Leave no one behind: Strengthening inclusive disaster risk reduction in urban IndiaThe sea evokes a sense of serenity for most of us. But for Padma (name changed), a visually impaired teenage girl living in a slum in the c...
10 Sep, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
Towards Jan Samriddhi: How Union Budget 2024 can advance women-centric financial inclusionBudget 2024: The 2024 Union Budget boosts financial inclusion for 290 million women through PMJDY, Naari Shakti, and Digital Public Infrast...
20 Jul, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
India should vigorously pursue G20 agenda: Commonwealth Gen-SecyCommonwealth General-Secretary Patricia Scotland has urged India to prioritize gender parity and inclusive approaches in its pursuit of the...
02 Sep, 2023, 03.43 PM IST
One billion people globally to have osteoarthritis by 2050: Lancet StudyBy 2050, nearly one billion people globally are projected to be living with osteoarthritis, according to a study published in The Lancet Rh...
22 Aug, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
TikTok videos responsible for online harassment and physical attacks, claim Ethiopia's LGBTQ+ communityA local LGBTQ+ support group, House of Guramayle, said that some TikTok users are also outing Ethiopians by sharing their names, photograph...
11 Aug, 2023, 11.34 AM IST
Almost 90 per cent of Indians more vulnerable to public health issues, food shortages : StudyA study by the University of Cambridge has warned of increased risks to public health and food shortages due to climate change in India. Al...
20 Apr, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
View: India, G20 presidency and a roadmap for boosting financial inclusionThe drive towards financial inclusion has been unique for each country, conditioned by national priorities, institutional capacity to imple...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.12 AM 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 way ahead of any income group country in reaching Sustainable Development Goals. Here's a lookWhile India is also lagging behind on SDG targets, it is still an outlier as far as performance on the 2030 targets is concerned. With the ...
17 Jun, 2022, 12.54 AM IST
Govt lines up systemic reforms to lift global index ratingsGrowth across key parameters under watch include travel and tourism competitiveness, livability index, global hunger index, climate vulnera...
19 Mar, 2022, 07.25 AM IST
'My wish for 2021 is to have more women in VC space'This VC feels structured lateral hiring can boost diversity.
22 Dec, 2020, 06.51 PM IST
Capital failing its women despite higher education outlayAs per the index, only 2.5% households have no access to toilet and defecate in open while 90.2% of the women reported using hygienic metho...
02 Nov, 2017, 11.10 AM IST
Goa safest for women, Delhi near the bottomThe index puts Goa on top with a GVI of 0.656, more than the national average.The index scores are on a scale of zero to one. The closer th...
02 Nov, 2017, 08.11 AM IST
India ranks fourth in global slavery surveyThe findings of the survey released on Monday indicate some 1.4% of the population — roughly around 18 million people — in the country is l...
01 Jun, 2016, 02.29 AM IST
Government launches 'digital gender atlas'At the upper primary level, the representation of girls in total enrolment is 48.66 per cent and at the secondary level at 47.29 per cent.
09 Mar, 2015, 04.33 PM 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
- India ranks 119 on human development index
India compares very poorly with countries with high level of human development on all indicators such as life expectancy, education and per...
05 Nov, 2010, 04.53 AM IST