Human Development
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India’s Human Development Index ranking improves to 134 from 135, lags behind Bhutan, Bangladesh
The country saw improvements across all indicators used for the index – life expectancy, education, and Gross National Income per capita.
Scroll Staff
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India had most maternal deaths, stillbirths and neonatal deaths in 2020, says UN report
The country accounted for 17% of such deaths globally in that year.
Scroll Staff
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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
Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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Why the Opposition is alleging that a WhatsApp forward from Modi is a poll code violation
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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
Video
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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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
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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 Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour