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India’s HDI ranking improves for 2023
India’s HDI increased from 0.644 in 2022 to 0.685 in 2023 even as the country remained in the medium human development category.
Published on May 07, 2025 07:16 AM IST
Vrinda Tulsian, New Delhi
Budgeting to raise the quality of life
India must shift from an informal, unorganised, and agrarian entity to a services, manufacturing, and knowledge-centric economy
Published on Jan 31, 2025 07:14 PM IST
How youth groups helped transform Govandi, among Mumbai's poorest neighbourhoods
Thanks to locals’ initiative, the area has two news bus stops and CCTV installed in a vulnerable area
Updated on May 10, 2024 09:29 AM IST
Nusantara - an ecological bane or strategic economic boon?
This article is authored by Ravindran Devagunam, senior correspondent - foreign policy and politics, Malaysia Gazette.
Published on Apr 24, 2024 01:23 PM IST
Congress flags unemployment and poverty as lingering challenges
Kharge reflected on the historic importance of Parliament and the Central Hall, and said there was a need to protect democracy, liberty and integrity
Published on Sep 20, 2023 01:02 AM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah reviews progress of Haveri district
Haveri district is ranked 17th in the health index, 21st in the income index, 27th in the human development index and 28th in the education index.
Published on Jul 26, 2023 08:17 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Atishi’s speech at Cambridge raises Opposition hackles in Delhi
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said Atishi must reveal the source of the data that she quoted in her speech, and added that in her opposition to the BJP, she has begun opposing India
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 11:32 PM IST
Evening brief: ‘No alliance with topiwallas’ - Gujarat tribal leader stings AAP
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Published on Sep 12, 2022 05:08 PM IST
India slips a spot in UN’s human development index, ranks at 131 now: 8 points
Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education, and standards of living.
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 08:02 PM IST
New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
UP fails to improve human development index ranking in 27 years
Uttar Pradesh failed to improve its Human Development Index ranking over a period of 27 years, according to a report compiled by SBI research. The report is based on sub-national human development index data for Indian states from 1990 to 2017.
Published on Mar 14, 2019 02:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Saurabh Chauhan, Lucknow
India’s development record is poor. It’s best to accept it and make amends
Instead of denial, a much bolder step would be to increase investments and strengthen delivery in key areas such as health and education, which have inter-generational impacts, and can also go a long way in removing widespread inequality.
Updated on Oct 15, 2018 01:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
India up one notch to 130 in UN’s Human Development Index
Between 1990 and 2017, India’s HDI value has increased from 0.427 to 0.640, an increase of nearly 50%. .
Updated on Sep 14, 2018 08:25 PM IST
New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
Why becoming a $2.5-trillion economy will not be enough for India
Thanks to our large population, India is still a laggard when it comes to per capita GDP levels in the world. India also does much worse compared to many smaller countries on the Human Development Index, which takes into account life expectancy at birth and average years of schooling into account. All this means that average living standards of the people continue to be low.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 01:35 PM IST
HHindustan Times | HT Correspondent