While the period from 2004-05 to 2011-12 saw a considerable reduction in poverty, it has also witnessed a widening of…
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With growth slowing, the number of ?aspirers? who will move to ?middle class? status will fall dramatically
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Amartya Sen?s stinging criticism of the government?s obsession with faster growth, has triggered a fierce debate.
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Indians?743 million people or 138 million households?live in rural areas, generating 56% of the national income. This disproportion expectedly plays…
At the height of the global recession of 2008-09, which also swept large swathes of the Indian economy, help came…
