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The hidden 401(k) transformation Wall Street wants could fuel economic growth — but experts warn Americans may face greater retirement dangersTrump 401(k) private market investments are becoming one of the biggest retirement and economic debates in the United States. The White Hou...
Noida workers’ unrest: A story of hidden inflation and its impactNoida factory workers protest: Years of rising costs have diminished buying power, creating widespread discontent among many. Wage growth l...
600 million barrels gone, gas +47%, jet fuel +100%: is the global energy crisis 2026 from US– Iran war about to trigger inflation shock and global recession?The global energy crisis 2026 is intensifying fast. Over 600 million barrels of oil supply are now lost, triggering a historic oil shock. T...
Govt mulls more frequent job data surveysIndia's Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is considering increasing the frequency of the Periodic Labour Force Su...
Gotta fix those inequality gapsSince 1947, India has experienced considerable economic expansion, yet the advantages of this growth have not been evenly spread. The era o...
View: Recalculate inequality — it hasn’t worsened over time, it’s stayed the samePiketty and Chancel analysed different periods of taxation in India, and concluded that inequality dropped sharply from 1950 to the early 1...
Per-capita income up, now to spread itEnhanced welfare in India over the previous 10 years is being counteracted by inflation, which has been in large measure within the legally...
Niti unit pitches for gender Budgeting actDMEO, which is an attached office under the NITI Aayog, has called for incentivising women participation in all training and capacity build...
PM advisory panel seeks urban MGNREGS"Looking at the difference between the labour force participation rate in rural and urban areas, it is our understanding that the urban equ...
From guaranteed employment scheme to universal basic income: EAC's suggestions for the govtThe report compiles information on inequities across sectors of health, education, household characteristics and the labour market, suggest...
Poverty in numbers: What does the data tell us?As per the World Inequality Report, the top 10% and the top 1% in India still control 57% and 22% of the national wealth, while the bottom ...
India’s health budget fourth lowest in world, accoring to OxfamAfghanistan and India set aside the same share for health in their budgets, 4%, just above a quarter of the recommended spending and one-th...
View: To call inequality India's main problem is to miss the whole pictureThe point most intellectuals and columnists miss is that poverty and inequality are two very different things which often do not coincide.
ET Women’s Forum: Philanthropy isn't a 'little hobby' for Rohini Nilekani & Vidya Shah, it's a commitmentPowerful female entrepreneurs have a message for India’s wealthy - 'start giving more to society'.
India ranks among the bottom 15 of Oxfam world inequality indexThe index is based on a new database of indicators which measures government action on social spending, tax and labour rights.
India in bottom 15 of Oxfam index on efforts to reduce inequalityAccording to the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index developed by Oxfam and Development Finance International, Nigeria, Singapore, Indi...
India performs miserably in war on inequalityThe report said that if India were to reduce its inequality by a third, 170 million people could be raised out of poverty .
India up 5 spots, ranks 130th in Human Development Index: UNDPIndia continued to rank low in the Human Development Index (HDI), but climbed five notches to the 130th rank in the latest UNDP report.
'Vested interests setback to India's poverty reduction quest'The economist said it was "ironical" that during the peak period of the country's development, the corresponding indexes for poverty reduct...
We must learn to live with growing income inequalityWe should be clearer and less sanctimonious about inequality. Poverty is an absolute concept. Inequality is relative.