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India on the backfoot at WEF 2020 in Davos
January 29, 2020
At the recently concluded Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the usual star of the show, India, was on the defensive, unlike the previous years and notably in 2018 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the plenary speech, becoming the first Indian leader to del...
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India good place for living, but not for raising children or safety of women
January 24, 2020
Though India has made a place in the best 25 countries to live in 2020, it seems it is not good enough for raising children or safety of women. Also it has not been working enough to promote equality and social mobility as it ranks seventh lowest in the Global Social Mobility lis...
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The rising income disparity in India and women are its biggest victims
January 24, 2019
The Oxfam Inequality Report 2019, released on January 21 details shocking levels of wealth inequality in the country, adding that wealth is being further concentrated in the hands of the richest while the poor are pushed deeper into deprivation.
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India slips to 105th rank in the global Human Capital Index
June 30, 2016
India drops further down to 105th position in the global Human Capital Index released by the World Economic Forum recently. Ranking last among its G20 partners, India still needs to make a lot of ground to match the human capital strength of developed or emerging economies.
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