Ranked 129, India marginally improves in human development index in 2018
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Ranked 129, India marginally improves in human development index in 2018

Business Standard  

Ranked 129, India marginally improves in human development index in 2018 The overall index, given in the 2019 HDI report of UNDP, showed that India scored 0.647 in 2018, as against 0.643 in the previous year. Indivjal Dhasmana New Delhi India's ranking in the human development index improved marginally by a notch to 129 in 2018, showed a report released by the United Nations Development Programme on Monday. The report also found that despite progress, group-based inequalities persist in India, especially affecting women and girls. The overall index, given in the 2019 HDI report of UNDP, showed that India scored 0.647 in 2018, as

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World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2024: 134 Years to Parity, India Ranks 129th
6 months, 2 weeks ago

World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report 2024: 134 Years to Parity, India Ranks 129th

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 22, 2024 14:00 IST - 6 MINS READ The Global Gender Gap Report 2024, released by the World Economic Forum, presents a dire picture of the current state and evolution of gender parity across four indices: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. In its assessment of the four indices, the Global …

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list
6 months, 4 weeks ago

India 129th on Global Gender Gap index, this country is on top: Complete list

Hindustan Times  

India slipped two places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 129th place as Iceland retained its top position in the rankings. India was among the economies with the lowest levels of economic parity, with Bangladesh, Sudan, Iran, Pakistan, and Morocco as all of them registered less than 30 per cent gender parity in estimated earned income. …

India ranks 134th in global human development index, says UNDP report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India ranks 134th in global human development index, says UNDP report

The Hindu  

March 15, 2024 12:27 am | Updated 07:43 am IST India has moved up a rank on the global Human Development Index, according to the United Nations Development Programme report ‘Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarised world’ released on March 13. India’s southern neighbour Sri Lanka has been ranked much ahead at 78, while China is ranked 75, …

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report

The Hindu  

June 24, 2023 12:10 am | