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Chief Minister hails Bheemanna Khandre’s contributions for unification of Karnataka

Terming veteran politician and prominent Lingayat leader Bheemanna Khandre ‘a born fighter’, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Mr. Khandre had fought tirelessly for the inclusion of present-day Kalyana Karnataka in Karnataka State.

The Hindu

Emissions inequality is getting worse – here's how to end the reign of the ultra-polluters

Climate change is overwhelmingly a problem of wealthy people. The wealthiest 1% of humanity produce over 1,000 times the emissions of the poorest 1%. In fact, these 77 million people are responsible for more climate-changing emissions than the poorest 66% (5 billion people) of humanity.

The Conversation

Millions of seniors struggle to afford housing — and it's about to get a lot worse

Baby boomers are entering older age amid a historic affordable-housing shortage and widening inequality. A new study warns many won't be able to access the kind of housing or caregiving they need.

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‘Saint-poet Kanakadasa fought illiteracy, inequality in society’

CM Siddaramaiah lauds Kanakadasa for advocating human love above caste, community & religion. He inaugurated 536th Kanaka Jayanti in Haveri & released a children's novel. Kumbhabhisheka of 4 deities performed. Event attended by religious leaders & politicians to promote egalitarian society.

The Hindu

Inequality and the rise of populism across Europe

Letter: Brian Marler says that in following neoliberal policies, the Netherlands has become the most unequal country in Europe and more rightwing

The Guardian - UK

Report urges Centre to address inequality, corruption

Report card on Modi govt: Slow response to inequality, attacks on democracy, lack of transparent governance. Report highlights reduced parliamentary sittings, limited access to data, rising communalism, attacks on journalists, citizens charged under draconian laws, inequality, rising multidimensional poverty, corruption & irregularities in govt.

The Hindu

UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe, report finds

Inequalities of income, wealth and power cost UK £106.2bn a year compared with average developed OECD country

The Guardian - UK

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The wealthiest polluters must clean up their act

Letters: Judy Hindley, Adrian Ward, Matilda Michael-Phillips and Prof Philip Steadman respond to a special report on climate emissions and inequality

The Guardian - UK

Gender Pay Gap for UK Women Aged 40 and Over Predicted to Persist Until Retirement

The gender pay gap in earnings reflects economic inequality about older women entering retirement with lower accrued earnings.

International Business Times UK

The climate emergency really is a new type of crisis – consider the ‘triple inequality’ at the heart of it

Global conferences such as the upcoming Cop28 may seem like staid and ritualistic affairs. But they matter, writes Adam Tooze, a history professor at Columbia University

The Guardian - UK

Ban private jets to address climate crisis, says Thomas Piketty

French economist says class inequality must be at centre of climate response and calls for progressive carbon taxes

The Guardian - UK

Who are the polluter elite and how can we tackle carbon inequality?

Is capitalism the problem? Experts weigh in on ways to address the great carbon divide

The Guardian - UK

Economic inequality is getting worse, and it’s a threat to our republic

Americans should not pretend the growing gap between the wealthy and the poor is not a problem. Economists and philosophers have pointed out the threat, stretching back to Plato, a DePaul University political science professor writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Revealed: the huge climate impact of the middle classes

Carbon emissions of richest 10% are up to 40 times bigger than poorest, and ignoring divide may make ending climate crisis impossible, experts say

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Antibiotic resistance causes more deaths than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. What Africa is doing to fight this silent epidemic

Each year antimicrobial resistance – the ability of microbes to survive agents designed to kill them – claims more lives than malaria and HIV/Aids combined. Africa bears the brunt of this development, which thrives on inequality and poverty. Nadine Dreyer asked Tom Nyirenda, a research scientist with over 27 years’…

Radio France Internationale

World's richest 1 percent emit as much carbon as two-thirds of humanity: report

As the world grapples with the dual crises of inequality and climate change, a new report has found the richest 1 percent of the global population is generating the same amount of carbon emissions as the five billion people who make up the poorest two-thirds.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%

‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality

The Guardian - UK

The great carbon divide

We are not equally to blame for rising temperatures, and recognising that is an important step in identifying possible solutions

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The Guardian - UK

Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says

‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality

The Independent UK

Study finds official statistics fail to capture scale of poverty and inequality

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said some key deprivation data produced by the Government is unreliable.

Newcastle Herald

Landmark site at gateway to Newcastle deserves a show-stopping plan

I COMPLETELY agree with Bradley Perrett's vision for the remaining Honeysuckle development ("Honeysuckle idea simply sucks", Newcastle Herald, 10/11), the supposed centrepiece of the city's waterfront development. No one would deny the need for more social and affordable housing, but not on the remaining section of Honeysuckle. There is an…

France 24

‘Feminisation of poverty’: France’s cost-of-living crisis is hitting women hardest

Poverty is worsening in France and women and children are the main victims, the charity Secours Catholique has warned in its annual report, highlighting the burden of inflation, childcare and entrenched gender inequality on single women and mothers.

AAP

Social fabric strained amid growing financial pain

Australia's social cohesion is under pressure on multiple fronts, including financial stress and worsening economic inequality.

The Guardian - AU

Social cohesion lowest on record as Australia reels from cost of living, inequality concerns and voice debate

The social cohesion index – which draws on a survey of more than 7,000 Australians – plummets to lowest since it began 16 years ago

The Hindu

Young India fed up with Modi govt's betrayal: Congress

Congress accuses Modi govt/BJP of crushing India's youth dreams/aspirations. Young India fed up with "rank betrayal" of Modi govt. Aspired for jobs, got 45-yr high unemployment. Wanted economic empowerment, got price rise reducing savings to 47-yr low. Yearned for justice, got economic inequality. Sought safe India, got rising crimes against…

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