Govt: Refined consumption data helped defy the odds
Sunday, 8 June 2025 () India's revised consumption data, incorporating improved survey methods and capturing more actual spending, significantly impacted the World Bank's global poverty benchmark. This led to a more realistic poverty line and a lower poverty rate for India, even with an increased threshold. India's data revision reduced the global extreme poverty count by 125 million.
India has made it clear that the treaty will not be revived. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had earlier stated that India's decision to stop following the treaty.. DNA
Sunday, 8 June 2025 ()
