-The New Indian Express The report finds that about 1 in 10 people worldwide are suffering from hunger and nearly 1 in 3 people lack regular access to adequate food. NEW DELHI: The climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased number of conflicts around the world could lead to an additional 75 million to 95 million people living in extreme poverty in 2022, compared with pre-pandemic projections, according to The Sustainable...

-TheWire.in The re-conceptualisation of sex work as a form of sexual labour will increase sex workers’ accessibility to resources, mobilise them for representation and participation, and challenge social exclusion. One of the most unsettling debates in contemporary India has been on sex markets and sex work. Stemming from obscurantist sexual moorings of orthodoxy, the public impulse has been fragmentary. The premise underlying the internal contradiction is the delusive alienation of labour and sex. There...

-TheWire.in A new report finds that richer countries' tendency to reroute funds meant for development – including those meant for poverty eradication – harms poorer countries. But this is unsurprising, say experts. Kochi: Despite their promises, developed countries have not committed new and additional funds to developing countries to help them deal with climate change, found a new report released on June 23. Instead, developed countries are diverting funds meant for development –...

-The Hindu The delay in household consumption expenditure survey leaves us unsure of the studies A noticeable absence in the blitzkrieg of information on the economy periodically unleashed by the Union government over the past few years has been estimates of poverty. A measure of the progress made with respect to the reduction of poverty in india is crucial to an assessment of the state of the economy of India, known to...

-The India Forum The government's lack of respect for national surveys on consumption has meant that the door has been opened to preparation of unofficial estimates on poverty made on questionable assumptions. Two such recent estimates highlight the need to resume collection of data to get a true picture of poverty The government of India does not seem to be interested in knowing how many poor there are in the country. The missing...