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India’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 and the World Bank’s Poverty Findings Syllabus: GS Paper – 1 Poverty and Developmental Issues, Social Empowerment, Population and Associated Issues, Urbanization, Women’s Issues WHY IN THE NEWS? The World Bank’s “India Poverty and Equity Brief: April 2025” sparked sharp reactions by claiming that extreme poverty is nearly eradicated and consumption inequality …
Read MoreWORLD BANK RANKS INDIA 4TH MOST EQUAL SOCIETY GLOBALLY Why in the News? Global recognition: World Bank ranks India 4th among the world’s Most Equal Societies. Gini Index: India’s Gini score of 25.5 places it behind only Slovak Republic (24.1), Slovenia (24.3), and Belarus (24.4). Global standing: India performs better than 167 countries, including China …
Read MoreINDIA BREAKS INTO TOP 100 IN GLOBAL SDG RANKINGS Why in the News? Historic milestone: India ranks 99th out of 167 countries in the 2025 SDG Index, its first entry into the top 100. Steady improvement: India moved up from 109th in 2024 with a current score of 67. UN-backed ranking: Published by the UN …
Read MoreSyllabus: GS-3-Inequality in India and its impact Focus : Top of Form Income inequality in India is stark, with the top 1% owning 22.6% of national income and 40.1% of wealth in 2022-23. From 1990 to 2022, the number of very high net worth individuals rose from 1 to 162, while income tax filers increased …
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