

The story of Sudama and Krishna, narrated in the Bhagavata Purana, is one of the most touching portrayals of friendship in Indian spiritual literature. It is not merely a tale of poverty meeting prosperity. It is a reflection of loyalty, humility, dignity, and unconditional love. Sudama, a poor Brahmin, and…

Times Life

Energy giant Centrica announces £2.4m partnership with charity Multibank

The aim of the Multibank is to ease the cost-of-living pressure on families living in or facing poverty.

Evening Standard

UNICEF warns that child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year

UNICEF says that the recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year as poverty and violence deepens across the troubled Caribbean country

The Independent UK

Historically Black colleges and universities do more than offer Black youths a pathway to opportunity and success – I teach criminology, and my research suggests another benefit

Historically Black colleges and universities, often known as HBCUs, are well known for their deep roots in U.S. higher education and proven effectiveness at graduating Black students who go on to become professionally successful.

The Conversation

Britons ‘working harder for less’ as living standards see historic slowdown

More than half of households in poverty now contain a working person, report finds

The Independent UK

Mozambique floods: why the most vulnerable keep paying the highest price

When floods submerged parts of Mozambique after heavy rains in 2000, a baby girl was born in a tree, where her mother clung as the Limpopo river waters rose. The baby was nicknamed Rosita in the press. Her survival became a symbol of the country’s grit.

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The Independent UK

New study reveals Americans have less than $1,000 saved for retirement

Most workers who aren’t saving for retirement through their employers aren’t saving at all, the study found

Times Life

Rangbhari Ekadasi 2026: Date, Vrat Katha, Rituals & Significance

Rangbhari Ekadasi a religiously significant festival in Varanasi and many other temples throughout North India. According to the Hindu spiritual calendar, the date of this important festival falls on the eleventh day during moon’s waxing phase in the month of Phalgun. The traditional belief is that, this is the day…

The Conversation

What our teeth reveal about the growing gap between rich and poor

Teeth are one of the most visible markers of poverty: structural circumstances that are individually borne.

The Independent UK

MPs warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if UK does not pause aid cuts

In a report contributed to by The Independent, parliament’s international development select committee says the planned cuts are too deep and being pushed through too quickly

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Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help

San Antonio offers a free preschool program for infants and toddlers, helping set them up for success in elementary school

The Conversation

Why cheaper power alone isn’t enough to end energy poverty in summer

Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world.

The Independent UK

Millions remain trapped in child poverty with only 10% fall predicted by next election

The assessment takes into account the decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Conversation

Anti-poverty programmes can change how people see the state and each other

When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar’s home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then a government-supported cash transfer arrived. “The money transfer was a real boost for me and my family,” he says, explaining how he rebuilt his house, bought seeds for farming,…

The Texas Tribune

Texas families can now apply for private school vouchers. Here’s what to know.

Families filed applications for more than 100,000 students by mid-February. The application period will close March 17.

The Independent UK

MPs resoundingly vote to scrap two-child benefit cap

It will be further scrutinised by MPs and peers before it can become law, but the Government has said it wants to ditch the two-child limit from April

Evening Standard

Two-child benefit cap closer to being scrapped as MPs vote to ditch policy

The policy currently restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in most households.

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