Human Development
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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
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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
Trending
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How the Uddhav Thackeray Sena and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi alliance will pose a challenge to the BJP
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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India’s cough syrup testing regime has a deadly blind spot
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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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
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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
The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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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
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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
The Field
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Thailand Masters: Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha, Ishaan-Tanisha, Sikki-Rohan lose in round of 16
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India vs New Zealand: Shubman Gill on his unbeaten century, Hardik Pandya’s advice to him and more
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Cricket: Andrew Strauss – ‘IPL will become world's biggest domestic sporting event’
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Watch: U19 champions Shafali Verma and Co take a lap of honour in Ahmedabad during IND vs NZ match
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IND vs NZ: Hardik Pandya – ‘Shubman Gill is technically so sound that batting is very easy for him’