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Afghanistan, the badland of international politics, faces its toughest challenge: life and peace. Two decades of war, six months of non-stop …
The numbers game
Can the cold logic of statistics ever breathe life into yardsticks for deciding whether a nation has done good or bad by its people?
Good but not true
The United Nations does not take into account sustainability of the environment in assessing progress using the Human Development Index, …
Summing up poverty
The latest Human Development Report highlights the need for people- and resource-friendly development
More or less equal
God made all humans equal, but some are more equal than others when it comes to consuming the world's resources
The mess we are in
South Asia fares pathetically when it comes to basic education. The latest UNDP report has some solutions
Money matters
As the first-ever assembly of the 161-member Global Environment Facility (GEF) draws near, many non-governmental organisations are left out in …
India has pushed back poverty, still home to most poor people in world: UNDP index
Pre-pandemic data shows 228.9 million poor people in India highest in the world, Nigeria follows at 97 million
Cheaper vaccine to check hepatitis B
WHO's immunisation programme is expected to receive a tremendous boost thanks to the low-cost vaccine developed through genetic engineering
Here is all you need to know about debt-for-climate swaps
Offering debt relief in lieu of climate action could allow rich countries to pay for their acts of historical injustice, while helping the poor …
Starve a child to repay a debt
External debt has proved an albatross around the neck of African nations. At least two-thirds of their total debt will have to be written off if …
UNDP report stresses people's participation
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South wangles funds, with strings attached
The Beijing conference saw discussions on the second phase of the Global Environment Facility, which is expected to finance implementation of the …
India lifted 415 million people out of poverty in 15 years
In 2021, there were 230 million people still in poverty & nearly 19% population vulnerable to poverty, according to the latest update to the …
Climate change is real & an emergency: 64% people voted so
People living in small island developing states showed highest support for climate action
What makes one poor in India
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2022 shows lack of access to nutrition, fuel, housing and sanitation keeps millions in poverty
Work with nature, not against it in Anthropocene: Human Development Report
New social norms, improved incentives could usher in a new era for humanity, without human-generated pressures on Earth
The new rise of Nauru: can the island bounce back from its mining boom and bust?
As the island aims to develop sustainably, there are signs of the green shoots of recovery
African nations pledge to protect Congo basin forests
The project aims to slow down illegal logging and burning of forests that are vital to indigenous people
Will the deserts retreat?
The first conference of parties for the Convention to Combat Desertification held in Rome took some important decisions to save the parts of the …
Website review: http://www.saukaryam.org
Vishakhapatnam residents can register and verify births and deaths online and get the certificates delivered to their residences. Payment of …
Human development index: India climbs one spot to 130
Rising economic inequalities and wide gender gap don’t let India achieve a faster ascent among 189 countries
India home to 28% of world’s poor: Human Development Index 2019
While the country has lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2005 and 2015, it still accounts for a large number of the world’s &…
More children believe in climate emergency than adults in G20 countries, UNDP survey finds
Conservation of forest land and transition to renewable sources of energy were among policies that received the most approval
AMR driven by manufacturing our next big challenge
Antibiotics production is an important yet often forgotten driver of antimicrobial resistance; an alliance of pioneers has decided to pave the …