Human development report 2023/2024
After a drop in its Human Development Index (HDI) value in 2021 and following a flat trend over the past few years, India’s HDI value has increased to 0.644 in 2022, placing the country 134 out of 193
After a drop in its Human Development Index (HDI) value in 2021 and following a flat trend over the past few years, India’s HDI value has increased to 0.644 in 2022, placing the country 134 out of 193
Planning Sustainable Cities reviews recent urban planning practices and approaches, discusses constraints and conflicts therein, and identifies innovative approaches that are more responsive to current challenges of urbanization.
There are substantial disparities across India
China's is the world leader when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions - and continues to expand. The People's Republic has a hard time accepting caps.
Sikkim is a small state with big dreams. It has set a target to become a poverty free, illiteracy-free, disease-free, zerounemployment state by 2015. The challenges are tough and the target date is just a few years away. But the state Government is optimistic.
The stalled Land Acquisition Bill should be completely overhauled Pranab Bardhan / September 23, 2009, 0:07 IST The stalled Land Acquisition Bill should be completely overhauled.
The Commerce and Industry Minister of West Bengal, Mr Nirupam Sen, on Tuesday reiterated his government
A coalition of more than 500 international companies on Tuesday urged rich countries to commit to "immediate and deep" cuts in greenhouse gas emissions at U.N. climate talks to help combat global warming.
Vinayak Chatterjee / New Delhi September 21, 2009, 0:29 IST The introduction of the Land Acquisition Amendment Bill (2009) has the potential to derail economic development.
At least 4.5 million children could die if wealthy nations fail to provide more funds to help impoverished countries combat global warming, development charity Oxfam warned Wednesday. The organisation said in a report it was concerned that industrialised nations would take money out of existing funds dedicated to economic development in order to help poor countries battle climate change.
Using Africa's vast agricultural resources to help tackle climate change could earn the continent $1.5 billion a year, a World Bank head said on Tuesday. The region should also tap its underexploited renewable resources, particularly hydropower, to meet increasing energy demand and boost both growth and development.