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India’s Stark Inequality Revealed in Global Report Why in the News? The World Inequality Report 2026, released by the World Inequality Lab, highlights India’s deepening income, wealth, and gender inequalities. It shows the top 10% earning a majority of national income while the bottom 50% continues to remain severely under-represented economically. The report also touches …
Read MoreIndia’s Inequality Versus Its Gini Coefficient Ranking Syllabus: GS Paper – 2 Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections, Issues relating to poverty and hunger. WHY IN THE NEWS? The Gini coefficient, also known as the gini index, a widely used inequality index, recently ranked India as one of the world’s most equal societies, assigning it a …
Read MoreINDIA’S INEQUALITY DEBATE NEEDS CLARITY Syllabus: GS-2: Issues Relating to Poverty & Hunger, Issues Related to Children, Issues Related to Women, Government Policies & Interventions GS-3: Inclusive Growth WHY IN THE NEWS? A recent World Bank report claimed India has the world’s lowest consumption inequality, citing a Gini index of 25.5 in 2022-23. Simultaneously, it …
Read MoreDefinitions of Poverty by Various Institutions and Organizations The concept of poverty is complex and multifaceted, with various institutions and organizations offering their definitions to capture the essence of what it means to live in poverty. World Bank’s Definition of Poverty The World Bank defines poverty as a severe deprivation of well-being, highlighting its multidimensional …
Read MoreSyllabus: GS 2 : Issues Relating to Poverty & Hunger , Issues Related to Children , Issues Related to Women Government Policies & Interventions GS 3: Inclusive Growth Why in the news? This article is in the news due to the controversy surrounding recent critiques of studies examining income and wealth inequality in India. The …
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