Consumerism

Buy now, save later: The modern affliction of urban poverty

The urban millennials are negotiating with the commodified experience of everyday life.

Consumerism at its peak: Average credit card spend jumps 42%

Thanks to the zero-interest EMI option not only have the number of credit card defaulters fallen, but consumerism is at its peak too with the average credit card spend per month jumping 42 percent in the last two years.<br /><br />

Defying WTO may win Modi assembly polls but can he sustain his stand?

BJP chose to stand its ground in WTO even at the risk of being isolated among the developing countries probably because of Modi's promise of ushering in a new kind of political economy based on the thinking of "Gandhi, Lohia and Deendayal Upadhyay".

Two Canadians 'Buy Nothing' for a year to battle consumerism

Two roommates in Calgary, Canada, are trying to eliminate all the unnecessary spending in their lives - one buck at a time.

Xi Jinping wants traditional faiths to fill moral void in China

President Xi Jinping believes China is losing its moral compass and he wants the ruling Communist Party to be more tolerant of traditional faiths in the hope these will help fill a vacuum created by the country's breakneck growth and rush to get rich, sources said.