‘Rs 5,000 mein yaha ghar kaise lu, sir?’: Harvard-graduate Indian investor shares story of Mumbai security guard who cannot rent a house and sleeps in guard roomsHarvard-graduate Indian investor, Vineeth K shared a heartbreaking story about a Mumbai security guard surviving on just Rs 5,000 a month a...
20 May, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
It's popular mechanics 101: India’s edge lies in using AI to enhance human productivity, not replace itThe piece argues that AI is not an inevitable force shaping economic outcomes; rather, societies decide how its benefits are distributed. H...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
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...
23 Apr, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
In 'Modi Raj', India's inequality levels surpassed that of 'British Raj': Jairam RameshThe Congress party alleges that under the Modi government, India's inequality has exceeded levels seen during British colonial rule, fueled...
10 Jun, 2025, 03.22 PM IST
Pakodas for masses, halwa for chosen few: Congress slams govt over ILO report findingsThe Congress criticizes the Indian government, citing an International Labour Organisation report that reveals significant wage inequality ...
29 Nov, 2024, 11.50 AM IST
India's consumption story has now gone in reverse swing, says CongressCongress claims stagnant wages, high inflation, and economic inequality over the past decade have reversed India's consumption growth. A CE...
31 Oct, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
India in its most precarious economic situation in many years: CongressIndia's economy is facing serious challenges with stagnant wages, high inflation, and increasing inequality. Congress warns that these issu...
30 Oct, 2024, 02.40 PM IST
Globalisation tripled India GDP but workers have been left out: Economist"Globalisation has tripled Indian GDP in a generation, an amazing accomplishment, ..but the workers of India have been left out," Maskin, a...
01 Aug, 2021, 12.07 AM IST
Corporate profits rising on wage squeeze, creating dangerous inequalities: RoubiniThe cold war between US and China is bound to get more colder and will play out in many fields, including technology, trade, finance, monet...
10 Dec, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
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.
10 Oct, 2018, 04.03 PM IST
India needs strong wage policies to promote inclusive growth: International Labour OrganisationOnly a limited number of regular/salaried workers, mostly in the urban areas, and the highly-skilled professionals earned higher average wa...
20 Aug, 2018, 02.24 PM IST
Wealth of 85 tycoons equals poorest half: OxfamThe richest 85 people on the planet owned as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity, according to a new hard-hitting report released b...
01 Nov, 2014, 11.09 AM IST
Checking income inequality key to fighting poverty in India: ReportAccording to the report, India could end extreme poverty for 90 million people by 2019 if income inequality was reduced.
31 Oct, 2014, 08.06 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi , Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal all underplay how rising inequality threatens India’s futureThanks in part to the caste system, Indian inequality has been more deep and pernicious than that of many other nations.
31 Jan, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
- India's income inequality has doubled in 20 years
Inequality in earnings has doubled in India over the last two decades, making it the worst performer on this count of all emerging economie...
07 Dec, 2011, 09.43 AM IST
- Inequality rises in India, says OECD
India has become "less equal over time" and earnings inequality in the country has increased significantly since the early 1990s, OECD said.
05 Dec, 2011, 08.26 PM IST
- India's wage differential worrisome: ILO report
India witnessed a mere one per cent hike in wages against a five per cent growth in productivity during the last two decades to employees, ...
19 Oct, 2008, 01.46 PM IST