The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam saysThe global elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos grew $405 billion richer in 2020 and reached a total wealth of $869 billion last year...
16 Jan, 2024, 09.39 PM IST
Gear up, the world's first trillionaire is at best, 10 years away: ReportOxfam International predicts that the world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, highlighting the growing disparities between...
15 Jan, 2024, 02.55 PM IST
As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in 'billionaire class'Oxfam reveals the wealth of the world's five richest men has surged to $869 billion since 2020, doubling, while five billion people face in...
15 Jan, 2024, 07.08 AM IST
Top CEOs received 9% pay rise in 2022, employees took 3% pay cutWomen and girls put in 380 billion hours of unpaid care work per month, often forcing them to work reduced paid hours or drop out of the wo...
01 May, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than average person: Oxfam reportCumulatively, 125 billionaires fund 393 million tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) per year, which is equal to the annual carbon em...
07 Nov, 2022, 07.04 AM IST
Women's participation in Indian workforce low due to gender discrimination, says OxfamTo close the gap in women's labour participation, the Indian government would have to offer incentives for better pay, training, skills acq...
15 Sep, 2022, 07.24 AM IST
Govt's decision to restrict flow of foreign funds affects crucial humanitarian work: Oxfam IndiaOxfam India Trust, Jamia Millia Islamia and Tuberculosis Association of India were among prominent NGOs whose registrations became void on ...
02 Jan, 2022, 01.47 PM IST
Abolish tax havens: Oxfam India on Pandora papers revelationsLeaked documents and a worldwide journalistic partnership on Sunday claimed to have uncovered financial secrets of current and former world...
04 Oct, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
IndusInd Bank pledges Rs 30 crore towards Covid-19 relief effortsIndusInd Bank said it has supplied relief materials such as face masks, hand sanitisers and gloves to the affected areas to and is also wor...
16 Apr, 2020, 02.57 PM IST
Number of billionaires doubles in 10 years; world's 22 richest men have more wealth than all women in AfricaOxfam appealed to the Davos elite to get serious about inequality.
25 Jan, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
Wealth of India's richest 1% more than 4-times of total for 70% poorest: OxfamIndia's richest 1% hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 mn people who make up for the bottom 70%.
20 Jan, 2020, 10.48 PM IST
Assam tea workers get only 7 per cent of price, says reportFor a 200 gram packet of branded Assam tea sold in India for Rs 68, less than Rs 5 is left for workers.
10 Oct, 2019, 08.38 PM IST
Oxfam flags gender pay gap, lack of quality jobs in IndiaLack of quality jobs and increasing wage disparity are key markers of inequality in India.
30 Mar, 2019, 02.41 PM IST
- 8th edition of Bangalore Trailwalker to promote socio-economic and gender equality
The annual event is a fund-raiser for Oxfam India, a nonprofit that works with marginalized and minority groups.
11 Oct, 2018, 07.40 PM IST
The rise of Mahendra Singh Dhoni: From ticket collector to World Cup-winning captainDhoni's image of holding the World Cup trophy at Wankhede has been immortalised in cricketing folklore but not many know that he was once a...
08 Feb, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
NGOs important for effective implementation of government schemes: Najma HeptullahThe Minister's comments comes after the controversial offloading of environmental NGO Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai from a London-bound ...
14 Jan, 2015, 04.05 PM IST
PlanComm to use Google Hangout to mark its 63rd anniversaryThe Planning Commission will interact with the public on Google Hangout, tomorrow to mark the panel's 63rd anniversary.
14 Mar, 2013, 04.54 PM IST