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Calls to increase ‘uniquely Scottish’ benefit for more than 300,000 children

THE families of more than 300,000 under-16s are benefitting from the Scottish Child Payment, as calls are made for the payment to be increased.

The National (Scotland)

How AI 'sees' the world – what happened when we trained a deep learning model to identify poverty

To most effectively deliver aid to alleviate poverty, you have to know where the people most in need are. In many countries, this is often done with household surveys. But these are usually infrequent and cover limited locations.

The Conversation

Report urges Centre to address inequality, corruption

Report card on Modi govt: Slow response to inequality, attacks on democracy, lack of transparent governance. Report highlights reduced parliamentary sittings, limited access to data, rising communalism, attacks on journalists, citizens charged under draconian laws, inequality, rising multidimensional poverty, corruption & irregularities in govt.

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'Bleak' report finds one in six Scots seeking food poverty advice

A ‘BLEAK’ report has found one in six Scots are seeking advice for food insecurity.

The National (Scotland)

Having a single parent doesn’t determine your life chances – the data shows poverty is far more important

Numerous research studies have suggested that children from a single-parent family are worse off than those who have two parents at home. These findings chime with decades of stigma that have painted coming from a single-parent home as undesirable.

The Conversation

Why is Bihar demanding the Special Category Status? | Explained

Bihar seeks SCS to address poverty revealed by Caste-based Survey. SCS was introduced in 1969 to assist development of disadvantaged States. Five factors considered before granting SCS. Centre-State funding of schemes divided in 90:10 ratio for SCS States. Bihar meets most criteria, but lacks hilly terrain. Raghuram Rajan Committee suggested…

The Hindu

Female infant rescued after Chief Minister’s intervention in Tripura

Officials rescued a 1.5-month-old female infant from a couple in Karbook Gomati district. The father confessed to have sold the baby due to poverty. The family is from an indigenous community in Haludia village, Khowai district. The area is under the jurisdiction of the Tribal Autonomous District Council led by…

The Hindu

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‘People who are just like me will not be able to vote. That’s nuts’: Virginia to see first Black speaker of the house

Democrat Don L Scott has come back from a felony conviction 30 years ago to lead the state legislature and fight for his constituents

The Guardian - US

Elderly South Asian people ‘more likely to live in poor health, poverty and housing’

Exclusive: More than a quarter of households headed by someone aged 50 or above from a Bangladeshi or Pakistani background are living in poverty compared with white peers

The Independent UK

It's not a cost of living crisis – it's a poverty pandemic

There is a poverty crisis in the UK. But when outlining his 110 growth measures aimed at getting “the British economy working” during his autumn statement, the chancellor’s measures to tackle the cost of living crisis were limited to economic support payments focused on short-term wins.

The Conversation

KCR’s 2BHK housing scheme: An image-booster now marred by issues

In October 2015, the Telangana government made a grand announcement about Dignity Housing, a scheme to distribute two-bedroom (2BHK) houses with an aim of providing affordable and quality housing to the poor. A total of 2.93 lakh houses were to be built by 2023 and handed over to people below…

Newslaundry

SOS London: Evening Standard launches Winter Survival Appeal with £500,000 Comic Relief donation

Food bank queues around the corner, a doubling of extreme poverty, people dying because of cold homes...welcome to Christmas 2023

Evening Standard

Labor accused of ‘steamrolling’ bill to make poverty committee permanent

Greens and David Pocock question why expert panel will not have members with lived experience of economic exclusion and disability

The Guardian - AU

Bhatti slams KCR for comments on ‘Indiramma Rajyam’

CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka dismissed CM K.Chandrasekhar Rao's comments on "Indiramma Rajyam", saying it meant welfare & development. He claimed Indira Gandhi implemented poverty alleviation, nationalised banks & ended feudal culture. He accused Rao of false claims & bungling in TSPSC Group-I exams. He promised Congress will implement 6…

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Home Secretary denies calling English town a 's**t hole' during PMQs

A TORY MP has been accused of calling an English town a “s**t hole” in response to a question about high child poverty rates in the area during…

The Guardian - UK

Tackling the grim reality of food poverty in Britain

Letters: Sabine Goodwin and Maria Marshall, Naomi Duncan and Ron Brewer respond to Gordon Brown’s article calling for companies to work with charities to ease the cost of living crisis for struggling families

The Hindu

‘Centre’s claim of declining poverty between 2004 and 2019 is spurious’

Prof. Patnaik argues poverty is a 'relational phenomenon' & Govt. of India's claim of substantial poverty decline is spurious due to changing definition & cumulative underestimation of poverty line. Sinha says standards used to measure undernutrition are wrong & structural inequalities need to be addressed to improve environment & heights…

Radio France Internationale

Unicef sounds alarm over child poverty in French overseas departments

Children in French overseas territories lack the access to healthcare, housing and education that kids in mainland France can rely on, a new report by Unicef highlights. The UN children's agency is calling on the French government to address what it calls "alarming inequalities" and protect basic rights across the…

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Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic

Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years’…

The Independent UK

Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme

Thousands of families are lining up for free handouts at food banks across the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt accused of favouring rich as he prepares to slash energy bills of those near power lines

Chancellor warned ‘ill-conceived’ £1,000-a-year discounts will benefit wealthy people in countryside – while leaving those in fuel poverty using food banks

The Times of India

'Hitman' Rohit Sharma eyes crowning glory in World Cup final

NEW DELHI: When Rohit Sharma takes India out for the World Cup final on Sunday, he will carry a billion hopes with him, the apex of a journey that began in poverty but has led to a personal fortune of around $25 million and the high-pressure leadership of the national…

France 24

Establishment insider or political provocateur? Argentina faces stark presidential choice

Amid skyrocketing poverty and inflation, Argentinians face a stark choice on Sunday between two wildly different presidential candidates. Libertarian Javier Milei has led a disruptive campaign that has galvanised voters and won support from a faction of the traditional far-right. But a shock first-round victory for current Economy Minister Sergio…

The Hindu

Argentina to vote in crucial presidential elections amid mounting economic woes

Nicolas, a 20-year-old student in Buenos Aires, faces an economic crisis reflected in 143% inflation & increased poverty. Javier Milei, an economist advocating tax cuts & dollarisation, is in a runoff against the Minister of Economy. People are deprived of basic needs & must be resourceful to survive. Lionel Vargas…

Marie Claire

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Now's your chance to bid for them in the world's largest celebrity shoe auction and help children out of poverty

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