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India Needs To Grow At 8% On Sustained Basis To Create More Jobs: Ex-Chief Economic Adviser
India needs to grow at 8 per cent on sustained basis to create sufficient jobs to reduce poverty and inequality, India's executive director at International Monetary Fund (IMF) Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian said on Wednesday.
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G20 Leaders On How To Promote Growth, Reduce Inequalities
Concerned over cascading crises and challenges facing the global economy, G20 leaders underlined the need for well-calibrated monetary, fiscal, financial, and structural policies to promote growth.
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India's Economy, Development Goals At Risk Due To Extreme Heat: Study
Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country's long-term efforts to reduce poverty, inequality and illness, a new study showed.
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India Weighs Higher Capital Gains Tax to Curb Inequality: Report
India is preparing an overhaul of its direct tax laws to replace a byzantine matrix of rules and help Prime Minister Narendra Modi reduce income inequality if he returns to power next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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India Up 6 Places For Reducing Inequality, Ranks 123 Globally: Report
India has moved up six places to rank 123 out of 161 countries for reducing inequality but continues to be among the lowest performers in health spending, according to the latest Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII).
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Welfare Schemes For Minority Communities "Legally Valid": Centre To Supreme Court
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that welfare schemes for religious minority communities are "legally valid" which aims to reduce the inequalities and does not violate the rights of members of Hindus or other communities.
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Percentage Of School Students Owning Smartphone In Rural India Rose To 61% In 2 Years: Economic Survey
The percentage of school students owning a smartphone in rural India has increased from over 36 per cent to 61 per cent in the last two years, the Economic Survey 2020-21 noted and stated that if utilised well, the resultant reduction in digital divide is likely to reduce inequalities in education.
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E-Education, If Well Utilised, Can Reduce Inequalities In Educational Outcomes: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2020-21 pointed out that the percentage of enrolled children from government and private schools owning a smartphone increased from 36.5 per cent in 2018 to 61.8 per cent in 2020 in rural India.
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Citing Aadhaar, UN Lauds India For Using Tech To Reduce Disparities Among Citizens
India successfully managed to use digital platforms to reduce disparities among population groups, a flagship United Nations study has said, noting that the country's experience of complementing mobile technologies with the Aadhaar identification system to reduce inequality is likely to be replicated in other countries in future.
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United Nations Praises India For Reducing Multi-Dimensional Poverty
The UN contended that poverty is complex. There is little or no correlation between economic inequality and poverty.
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The Finance Sector Needs More Women At The Top
Research indicates that gender diverse companies deliver better returns with lower volatility for investors. Efforts to reduce gender inequality in the workplace are important for another reason - as more women participate in the workforce, the quality of output and decisions improve.
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Lesbian, Gay Adolescents More Vulnerable To Depression: Lancet
While depressive symptoms developed faster during adolescence and continued into young adulthood, it tend to decline from age 18.
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Led By Mukesh Ambani, Richest 831 Collectively Own Quarter Of India's GDP
At a time when policymakers are grappling on how to reduce inequalities, a wealth report on Tuesday showed that there has been a 34 per cent increase in the number of Indians having a net worth of Rs 1,000 crore or more.
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Ambedkar Followers Believe Artificial Intelligence Can Eliminate Caste System
Firmly believing that artificial intelligence can help end social evils like caste system and reduce inequalities in India by 2030, the supporters of B R Ambedkar plan to celebrate 127th birth anniversary of the iconic Dalit leader at the UN headquarters in New York next month with the theme "Artificial Intelligence for Humanity".
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Varun Gandhi Wants Rich Lawmakers To Forego Salary To Reduce Inequality Gap
BJP lawmaker Varun Gandhi has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to initiate a "movement" to encourage economically advantaged Lok Sabha members to forego their remunerations for the remaining term of the Lower House. The move would reinforce people's faith in their representatives, he said.
