Thomas Piketty, now member of a 11 member committee appointed by Telangana govt to analyse caste survey and inequality has been a vocal advocate for a wealth tax on India's super rich to address the widening inequality.
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👉🏾 The Union Budget 2025-26 Wrap from CFA: All in one place
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A set of videos, reports and articles that cover what the budget should have been, and what the budget isn't. Listen, read and share this for a people's punch 👊🏽 on the Budget 2025-26 that the mainstream media…
Hydropower is often touted as a clean energy source ⚡, but building dams in unsupportive regions threatens lives and livelihoods. We need to rethink our approach & harmonise safety & sustainability in energy demands. 💡🛑 #OneYearofTeesta3Collapse 1/n
Today marks one year since Chungthang dam collapsed due to the South Lhonak glacial Lake outburst. The devastation, exacerbated by the dam, continues to haunt Sikkim region as infra projects continue unabated alongwith rising temperatures. 🌍💧#ChungthangdisasterAnniversary 1/n
Nicobar (8,000 sq km) plans a mega-project: port, airport, city, power plant. But, the ecological, geological, economic & legal concerns along with the impact on indigenous people, needs careful review says @pankajsekh#TheGreatNicobarBetrayal
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The luxury property market in India has recorded over 1.5 times growth in the sales value of luxury homes priced at Rs 50 cr and above reaching Rs 4,319 crore in 2023. While the majority of Indians have per capita space of 10ft x 10 ft or less #TaxTheTopeconomictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/servi…
Mody Antoinette! “Toh kya sabke sab gareeb honey chaahie?” This was PM’s response when asked why are rich getting richer and poor getting poorer in his rule. #EndTheBillionaireRaj
Under Modi,corporate tax rates were slashed from 30% to 22% in 2019, leading to a revenue loss of Rs 1.84 lakh crore in two years.This amount exceeds the budgets of both MGNREGA and NFSA combined in 2020-21.
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For ten yeaes we have suffered a fascist government whose sole achievement has been the billionaires wealth growing multifold. We've witnessed no "trickle down", no "wealth creation", "no jobs" -- all neoliberalism's favorite fig leaves. Vote out BJP. #EndTheBillionaireRaj
Employment in manufacturing dropped from 12.8% in 2012 to 11.5% in 2018, far below Bangladesh's 16%. It's taken until 2022 to recover to 2012 levels. A lost decade for youth while Adani’s wealth increased by 1225% in 10 years.
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In 2023, 46% of India's workforce is under-employed in agriculture, contributing only 15% of GDP. The FM's claims of skill utilisation seem wishful. He seems to be "skilled" only in enriching his corporate friends.
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The number of Cases of wilful defaulters increased to about 1.6 times than in 2014, with 9,249 cases of accounts defaulting 25 lakhs and above is 1,96,930 cr as of November 2023. These were public's savings which defaulters took away
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India is witnessing a rise in high net worth individuals, but it also has the world's highest child wasting rate and ranks 5th globally for child stunting, as per the latest Global Hunger Index.
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