Kenya’s Turkana County experienced the highest increase in inequality: Report

It is among the 12 counties in the country where inequality rose

Unequal India:101 billionaires thrive; 364 million poor struggle to survive

About 27.5 per cent of India’s population is multidimensionally poor and 8.6 per cent of the country’s people live in extreme poverty

India second most unequal region in wealth distribution: report

India’s 10 per cent rich share 55 per cent of the national income, making it the second most unequal region after the Middle East

Land inequality threatens livelihood of 2.5 bln: Report

There is urgent need to act on land equality for any significant progress towards global sustainability, stability and social justice, flags Land …

Mozambique case study shows that poverty is about much more than income

Representing poverty as a well-defined objective condition focuses attention on symptoms and risks diverting attention away from underlying …

What does it take to tax the rich?

There is no doubt that we will not be able to fix the inequality crisis and build a more equal world without making the rich pay their fair share …

How India remains poor: ‘It will take 7 generations for India’s poor to reach mean income’

World Economic Forum’s latest report says social inequality negates gains from high economic growth

G7 governments are boosting inequality: Oxfam

If current trends in economic growth and inequality remain unchanged, around 550 million people will be under extreme poverty in 2030

Wealth, inequality and children’s right to survival in India

The National Family Health Survey – 4 shows how economic inequality has a direct effect on stunting and wasting of India’s children

Nearly 4,000 Odisha villages free of child marriage now

Child marriages surged after COVID-19 first wave; streamlined state efforts helped arrest the trend, claim officials

Gender gap in labour market stagnant since 1995, flags UN report

Gender equality a far-fetched goal; women living alone more likely to be in the labour market, finds report

World’s most extreme inequality increase in India

Governments poorer than private individuals now as world wealth gets concentrated among a few; a similar situation seen at peak of imperialism …

‘Imposter syndrome’ explains why first black leader of South Africa’s main opposition party quit

‘Imposter syndrome’ is a state of mind in which a successful and competent person doubts their achievements and harbours a persistent …

Feminist solutions to man-made economic inequality

Our economies are built on millions of hours of unpaid labour carried out every day by women; freeing up women's time would go a long way towards …

Debunking myth of Naga customary laws

Studies show there is no homogeneous body of customary laws among Naga community. What does this mean for reservation for women in elections to …

Brexit exposes globalisation's fatal flaw

It is clear that the world desperately needs a globalisation model that will work for all and not just some

Climate change to lower living standards of 50% Indians: World Bank

Most affected states will be Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

Many Indian women denied mobile phones to keep them 'pure'

A study finds a 33 per cent gender gap in access to mobile phones in India that is inhibiting women’s earnings

Improving women's well-being needs more than access to free healthcare: study

Data from one of the largest state-funded health insurance scheme in India shows gender disparity continued even where free hospital care was provided

Why I should be tolerant

In this exclusive extract from the book, Narain says the most powerful nations would like to believe there is no other side. So, there is no …

HIV, TB, malaria prevalence will reduce with fewer inequalities in healthcare: WHO

A recent WHO report takes a look at 32 health indicators from 186 countries on HIV, TB and malaria, that kill 2 million annually  

'Half of India without significant wealth'

Inequality hurts democracy, which is why governments need to intervene and regulate to fix this trend: Lucas Chancel, lead editor of World …

Cut inequality to fight climate crisis

Economic inequality raises carbon emissions, with the rich contributing most: Human Development Index

Half the world's married women out of labour force: Report

Marriage and motherhood also ate into women's access to paid work and accompanying benefits  

How economic inequality is widening in today’s India

The 21st century has witnessed development with a yawning gap where wealth is concentrated in a few hands