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India Needs To Grow At 8% On Sustained Basis To Create More Jobs: Ex-Chief Economic Adviser
India needs to grow at 8 per cent on sustained basis to create sufficient jobs to reduce poverty and inequality, India's executive director at International Monetary Fund (IMF) Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian said on Wednesday.
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G20 Leaders On How To Promote Growth, Reduce Inequalities
Concerned over cascading crises and challenges facing the global economy, G20 leaders underlined the need for well-calibrated monetary, fiscal, financial, and structural policies to promote growth.
-
India's Economy, Development Goals At Risk Due To Extreme Heat: Study
Killer heat waves are putting "unprecedented burdens" on India's agriculture, economy and public health, with climate change undermining the country's long-term efforts to reduce poverty, inequality and illness, a new study showed.
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India Weighs Higher Capital Gains Tax to Curb Inequality: Report
India is preparing an overhaul of its direct tax laws to replace a byzantine matrix of rules and help Prime Minister Narendra Modi reduce income inequality if he returns to power next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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India Up 6 Places For Reducing Inequality, Ranks 123 Globally: Report
India has moved up six places to rank 123 out of 161 countries for reducing inequality but continues to be among the lowest performers in health spending, according to the latest Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII).
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Welfare Schemes For Minority Communities "Legally Valid": Centre To Supreme Court
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that welfare schemes for religious minority communities are "legally valid" which aims to reduce the inequalities and does not violate the rights of members of Hindus or other communities.
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Percentage Of School Students Owning Smartphone In Rural India Rose To 61% In 2 Years: Economic Survey
The percentage of school students owning a smartphone in rural India has increased from over 36 per cent to 61 per cent in the last two years, the Economic Survey 2020-21 noted and stated that if utilised well, the resultant reduction in digital divide is likely to reduce inequalities in education.
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E-Education, If Well Utilised, Can Reduce Inequalities In Educational Outcomes: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2020-21 pointed out that the percentage of enrolled children from government and private schools owning a smartphone increased from 36.5 per cent in 2018 to 61.8 per cent in 2020 in rural India.
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Citing Aadhaar, UN Lauds India For Using Tech To Reduce Disparities Among Citizens
India successfully managed to use digital platforms to reduce disparities among population groups, a flagship United Nations study has said, noting that the country's experience of complementing mobile technologies with the Aadhaar identification system to reduce inequality is likely to be replicated in other countries in future.
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United Nations Praises India For Reducing Multi-Dimensional Poverty
The UN contended that poverty is complex. There is little or no correlation between economic inequality and poverty.
-
The Finance Sector Needs More Women At The Top
Research indicates that gender diverse companies deliver better returns with lower volatility for investors. Efforts to reduce gender inequality in the workplace are important for another reason - as more women participate in the workforce, the quality of output and decisions improve.
-
Lesbian, Gay Adolescents More Vulnerable To Depression: Lancet
While depressive symptoms developed faster during adolescence and continued into young adulthood, it tend to decline from age 18.
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Led By Mukesh Ambani, Richest 831 Collectively Own Quarter Of India's GDP
At a time when policymakers are grappling on how to reduce inequalities, a wealth report on Tuesday showed that there has been a 34 per cent increase in the number of Indians having a net worth of Rs 1,000 crore or more.
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Ambedkar Followers Believe Artificial Intelligence Can Eliminate Caste System
Firmly believing that artificial intelligence can help end social evils like caste system and reduce inequalities in India by 2030, the supporters of B R Ambedkar plan to celebrate 127th birth anniversary of the iconic Dalit leader at the UN headquarters in New York next month with the theme "Artificial Intelligence for Humanity".
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Varun Gandhi Wants Rich Lawmakers To Forego Salary To Reduce Inequality Gap
BJP lawmaker Varun Gandhi has urged Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to initiate a "movement" to encourage economically advantaged Lok Sabha members to forego their remunerations for the remaining term of the Lower House. The move would reinforce people's faith in their representatives, he said.
