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

The report which surveyed 191 countries, noted that that the coronavirus pandemic has set back global human development by five years.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 08, 2022 · 12:31 pm

‘New India’ by 2022: How far has the Modi government come in achieving its ambitious targets?

In August 2017, the prime minister urged people to take a pledge to create a ‘New India’.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in

· Jan 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm

How Indian states fare in ensuring access to socio-economic security, basic amenities and justice

With the aim of understanding inequality from the lens of opportunities, a new index measures the disproportionality of access across the country.

Deepanshu Mohan

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Richa Sekhani

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Latika Sharma

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Vanshika Mittal

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Advaita Singh

· Oct 27, 2021 · 07:30 am

Where do Indian states stand in ensuring access to education and healthcare?

A recent study attempts to create a new index to measure and study the inequality of opportunities across the country.

Deepanshu Mohan

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Richa Sekhani

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Latika Sharma

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Vanshika Mittal

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Advaita Singh

· Oct 26, 2021 · 09:00 am

In West Bengal, mining pollution is threatening one of the world’s smallest indigenous groups

The entire population of Totos lives in a village on the India-Bhutan border that is facing water scarcity.

Gurvinder Singh

· Jun 02, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Covid-19 is making energy access even more challenging for India’s poor

Experts argue that the adoption of clean energy is directly related to the purchasing power of the people and will increase only with the upliftment of society.

Kundan Pandey

· Apr 30, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Is Norway really the best country to live in?

A proposed alternative index, the Human Life Indicator, says that honour goes to Hong Kong.

Simone Ghislandi, The Conversation

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Warren Sanderson, The Conversation

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Sergei Scherbov, The Conversation

· Nov 09, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Centre rejects World Bank’s Human Capital Index that ranks India 115th among 157 countries

The Ministry of Finance said the report did not take into account the several key initiatives undertaken for developing human capital.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 12, 2018 · 11:11 am

For most of its history, humanity did not progress economically (in the modern sense of the term)

In spite of technological advances over the millennia, our standard of living did not start to improve until aroun 1800 CE.

David de la Croix, The Conversation

· Feb 04, 2018 · 11:30 am

A new report reminds just how backward India still is

Nearly half of all homes lack piped drinking water and sanitation.

Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 08, 2016 · 07:30 pm

India ranks 130th in Human Development Index, says United Nations

The country was the lowest-ranked among the BRICS nations. Norway topped the list, followed by Australia and Switzerland.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 14, 2015 · 08:52 pm

Photos: 'Ab ki baar, Humara Adhikar' rally asks Parliament not to dilute pro-poor legislations

With 30,000 people and 170 rights organisations, New Delhi's Jantar Mantar was alive with a sea of people.

Sahil Bhalla

· Dec 02, 2014 · 10:41 pm