Income Inequality

Oxfam shows a mirror to Indian economy: What is making country's rich-poor divide widen so rapidly?

The income inequality has been increasing for the last one and half decade even more sharply, to be specific since 2004-05

Asian Development Bank wants policy makers to do more to shield workers losing jobs to newer technologies

Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao on Thursday called for progressive taxation and government policies, including universal healthcare

As Modi kickstarted WEF in Davos, Rahul tweeted Oxfam survey over widening wealth gap: BJP says 'case of pot calling kettle black'

Continuing his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned him for the widening gap in wealth distribution in India.

India's richest 1% cornered 73% of wealth generated last year, presents worrying picture of rising income inequality: Oxfam survey

The richest 1 percent in India cornered 73 per cent of the wealth generated in the country last year, a new survey showed today, presenting a worrying picture of rising income inequality.

Uttarakhand: Growth inequality is emptying out villages in India's sixth richest state

Results for the recently held Uttarakhand assembly elections will be released tomorrow, yet no matter which political party comes to power, it has its hands full.

Shift in fiscal policy can bridge India's rich-poor divide: ADB

The region must spend more on education and health, create quality jobs and invest in infrastructure to reduce imbalances between developed and lagging rural areas, the Asian Development Bank said.

Narrow down income inequality to lift 90 mn Indians out of poverty: Report

The 85 richest individuals in the world had as much wealth as the poorest half of the global population

Challenge for growth: Poor-rich gap widening in India, Asia-Pacific

Inequality is key socio-economic challenge for the region