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Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: 'It's the mark of a backward society when...'—Top quotes by the co-founder of the Gates Foundation who's consistently listed among Forbes' 100 most powerful women- Quote of the day by Thomas Piketty: “Refusing to deal with numbers rarely serves the interests of the...” Lesson on money, rising inequality, and why numbers reveal the truth — The modern Marx and writer of Capital in the Twenty-First Century, explains why ignoring economic reality hurts ordinary people the most
- Jewish Proverb of the Day: “If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living” — A harsh truth about social inequality and lessons on survival, wealth, power imbalance and why privilege often shifts risk onto the vulnerable
- Quote of the Day by Nihon Hidankyo "What we carry is not only memory of fire, but a warning— humanity’s future survives only if......" Life lessons from those who lived through nuclear fire— and chose to turn unbearable reality into a warning humanity must never ignoreThe quote of the day by Nihon Hidankyo carries a sharp warning about human suffering and humanity’s future. History shows repeated pain, ye...25 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
- Billionaires' wealth hits new peak as their clout grows, Oxfam saysBillionaire fortunes surged to a record high last year. This wealth boom deepened economic and political divides. One in four people worldw...19 Jan, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
- India’s top 1% grew wealth share by 62% between 2000 and 2023, says G20 inequality reportIndia's wealthiest 1% saw their wealth share surge by 62% from 2000 to 2023. This trend mirrors global patterns where wealth concentration ...04 Nov, 2025, 11.44 PM IST
- India's top 1% grew its wealth by 62% since 2000: G20 reportIndia's wealthiest 1 percent saw their wealth surge by 62 percent between 2000 and 2023. A new report warns global inequality is at emergen...04 Nov, 2025, 10.33 AM IST
- Inequality angst can derail growthDespite India's low Gini index suggesting income equality, wealth concentration remains high compared to Asian standards. While tax revenue...07 Jul, 2025, 10.51 PM IST
- 'Intellectually dishonest': Cong slams govt assertion on India being among 'most equal' countries, calls PIB as Press (mis)Information BureauThe Congress party has strongly criticized the Modi government's claim that India is among the world's most equal countries, labeling it as...07 Jul, 2025, 01.25 PM IST
- World's wealthiest one per cent responsible for one-fifth of global warming since 1990: StudyA recent study reveals that the wealthiest 1% are responsible for a fifth of global warming since 1990, while the top 10% contribute two-th...07 May, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
- Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve itClimate change, fueled by fossil fuel consumption, results in extreme weather, property damage, inequality, and migration, costing billions...19 Jul, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
- World Health Organization 'strongly recommends' Pfizer's COVID-19 pillUS pharma giant Pfizer's combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir was the "superior choice" of treatment for unvaccinated, elderly or immu...22 Apr, 2022, 08.00 AM IST
- 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 ...12 Feb, 2022, 11.34 PM IST
- Head of UNAIDS unpacks the knock-on effects of COVID-19. And what needs to be doneCOVID-19 has also derailed progress against diseases that affect poor people. .30 Sep, 2021, 12.31 PM IST
- Wealth amassed by 100 richest Indians during pandemic can give 13.8 cr poorest Rs 94k each: OxfamThe latest India supplement of the Oxfam report 'The Inequality Virus' said it would take an unskilled worker 10,000 years to make what bus...25 Jan, 2021, 12.52 PM IST
- Covid-19 pandemic will push 47 million more women, girls into extreme poverty by 2021: UNThe new analysis by the UNDP said the COVID-19 crisis will dramatically increase the poverty rate for women and widen the gap between men a...03 Sep, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
- Global body calls for urgent changes to international tax systems to tackle inequalityReferring to an Oxfam study released yesterday, Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICTC) said th...21 Jan, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
- Need to ensure access to justice for all: Rajnath SinghThe Home Minister said he was hopeful that all concerned will lend their voice to the issue of environmental justice and rule of law which ...06 Mar, 2016, 04.51 PM IST
- Racial bias may influence sentencing in US courts: StudyResearchers explored if, how and when race factors in criminal sentencing by analysing more than 17,000 decisions from South Carolina in th...29 Feb, 2016, 06.18 PM IST
- Young Leaders: What rising managers asked CEOsWhen nine CEOs put candidates to the leadership test, they had to be prepared for a bit of role reversal: the young guns were firing some s...01 Feb, 2013, 06.17 AM IST
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