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Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?

Personal income tax collections have once again overtaken corporate tax revenues in India. At first glance, this looks l...

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A note complicating the claims around financial inclusion through Banking

When the RBI announced recently that its Financial Inclusion Index had jumped from 64.2 to 67 this year, celebrating ...

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Shadows of Monopoly: Crony Capitalism & the capture of India’s Economy | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Podcast

In this episode, veteran journalist Pranjoy Guha Thakurta dives deep into the Adani Group’s meteoric rise and the comple...

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Micro Loans Are Driving an Already Forsaken Population Further Into Distress

The people for whom such micro-credits become a lifeline are those who are not considered credit worthy by the formal ba...

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India’s Unequal Tax Structure: The Rich Pay Less, The Rest Get Less

In effect, India’s tax system mimics advanced economies in numbers but lacks the redistributive structure of the progres...

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Who Gains, Who Loses? Rethinking India’s Global Trade Moves

India is reportedly planning to open parts of its massive $700+ billion public procurement market to foreign companies, ...

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अधोसंरचना विकास के नाम पर कर्ज का दर्द

वर्ष 2005 में नगर निगम जबलपुर ने शहर में सीवर लाइन व नाला निर्माण वाटर ड्रेनेज योजना के नाम पर एशियन डेवलपमेंट बैंक से 1...

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स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक सभी की पहुंच सुनिश्चित हो

भारत के संविधान का अनुच्छेद 21 जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के मौलिक अधिकार की गारंटी देता है और राज्य के नीति निर्देशक ...

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Where has the money gone in the last 10 years?

First, let us have a look at some real statistics. World Inequality Report on India 22.6% of the national income went t...

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Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

Bankers have successfully achieved their dream of five-day work along with wage revision with the help of their unions, ...

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September 3, 2025

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Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?

Personal income tax collections have once again overtaken corporate tax revenues in India. At first glance, this looks like a success story of formalisation, digitisation, and better tax compliance. More people are filing returns, more income is being reported, and the government’s tax base is widen...

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September 11, 2025

Anirban Bhattacharya

A note complicating the claims around financial inclusion through Banking

When the RBI announced recently that its Financial Inclusion Index had jumped from 64.2 to 67 this year, celebrating “significant improvement,” it painted a rosy picture that masks a troubling reality. The Department of Financial Services too has been trumpeting achievements in bringing ...

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March 11, 2026

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Shadows of Monopoly: Crony Capitalism & the capture of India’s Economy | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Podcast

In this episode, veteran journalist Pranjoy Guha Thakurta dives deep into the Adani Group’s meteoric rise and the complex web of debt, state policy, and global finance that fuels it. From offshore tax havens to regulatory capture, he unpacks how corporate, political nexuses shape India’s economy and...

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August 5, 2026

Amitanshu Verma, Anirban Bhattacharya and Haripriya B Harshan

Micro Loans Are Driving an Already Forsaken Population Further Into Distress

The people for whom such micro-credits become a lifeline are those who are not considered credit worthy by the formal banking system. ‘These are the people for whom such micro-credits become a lifeline as they are not considered credit worthy by the formal banking system.’ Photo: Anirba...

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August 1, 2025

Pranay Raj

India’s Unequal Tax Structure: The Rich Pay Less, The Rest Get Less

In effect, India’s tax system mimics advanced economies in numbers but lacks the redistributive structure of the progressive nations.The World Economic Forum (WEF) has described severe income inequality as the biggest risk facing the world. Credit: IPS “Tax terrorism” – that’s how the opposition des...

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May 31, 2025

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Who Gains, Who Loses? Rethinking India’s Global Trade Moves

India is reportedly planning to open parts of its massive $700+ billion public procurement market to foreign companies, starting with the U.K. and the U.S. This marks a big policy shift. The government claims it’s a reciprocal move, that we open our market, and they open theirs. But in reality, this...

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April 17, 2025

Raj Kumar Sinha

अधोसंरचना विकास के नाम पर कर्ज का दर्द

वर्ष 2005 में नगर निगम जबलपुर ने शहर में सीवर लाइन व नाला निर्माण वाटर ड्रेनेज योजना के नाम पर एशियन डेवलपमेंट बैंक से 196 करोड़ का कर्ज लिया था।न तो सीवर लाइन का काम ही अभी तक पूरा हो पाया है और न ही नाला निर्माण ही पूर्ण हो पाया है। सीवर लाइन प्रोजेक्ट में करीब एक हजार करोड़ रुपए लग चुका है और अभी...

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April 16, 2025

Raj Kumar Sinha

स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक सभी की पहुंच सुनिश्चित हो

भारत के संविधान का अनुच्छेद 21 जीवन और व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता के मौलिक अधिकार की गारंटी देता है और राज्य के नीति निर्देशक सिद्धांत (अनुच्छेद 38, 39, 42, 43 और 47) स्वास्थ्य के अधिकार को प्रभावी तरीके से सुनिश्चित करने के लिए राज्य का दायित्व सुनिश्चित करता है। संविधान के अनुच्छेद 47 के अनुसार, स्वास्थ...

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May 1, 2024

Thomas Franco

Where has the money gone in the last 10 years?

First, let us have a look at some real statistics. World Inequality Report on India 22.6% of the national income went to top 1% in 2022-23. While the share of wealth owned by the top 1% is 40%. As per Receipt, Budget 2023-24 Companies with more than Rs.500 Cr profit before taxes paid – 19.14% tax C...

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March 14, 2024

Thomas Franco

Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

Bankers have successfully achieved their dream of five-day work along with wage revision with the help of their unions, but there is more than meets the eye. Let’s get into the details and understand what went behind to bring about this change. Only in the banking industry wage revision is agreed up...

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Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?

A note complicating the claims around financial inclusion through Banking

Shadows of Monopoly: Crony Capitalism & the capture of India’s Economy | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Podcast

Micro Loans Are Driving an Already Forsaken Population Further Into Distress

India’s Unequal Tax Structure: The Rich Pay Less, The Rest Get Less

Who Gains, Who Loses? Rethinking India’s Global Trade Moves

अधोसंरचना विकास के नाम पर कर्ज का दर्द

स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक सभी की पहुंच सुनिश्चित हो

Where has the money gone in the last 10 years?

Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

Rising Personal Taxes, Shrinking Corporate Share: Who Bears the Burden?

A note complicating the claims around financial inclusion through Banking

Shadows of Monopoly: Crony Capitalism & the capture of India’s Economy | Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Podcast

Micro Loans Are Driving an Already Forsaken Population Further Into Distress

India’s Unequal Tax Structure: The Rich Pay Less, The Rest Get Less

Who Gains, Who Loses? Rethinking India’s Global Trade Moves

अधोसंरचना विकास के नाम पर कर्ज का दर्द

स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक सभी की पहुंच सुनिश्चित हो

Where has the money gone in the last 10 years?

Banking Industry gets Wage Revision – Settlement Signed

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