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Inequality Kills: India Supplement 2022 - Oxfam Report

 Inequality Kills: India Supplement 2022 By Abhirr VP 17 Jan, 2022 Share on :facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonlinkedin sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing button Inequality Kills: India Supplement 2022 RICHEST 98 INDIANS OWN SAME WEALTH AS THE BOTTOM 55.2 CRORE PEOPLE One percent wealth tax on 98 richest billionaire families in India can finance Ayushman Bharat, the national public health insurance fund of the Government of India for more than seven years. New Delhi | 17 January 2022: When 84 percent of households in the country suffered a decline in their income in a year marked by tremendous loss of life and livelihoods, the number of Indian billionaires grew from 102 to 142, Oxfam India’s latest briefing ‘Inequality Kills’ has revealed. The briefing was published today, ahead of the of the World Economic Forum’s Davos Agenda. The briefing indicates that the collective wealth of India’s 100 richest people hit a record high of INR 57.3 lakh crore (USD 775 billion) in 2021. READ

The Growth of the Federal Bureaucracy

 The Growth of the Federal Bureaucracy What is the bureaucratic class? A bureaucratic collectivist state owns the means of production, while the surplus or profit is distributed among an elite party bureaucracy (nomenklatura), rather than among the working class. ... In Trotskyist theory, it is a new form of class society which exploits workers through new mechanisms. What are the 4 types of bureaucracy? In the U.S. government, there are four general types: cabinet departments, independent executive agencies, regulatory agencies, and government corporations. What are the 3 types of bureaucracies? Image result for Class Division in Bureaucracy These types include cabinet departments, independent regulatory agencies, independent executive agencies, and government corporations. Hierarchical organization The structure of a bureaucracy is called a hierarchy, a succession of tiers from the most menial worker in the organization to the highest executive. Each level has clearly defined authori

Russia, Ukraine and US

 Russia, Ukraine and US Ukraine tensions : US alleges Russian plot to fake invasion pretext Published55 minutes ago Share Related Topics Ukraine conflict Ukrainian troops near frontline with separatist rebels IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERS Image caption, The conflict in Ukraine's Donbas has been going on for eight years Russia is planning to fabricate a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine, by falsely blaming Ukrainian military for an attack on Russian-backed separatists or Russia itself, US officials say. One option Russia is said to be considering is to stage and film a fake attack, with graphic images of an explosion showing numerous casualties. In response, Russia said it was not planning any false flag operations. The US and Nato are concerned at the massing of Russian forces near Ukraine. Russia denies planning to invade, saying the troops are there for drills. They currently number about 100,000. The tensions come eight years after Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula

Chandrababu distributed house pattas at Indira Gandhi stadium

Chandrababu distributed house pattas at Indira Gandhi stadium Chandrababu Naidu hits back, says his fight is not personal Md Ameen 11 Feb 2019 11:06 AM IST x HIGHLIGHTS It was a day of war of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu While Modi launched a blistering attack on Naidu, the Chief Minister hit back at Modi stating that his fight against the Centre was not personal Vijayawada: It was a day of war of words between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. While Modi launched a blistering attack on Naidu, the Chief Minister hit back at Modi stating that his fight against the Centre was not personal. He said he was opposing the dominance of Delhi over states and was strictly following the footsteps of TDP founder president N T Rama Rao. Addressing a public meeting on Sunday after the distribution of house site pattas at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium here on Sunday, Naidu, for the first time, ev

Multidimensional Poverty Index Report - Andhra Pradesh

 Indian state of Andhra Pradesh releases its first Multidimensional Poverty Index Report Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Finance Minister Yanamala Rama Krishnudu launched on March 13, 2018 the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report 2017 for the state, the first of its kind in India. The MPI report was elaborated by the State Planning Department in collaboration with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), based at the University of Oxford, in the UK. Andhra Pradesh, one of India’s 29 states, is located on the southeastern coast of the country with a population of almost 50 million people. According to the report, Andhra Pradesh’s MPI identifies 21% of its population as living in multidimensional poverty. The State-level MPI in Andhra Pradesh uses the same structure as the Global MPI which was co-designed by OPHI and the UNDP. It monitors 10 indicators, such as school attendance, nutrition and safe drinking water, grouped into three dime