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Why income inequality in India may be fuelling populist politics

Amid rising income inequality, India has seen the highest increase in share of people who think incomes must be made more equal in the country, shows data

3 min read8 Jan 2019
Politics

Muslims left out of the India growth story, study shows

India may have failed to enable its citizens to break free from the social and economic status of their parents

2 min read6 Nov 2018
Science

SnapFact: How inequality hurts our body and brain

Income inequality in a society creates constant social and psychological stress for the poor that grinds down human bodies and brains

1 min read25 Oct 2018
Money

Richest 10% of Indians own over 3/4th of wealth in India

While wealth has been rising in India, not everyone has shared in this growth. There is still considerable wealth poverty, says Credit Suisse’s India wealth report

2 min read23 Oct 2018
Politics

Income inequality in India: Is the British Raj to blame?

A new research by economic historian Tirthankar Roy of London School of Economics finds that the role of the British in worsening income inequality may be overstated

1 min read17 Oct 2018
Opinion

Economic inequality in India and the world

It is reasonably clear, despite protocols of measurement which tell us otherwise, that inequality in the world is increasing

4 min read29 Jun 2018
Companies

Why so few women enter the job market in India

The force of patriarchy keeps women out of India's job market

2 min read21 Jun 2018
Politics

Dalit women in India die younger than upper caste counterparts: Report

According to the National Family Health Survey data, the average age at death for Dalit women was 39.5 years against 54.1 years for higher-caste women

2 min read6 Jun 2018
Opinion

The measurement of economic inequality in India

The outcome may appear to be infallibly precise, but it is still human handiworkand therefore subject to scrutiny

4 min read30 May 2018
Opinion

India has a major sexual assault problem

Preventing sexual violence requires dismantling gender constructs that sustain and normalize gender-based violence

4 min read30 May 2018
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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