The Daily Populous

Wednesday January 17th, 2024 day edition

image for India’s multidimensional poverty rate down to 11.28% in 2022-23 from 29.17% in 2013-14

In absolute numbers, NITI Aayog estimates a total of 24.82 crore people escaped multidimensional poverty in the last nine years.

The discussion paper also notes that the severity of deprivation declined at a slightly lower rate between 2015-16 and 2019-21 compared to 2005-06 and 2013-14.

In 2005-06, the share of MPI poor in India’s total population was 55.34 per cent.

The discussion paper was released by NITI Aayog Member Prof. Ramesh Chand in the presence of NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam.

Jharkhand also recorded a 50 per cent drop from 47.13 per cent share of MPI poor to 23.34 per cent.

India’s definition of multidimensional poverty is measured using twelve indicators including nutrition, child & adolescent mortality, maternal health, years of schooling, school attendance, drinking water, electricity, housing, and assets.

MPI seeks to measure poverty in a more holistic manner as opposed to solely relying on income levels to assess deprivation. »

Democrat Keen wins state House 35 special election over GOP’s Booth

Authored by orlandosentinel.com

In a race seen as a bellwether for Democratic chances in November, Democrat Tom Keen flipped what had been a Republican state House seat in Central Florida in a special election held Tuesday.

Unofficial totals for the District 35 seat had Keen with 51.3% of the vote to Booth’s 48.7%.

“This proves that Democrats can win close races in the Sunshine State,” said state House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, in a statement. »

Putin claims war would have ended long ago if it hadn't been for Ukraine

Authored by pravda.com.ua

Vladimir Putin has expressed his dissatisfaction over Ukraine's reluctance to engage in negotiations and condemned the Ukrainian side, saying that but for them, "it would all have been over long ago".

Details: Putin also started to gripe about how former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had abandoned agreements with Russia.

says it directly: ‘If we had agreed on it, this would have ended a year and a half ago’.". »

Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains

Authored by apnews.com

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains.

Kroger and Albertsons have more than 300 locations in the state and account for more than half of its grocery sales, according to the suit.

The grocery chains say they must merge to compete with Walmart, Amazon and other major companies that have stepped into the grocery business. »

Dragon's Dogma 2 director says the RPG sequel has been made safe for new players thanks to one classic narrative trick

Authored by gamesradar.com

Dragon's Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno says that newcomers to the series won't be missing out by not playing the original game, all thanks to a staple narrative tool: Amnesia.

So even if this is your first time playing Dragon's Dogma, you can safely dive in.".

One of Dragon's Dogma 2's most fascinating bosses is so well hidden that the RPG's director thinks many will beat the game without finding it. »