Human Development
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‘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
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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, Richa Sekhani, Latika Sharma, Vanshika Mittal & Advaita Singh
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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, Richa Sekhani, Latika Sharma, Vanshika Mittal & Advaita Singh
Trending
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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Data check: Rafael Nadal goes past Roger Federer’s record for most men’s singles wins at a Major
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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Monkeypox: How does it spread, what are the risks, and how is it treated?
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‘An innings we’ll never forget’: Reactions to Rajat Patidar’s incredible IPL playoff century for RCB
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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
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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
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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, Warren Sanderson, The Conversation & Sergei Scherbov, The Conversation
Video
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‘We will stop you!’: Activists sing to disrupt oil company Shell’s annual general meeting in London
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Watch: New York City removes its last public telephone booth, an era comes to an end
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Watch: Volcano Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into the sky and down the mountain
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Watch: Texas lawmaker suggests arming teachers, police presence in schools to prevent shootings
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‘Manchester United are rubbish’: BBC trainee learning how to write ticker text makes it to live TV
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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
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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
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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
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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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
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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