According to the Human Development Report 2021-22: Uncertain times, unsettled lives — Shaping our future in a transforming world (released in September 2022), which has been produced by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (please click here, here, here, here and here to access): Human Development • The 2021-22 Human Development Report presents the 2021 HDI (values and ranks) for 191 countries and UN-recognized…
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According to the Human Development Report 2020: The next frontier — Human development and the Anthropocene (released in December 2020), which has been produced by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (please click here, here, here, here, here and here to access): Human Development • The 2020 Human Development Report presents the 2019 HDI (values and ranks) for 189 countries and UN-recognized territories, along with the Inequality-adjusted…
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According to the report entitled Human Development Report 2019: Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: Inequalities in human development in the 21st century (released in December 2019), which has been produced by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (please click here, here, here, here and here to access): Human Development • In 2018, India’s Human Development Index (HDI) ranking was 129th (HDI value 0.647)…
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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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