India ranked 134 out of 193 countries on United Nations Human Development Index for 2022India's ranking on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) climbed one spot in 2022 to 134 out of 193 countries, with a slight inc...
15 Mar, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
Why climate change is the greatest threat to human progressSince 1990, Human Development Index had been on an upward trajectory. But not anymore, with successive declines seen in 2020 and 2021.
08 Mar, 2023, 10.32 AM IST
Climate change deadlier than cancer in some areas: UNDPUsing Dhaka, Bangladesh, as an example, according to the data released on Friday, additional deaths from climate change would be nearly twi...
05 Nov, 2022, 10.08 AM IST
In a bad year for all, India middles ItChipping away at persistent blights to development places India in the middle of a list of nations in its immediate neighbourhood. However,...
09 Sep, 2022, 10.46 PM IST
India ranks 132 out of 191 on human development indexHuman Development - a measure of a nation's health, education, and average income - has declined for two years in a row - 2020 and 2021, re...
09 Sep, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
India moves from 130 to 129 in human development index: UNDP reportIn India, 27.1 crore people were lifted out of poverty from 2005-06 to 2015-16, UNDP India resident representative Shoko Noda said. India r...
09 Dec, 2019, 04.06 PM IST
India ranks 130 in UN's human development indexNew Delhi, Sep 14 () India climbed one spot to 130 among 189 countries in the latest human development index released Friday by the United ...
14 Sep, 2018, 08.05 PM IST
India up five slots but still 130th on HDIIndia ranked a lowly 130 in the HDI even if up from last year's 135 in the list of 188 nations, thanks to higher life expectancy and gross ...
15 Dec, 2015, 01.04 PM IST
In India, 80% of women don’t have bank accounts: UNDP reportAs per the report released by the UNDP on Monday, the Human Development Index (HDI) rank of Bangladesh and Pakistan was 142 and 147, respec...
15 Dec, 2015, 12.20 PM IST
Greece crisis: Time to re-classify level of development in countries?United Nations Development Programme, IMF and World Bank — classify countries on their level of development using approaches that are not c...
20 Jul, 2015, 02.34 AM IST
India ranks 135 in human development index: UNDPOver 200 mn people are affected by natural disasters and 45 million, the largest number in 18 years, were displaced by conflicts at the end...
25 Jul, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
- UNDP development report biased: India
The government has taken exception to the 'biases' in the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Asia Pacific Human Development repo...
11 May, 2012, 06.44 AM IST
- 41.6% of Indians below poverty line in 2005 as per UNDP: Government
UN estimates that 41.6%of India's population lived below the poverty line in 2005, but Planning Commission had pegged the figure lower at 3...
23 Nov, 2011, 02.35 PM IST
- '8 Indian states poorer than Africa’s 26 poorest'
Eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together account for more poor people than the 26 poorest African nati...
13 Jul, 2010, 07.00 AM IST
- More poor in eight states than 26 African nations
A UNDP survey says that eight Indian states have more poor than 26 African nations put together.
13 Jul, 2010, 06.46 AM IST
- 15% of Sunderbans will be submerged: UNDP report
An estimated 15% of the Sunderbans delta will go under the sea by 2020, the UN Development Programme has warned.
12 Jul, 2010, 06.08 PM IST
- 8 Indian states have more poor than 26 poorest African nations
Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people tha...
12 Jul, 2010, 04.54 PM IST