According to the report entitled Human Development Indices and Indicators: 2018 Statistical Update, which has been prepared by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (please click link1, link2 and link3 to access): • In 2017, India’s Human Development Index (HDI) ranking was 130th (HDI value 0.640) among 189 countries, while China’s ranking was 86th (HDI value 0.752), Sri Lanka’s 76th (HDI value…
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According to the Human Development Report 2016: Human Development for Everyone prepared by UNDP (please link1, link2 and link3 to access): • In 2015, India’s Human Development Index (HDI) ranking was 131st (HDI value 0.624) among 188 countries, while China’s ranking was 90th (HDI value 0.738), Bhutan’s 132nd (HDI value 0.607), Bangladesh’s 139th (HDI value 0.579) and Pakistan’s 147th (HDI value…
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According to the Human Development Report 2015: Work for Human Development prepared by UNDP (please click here to access): • In 2014, India’s Human Development Index ranking was 130th (HDI value 0.609) among 188 countries, while China’s ranking was 90th (HDI value 0.727), Bhutan’s 132nd (HDI value 0.605), Bangladesh’s 142nd (HDI value 0.570) and Pakistan’s 147th (HDI value…
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As per the Human Development Report 2014 entitled: Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience, which has been prepared by UNDP, http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr14-report-en-1.pdf http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/2014-human-development-report-media-package: Indian scenario • During 2013 India ranked 135th (HDI value 0.586) among 187 countries in terms of HDI, whereas Pakistan ranked 146th (HDI value 0.537), China ranked 91st (HDI value 0.719), Sri Lanka…
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The 2013 Human Development Report–”The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World”–was launched on 14 March in Mexico City. The HDI in the 2013 Report covers 187 countries and territories. Among other things, the report finds that China has already overtaken Japan as the world’s second biggest economy while lifting hundreds of millions…
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According to the India Human Development Report 2011: Towards Social Inclusion, which has been prepared by Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Planning Commission, GoI, http://www.im4change.org/docs/340IHDR_Summary.pdf: • The top 5 states in terms of HDI during 2007-08 are: Kerala (0.790), Delhi (0.750), Himachal Pradesh (0.652), Goa (0.617) and Punjab (0.605). • The top 5 states in…
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According to the Human Development Report 2011-Sustainability and Equity: A Better Future for All, UNDP, http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Summary.pdf http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/PR1-main-2011HDR-English.pdf http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/PR2-HDI-2011HDR-English.pdf http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/PR5-Asia-2011HDR-English.pdf: • During 2011 India positions 134 (HDI value 0.547) among 187 countries in terms of HDI ranking, whereas Pakistan ranks 145 (HDI value 0.504), China ranks 101 (HDI value 0.687), Sri Lanka ranks 97 (HDI value…
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According to the 2010 Human Development Report, which has been produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2010/summary/#top: • The 2010 Human Development Index (HDI), which is a composite national measure of health, education and income for 169 countries, shows that Norway, Australia and New Zealand are leading the world in HDI achievement with Niger,…
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KEY TRENDS • In 2017-18, 24.8 percent of rural working-age men and 74.5 percent of rural working-age (viz. 15-59 years) women were not employed. In urban areas, 25.8 percent of working-age men and 80.2 percent of working-age women were not employed AB • Both the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) and the Consumer Pyramids Survey of the Centre for Monitoring the Indian…
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