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Major Dimensions of Inequalities in India

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• 4 January 2014
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Public Spending Towards Harnessing Renewable Energy in India

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• 1 January 2014
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The energy sector unquestionably constitutes one of the major driving forces of Indian economy. Ever since the 12th Five Year Plan has projected the growth rate of 8-9% per annum for the economy for...

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Major Dimensions of Inequalities in India: Healthcare

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• 1 January 2014
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Dimensions of health inequalities operating in the global South are mostly identified by the inequalities associated with access barriers to healthcare facilities. Health inequalities emerge for a...

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Major Dimensions of Inequalities in India: Gender

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• 1 January 2014
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Gender inequality in India constitutes one of the major concerns in the current development paradigm. It manifests itself in various forms and is a core determinant of majority of women’s lives in...

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Major Dimensions of Inequalities in India: Wage

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• 1 January 2014
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The discourse on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) around the progress in human development in the last two decades recognised the growing inequalities in income that impede the fulfillment of...

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Major Dimensions of Inequalities in India: Education

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• 1 January 2014
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Education has been assigned high priority in the development policy of India. The provision of free and compulsory education to all children in the age group 6-14 years is also a fundamental right...

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Major Dimensions of Inequalities in India: Taxation

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• 1 January 2014
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In the last few decades, across the globe, not only has inequality in income persisted, it has also been growing over time. In the case of India too, there has been a considerable increase in...

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Tax Dodging

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• 1 January 2013
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This policy brief offers a comprehensive description of the ways and methods of tax dodging and offers policy recommendations for its...

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Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill, 2010

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• 1 January 2013
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The proposed Direct Taxes Code (2010) aims to consolidate and integrate all the direct taxes laws and replace both the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Wealth Tax Act, 1957 by a single legislation –...

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Property Taxes Across G20 Countries

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• 1 January 2013
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This policy brief presents a comparative analysis of progressivity of tax structure, property taxes to GDP ratio, property and wealth taxes across G20 countries and draws relevant...

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