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income inequality
India's richest 1% holds 40% of wealth; inequality rising since 2000s: Study
The 10,000 wealthiest individuals of the 92 million Indian adults own an average of 22.6 billion rupees ($271.91 million) in wealth, 16,763 times the country's average, while the top 1 per cent possessing an average of 54 million in wealth.
20 March 2024, 12:41 IST
India's richest 1% holds 40% of wealth; inequality rising since 2000s: Study
20 March 2024, 12:41 IST
Mind the wealth gap, bridge it with wealth tax
The fortunes of wealthy elites have also skyrocketed over the years, increasing the gap with the average Indian
01 June 2023, 18:55 IST
Mind the wealth gap, bridge it with wealth tax
01 June 2023, 18:55 IST
Car sales data reveals increasing inequality in India
Premium car sales surge, but entry-level vehicles find fewer buyers – a telltale sign of uneven economic recovery
22 April 2023, 04:01 IST
Car sales data reveals increasing inequality in India
22 April 2023, 04:01 IST
India’s billionaires and billion others
The debilitating impacts of wealth inequality are manifold. It has stripped 70% of Indians of such a basic necessity as a healthy, consumable diet etc
09 February 2023, 05:33 IST
India’s billionaires and billion others
09 February 2023, 05:33 IST
Wealth Gap | Three ways to make it a more equal world
Just 5% of Indians own more than 60% of country’s wealth, while the bottom 50% of India’s population possess only 3% of wealth
17 January 2023, 05:40 IST
Wealth Gap | Three ways to make it a more equal world
17 January 2023, 05:40 IST
Universal Basic Income: can it be done?
The issue of universal basic income (UBI) may have gained momentum in the debate on social security but the country is yet to be convinced about how sustainable it is in terms of securing a reasonable income to maintain a long-term social livelihood.
26 March 2019, 19:16 IST
Universal Basic Income: can it be done?
26 March 2019, 19:16 IST
Why inequality is rising
Eagerness to invite capital, ‘ease of doing business’ have ignored pro-poor, pro-labour practices
21 January 2019, 18:49 IST
Why inequality is rising
21 January 2019, 18:49 IST
Climb up HDI ladder is slowing
Quality of development as important as its arithmetic, and it should be real for the majority.
23 September 2018, 18:42 IST
Climb up HDI ladder is slowing
23 September 2018, 18:42 IST