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GDP numbers present ‘greatly distorted picture’ of economy, says Congress

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh The 7.8% growth rate of India’s gross domestic product in the April-June quarter p...

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India Out of Work

An excerpt from ‘India Out of Work: Rethinking India’s Growth Story’ India Out of Work explores the growing crisis in I...

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Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

An excerpt from Realising Rights: A Handbook of Welfare in India In the 2000s, the character of the welfare regime ...

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The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

India’s Economic inequality is closely connected to its long-standing system of social stratification, particularly ...

General Indian Economy Wealth Inequality

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The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India’s Super Rich Rule Over Democracy

In a country like India, nine out of ten workers are informal workers who are forced to work in insecure, unsafe jobs at...

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Number of Indian billionaires may rise to 313 from 207 by 2031: Study

While India currently has more than 25,200 ultra-high net worth individuals, it has among the highest rates of wealt...

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Nationwide Mobilisation Marks Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day with Call for an Equal India

PRESS RELEASE Date: 24 March 2026 The campaign against inequality from March 23 (Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh) to April 14 ...

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ക്ഷേമപ്രവർത്തനത്തിന്‌ പണം കണ്ടെത്താന്‍ അതിസമ്പന്നർക്ക്‌ നികുതി ചുമത്തണം

ന്യൂഡൽഹി: രാജ്യത്തെസാമ്പത്തികഅസമത്വംഅതിരൂക്ഷമായെന്ന് ‘വെൽത്ത് ട്രാക്കർ ഇ‍ന്ത്യ 2026’ റിപ്പോർട്ട്. അഞ്ച്അതിസന്പന്ന കു...

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Women Bear the Burden of India’s Debt Crisis: Study

Nearly half of the women surveyed were denied access to public sector bank loans and were consequently forced to turn to...

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Inequality Is a Political Choice. A New Wealth Tracker Shows How India Could Do Better.

A 2%-6% progressive wealth tax on just the 1,688 ultra-rich families (with Rs 1,000+ crore wealth) along with a one-thir...

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September 16, 2026

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GDP numbers present ‘greatly distorted picture’ of economy, says Congress

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh The 7.8% growth rate of India’s gross domestic product in the April-June quarter presents a “greatly distorted picture” of the economy, claimed the Congress on Monday. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation had published the GDP numbers earlier ...

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September 16, 2026

Santosh Mehrotra and Jajati Parida

India Out of Work

An excerpt from ‘India Out of Work: Rethinking India’s Growth Story’ India Out of Work explores the growing crisis in India’s labour market. Over the past few years, non-farm jobs, which are crucial for diversifying the economy and providing stability, are not growing as they should. The formal job...

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September 16, 2026

Dipa Sinha and Rajendran Narayanan

Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

An excerpt from Realising Rights: A Handbook of Welfare in India In the 2000s, the character of the welfare regime began to change. From 2004 onwards, major social policies reflected a significant shift towards the language of rights (Chopra 2014). A series of rights-based laws, such as the Nat...

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September 16, 2026

Beena Pallical & Pritika Pariyar

The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

India’s Economic inequality is closely connected to its long-standing system of social stratification, particularly the caste system. Although economic reforms and globalisation have contributed to economic growth and increased incomes for many sections of society, significant gaps in wealth and...

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September 16, 2026

Harsh Mander

The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India’s Super Rich Rule Over Democracy

In a country like India, nine out of ten workers are informal workers who are forced to work in insecure, unsafe jobs at dirt wages with no labour protection. This must radically change. Decades of neo-liberal policies and the slashing of social welfare policies have been central to the making ...

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September 16, 2026

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Number of Indian billionaires may rise to 313 from 207 by 2031: Study

While India currently has more than 25,200 ultra-high net worth individuals, it has among the highest rates of wealth inequality in the world.India is projected to have 313 billionaires and more than 25,200 ultra-high net worth individuals by 2031, according to a study by global property managem...

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September 16, 2026

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Nationwide Mobilisation Marks Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day with Call for an Equal India

PRESS RELEASE Date: 24 March 2026 The campaign against inequality from March 23 (Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh) to April 14 (Ambedkar Jayati) started with mass actions in different parts of the country, initiated by various organisations, reverberating the demand for wealth tax and bringing down the wid...

General Press Releases Wealth Inequality

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September 16, 2026

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ക്ഷേമപ്രവർത്തനത്തിന്‌ പണം കണ്ടെത്താന്‍ അതിസമ്പന്നർക്ക്‌ നികുതി ചുമത്തണം

ന്യൂഡൽഹി: രാജ്യത്തെസാമ്പത്തികഅസമത്വംഅതിരൂക്ഷമായെന്ന് ‘വെൽത്ത് ട്രാക്കർ ഇ‍ന്ത്യ 2026’ റിപ്പോർട്ട്. അഞ്ച്അതിസന്പന്ന കുടുംബത്തിന്റെ സന്പത്ത് 2019നും 2025നും ഇടയിൽ 400 ശതമാനം വർധിച്ചു. അതേസമയം, താഴെത്തട്ടിലുള്ള 50 ശതമാനംആളുകളുടെ സന്പത്ത് 2024ലെ കണക്കുപ്രകാരം കേവലം 6.4 ശതമാനത്തിൽ തുടരുകയാണ്. ഇ‍ൗവി വേ...

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September 16, 2026

S. Krithi

Women Bear the Burden of India’s Debt Crisis: Study

Nearly half of the women surveyed were denied access to public sector bank loans and were consequently forced to turn to NBFC-MFIs, small finance banks, and private sector banks. For millions of poor and working-class women in India, debt is not a financial tool – it is a condition for surviva...

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September 16, 2026

Anirban Bhattacharya, Raj Shekhar & Jacob Joshy

Inequality Is a Political Choice. A New Wealth Tracker Shows How India Could Do Better.

A 2%-6% progressive wealth tax on just the 1,688 ultra-rich families (with Rs 1,000+ crore wealth) along with a one-third inheritance tax, can give us enough to be able to spend Rs 10.63 lakh crore annually on the people. Over the last decade, people are being simply told to survive without ask...

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GDP numbers present ‘greatly distorted picture’ of economy, says Congress

India Out of Work

Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India’s Super Rich Rule Over Democracy

Number of Indian billionaires may rise to 313 from 207 by 2031: Study

Nationwide Mobilisation Marks Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day with Call for an Equal India

ക്ഷേമപ്രവർത്തനത്തിന്‌ പണം കണ്ടെത്താന്‍ അതിസമ്പന്നർക്ക്‌ നികുതി ചുമത്തണം

Women Bear the Burden of India’s Debt Crisis: Study

Inequality Is a Political Choice. A New Wealth Tracker Shows How India Could Do Better.

GDP numbers present ‘greatly distorted picture’ of economy, says Congress

India Out of Work

Realising Rights: An Introduction to the Handbook of Welfare in India

The Social Layers of Wealth Inequality Among Dalits and Adivasis in India

The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India’s Super Rich Rule Over Democracy

Number of Indian billionaires may rise to 313 from 207 by 2031: Study

Nationwide Mobilisation Marks Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day with Call for an Equal India

ക്ഷേമപ്രവർത്തനത്തിന്‌ പണം കണ്ടെത്താന്‍ അതിസമ്പന്നർക്ക്‌ നികുതി ചുമത്തണം

Women Bear the Burden of India’s Debt Crisis: Study

Inequality Is a Political Choice. A New Wealth Tracker Shows How India Could Do Better.

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