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Human development index

  • India drops one spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index for 2021

    India drops one spot to 132 in UN Human Development Index for 2021

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 08, 2022 · 12:31 pm
  • India drops two spots to 131 in UNDP’s Human Development Index

    India drops two spots to 131 in UNDP’s Human Development Index

    Scroll Staff
    · Dec 16, 2020 · 11:13 pm
  • Is Norway really the best country to live in?

    Is Norway really the best country to live in?

    Simone Ghislandi, The Conversation Warren Sanderson, The Conversation Sergei Scherbov, The Conversation
    · Nov 09, 2018 · 08:30 pm
  • India climbs one spot to 130 on UNDP’s Human Development Index

    India climbs one spot to 130 on UNDP’s Human Development Index

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 15, 2018 · 07:54 am
  • NITI Aayog chief says states such as Bihar, UP and Chhattisgarh are holding back the nation: Reports

    NITI Aayog chief says states such as Bihar, UP and Chhattisgarh are holding back the nation: Reports

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 24, 2018 · 11:12 am
  • India slips one position to 131 on Human Development Index

    India slips one position to 131 on Human Development Index

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 22, 2017 · 10:44 am
  • India may be the fastest-growing economy, but it lags behind its neighbours on many indicators

    India may be the fastest-growing economy, but it lags behind its neighbours on many indicators

    Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jul 15, 2016 · 11:30 pm