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
a plan of the uk government to tax the profits of oil companies was halted after the oil industry said that such a move could jeopardise investment in North Sea exploration. Gordon Brown,
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Fighting the drought preoccupies the new government. Charting a mining policy to explore the rich mineral deposits is next on the agenda
The process of alienating people from natural resources has not stopped, even with the attainment of statehood
Most politicians and activists see the Forest Conservation Act as a hurdle towards empowering the tribal population. They want the act amended
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The Indonesian government has announced that it will allow more logging in large parts of the country's rainforest to give a boost to its devastated economy. This decision may prove to be fatal for
Imposing environmental trade sanctions on the South will not help, note experts
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