How second wave of COVID-19 has decimated India's rural economy - Could further the poverty line from 700m to 1B people

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Food poverty growing among older adults in India: LASI study
Nearly 6% of individuals in India aged 45 and above studied consumed smaller portions or skipped meals; 5.3% did not eat even when they were hungry

Food poverty growing among older adults in India: LASI study

Food insufficiency among older adults aged 45 and above is a mushrooming concern, often linked with a higher risk of chronic diseases as well as disabilities. T

www.downtoearth.org.in

 

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Last 8 Years See Huge Rise in Poor, A First since Poverty Estimation Began in India: Prof Mehrotra

This is eye opening and good listen

 

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Is widespread hunger in India for real or is it Indians dieting?

Remember how when India was doing well in reducing poverty & hunger in UPA years, a certain chief minister informed us that there was no malnutrition in his state, Gujarat, – just young girls dieting

www.nationalheraldindia.com

 

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Poorer states, the most hit

www.deccanherald.com

 

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230 million Indians pushed into poverty amid Covid-19 pandemic: Report

As the pandemic and eventual lockdowns wreaked havoc on the economy and livelihoods, around 230 mn Indians have been pushed into poverty during the past year, showed a report by Azim Premji University

www.business-standard.com

 

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By 2021, as many as 150 mn people likely to be in extreme poverty due to COVID-19: World Bank
The World Bank on Wednesday warned that by 2021, as many as 150 million people are likely to be in extreme poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic

By 2021, as many as 150 mn people likely to be in extreme poverty due to COVID-19: World Bank

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that by 2021, as many as 150 million people are likely to be in extreme poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic

www.nationalheraldindia.com

 

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By 2021, as many as 150 mn people likely to be in extreme poverty due to COVID-19: World Bank
The World Bank on Wednesday warned that by 2021, as many as 150 million people are likely to be in extreme poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic

By 2021, as many as 150 mn people likely to be in extreme poverty due to COVID-19: World Bank

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that by 2021, as many as 150 million people are likely to be in extreme poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic

www.nationalheraldindia.com

Some serious poverty levels

 

[Man of steel23]

And delta variant now has mutated....in india, spain, uk

Another wave and it could end India as we know

 

[GiantPanda]

Another wave and it could end India as we know

Not really, remember India is a country and civilization where living in poverty (and filth) is a natural state. They will be fine.

 

[Man of steel23]

Not really, remember India is a country and civilization where living in poverty (and filth) is a natural state. They will be fine.

Not really despite the poverty and filth. If the economy collapse they will likely descent into civil war and fade away into obsecurity..

India is being setup for a civil war cough cough...