New Delhi: India has emerged among top countries with high income and wealth inequality but the share of the population living in multidimensional poverty fell from 25 to 15 per cent between 2015-16 and 2019-21, the UNDP said in a new report. The 2024 Asia-Pacific Human Development Report, launched on Monday, paints a qualified picture … Read more
NITI Aayog, on Tuesday, signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Development Programme, India to formalise a framework of cooperation on a range of areas, including localisation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), data-driven monitoring, aspirational districts and blocks, among others. The move is aimed at fast-tracking India’s progress towards the sustainable development … Read more
22.8 crore in India still multi-dimensionally poor, of whom 9.7 crore are children 22.8 crore in India still multi-dimensionally poor, of whom 9.7 crore are children As many as 41.5 crore people exited poverty in India during the 15-year period between 2005-06 and 2019-21, out of which two-thirds exited in the first 10 years, and … Read more
A United Nations Development Programme research has said that the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology by way of electronic health records and AI-driven automation is revolutionising healthcare in India but the lack of adequate datasets, particularly about some populations, and disproportionate emphasis on urban and male population can put many Indians at a … Read more
“Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.” These are the famous lines by a Scottish-born writer, feminist and free-thinker, Frances Wright. Equality, as we all know, is not just a concept, it’s not just something we read about in books, or teach in class, but it’s something that … Read more
Images Credit: (Mrs) Amb Narinder Chauhan By (Mrs) Amb Narinder Chauhan, Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, UK, from 31 October to 12 November 2021, lots of wake-up calls are being sounded across the World. COP26 is short for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, and this is the 26th iteration. It is … Read more
Niti Aayog has suggested urban local bodies across states adopt the material recovery facility (MRF) model & implement it as a public-private partnership model for sustainable management of urban plastic waste. A materials recovery facility, also known as a materials reclamation facility or recycling facility is a specialized plant that receives, separates, and prepares recyclable … Read more
When Manmohan Singh launched economic liberalisation in 1991, India was the world’s biggest beggar for aid. Today India is a net aid donor, having committed $30.6 billion to Asian neighbours and Africa. In 1991, India’s capita income was just $360 a year, having been overtaken by several “miracle economies” of Asia growing at 7% per … Read more
The UNDP has revised and updated the underlying data and adjusted the goalpost. Human Development Report 2020: Out of 189 countries, India has ranked 131 on the Human Development Index 2020 prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With an HDI value of 0.645, the country fell in the medium human development category. The … Read more
Bosnian cities of Sarajevo and Zenica has the world’s highest level of pollution. (Reuters Photo) Bosnian cities of Sarajevo and Zenica has the world’s highest level of pollution. Last year in December it reached such dangerous levels that officials had to cancel outdoor public events and ban freight vehicles from roads. The capital city of … Read more