COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker
<p>Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UNDP
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Prosperity and urbanisation
ARECENT morning, the breakfasts of many erudite Indians was ruined by newspaper headlines, which announced that eight Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, have more poor people than 26 of the poorest African nations.
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55% of Indias population poor: Report
UNDP Survey Uses Composite Indicator To Put Poverty Figure At 645 Million
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15% of Sunderbans may be submerged by 2020: UNDPs
KOLKATA, 13 JULY: At least 15 per cent of the Sunderbans ~ the world's largest mangrove forests ~ will be submerged by 2020 and neglecting the area further can have global implications as it is highly vulnerable to climate change, says a UNDP report.
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Acute poverty in Bengal and 7 other states
LONDON, 12 JULY: Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, together accounting for more poor people than in the 26 poorest African nations combined, a new 'multidimensional' measure of global poverty has said.
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UNDP finds 8 Indian states acutely poor
Acute poverty prevails in eight Indian states, a new
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Common biomedical waste facility set for upgrade
Deepa H Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: The common biomedical waste facility functioning at Thenmelpakkam in Kancheepuram district is all set for an upgrade, with the Global Environment Fund, an international funding body under the United Nations Development Programme, agreeing to provide $2,58,000 for the project.
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UNDP hails MNREGS
The latest report on the progress of millennium development goals (MDG) by the United Nations has said that robust social protection and employment schemes such as India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) reduce poverty and reverse inequality.
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Going green: Sustainable Urban Transport Project launched
To encourage public transportation and go the green way, the urban development ministry on Wednesday launched the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) which will be first implemented in five Indian cities.
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Disaster management plan for 14 districts
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A disaster management plan has been prepared for all the 14 districts of Kerala. Revenue Minister K.P.Rajendran said that the Disaster Management Authority, in association with the UNDP, had done great work in this regard. A major workshop, involving all people concerned, was held in Thrissur. A comprehensive state plan is almost complete.