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SOCIO ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES
Telangana caste survey finds 89,000 child labourers; majority from SC, ST communitiesA recent Telangana caste survey found 89,000 children under 18 working daily. SC Madigas and ST Lambadis form a significant portion. The su...
World Competition Day 2024: Trade, competition, and inequalityGlobal experts convened at the WTO headquarters on World Competition Day 2024 to address the interplay of trade, competition, and inequalit...
Hyderabad is running out of breath: City's ventilation crisis sparks concerns over urban planningA study using GIS reveals that urban expansion and industrialisation in Hyderabad have led to severe ventilation issues, disproportionately...
Congress manifesto or 'Wealth Redistribution'? PM Modi's allegations spark political firestorm. Here's what Manmohan Singh had said in 2006Prime Minister Narendra Modi accuses the Congress of planning to redistribute wealth based on its manifesto promise for a "nation-wide soci...
AI can help turn a new chapter in philanthropy: Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Shiv Nadar FoundationA significant focus needs to be on addressing climate-linked challenges faced by the underprivileged and affected communities across the wo...
Experts seek to find ways to bridge digital divide in IndiaA symposium, Digital Inclusion and Empowerment in India, organised by Policy and Development Advisory Group (PDAG)-Delhi and the London Sch...
Internet access must be a basic human right in developing nations: studyThe study said people around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthca...
The state of inequality in IndiaIn India, the Periodic Labour Force Survey for the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 shows that the top 10% earn approximately equal to th...
JNU to institute Ambedkar chairThe centre and the academic chair were agreed to be established at the varsity through an agreement between JNU and the Dr Ambedkar Interna...
View: The many bold and refreshing perspectives of Economic Survey 2021The Survey seems to indicate that the government can stay with higher fiscal deficit to push growth. It suggests that growth leads to debt ...
Ethical wealth creation is way forward: Economic Survey“Given India’s stage of development, India must continue to focus on economic growth to lift the poor out of poverty by expanding the overa...
India needs to focus on growth to alleviate poverty: Economic SurveyThe Survey said that unlike in advanced economies, in India, economic growth and inequality converge in terms of their effects on socio-eco...
Our workplace behaviour can perpetuate inequality — companies can correct this: Michael KrausEconomic inequality impacts companies as well but you have to think here more broadly than just considering inequality as an issue for busi...
One in 10 Indians to get cancer in lifetimeLower socio-economic status is associated with oral and cervical cancer while urbanization, improvement in education and increasing disposa...
Feedstock subsidy to BCPL would provide socio-economic benefits to Assam: Sarbananda SonowalThe Chief Minister expressed deep gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this landmark decision and said that the decision reflected...
Rajya Sabha panel's report on backward classes commission soon: M Venkaiah NaiduNaidu said, "Our government, under the leadership of Narendra Modi, has decided to address the long-pending demand of the backward classes ...
B R Ambedkar's birth anniversary to be observed for 1st time at UNOn the occasion, a panel discussion will be organised on 'Combating inequalities for the achievement of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals...
Economic data pointer to rural India's appalling status: PMKStating that the socio economic census data released yesterday revealed "two Indias within the glittering image of India as a fast growing ...
Eco Survey: Ensure women's place in economy; change patriarchal mindsetAccording to the Gender Inequality Index (GII) India ranks 127 out of 152 countries.
- Indian women slip in advancement index
Indian women's status in the socio-economic order has slipped to 37.8 from 39.4 in 2008 in the mastercard worldwide survey.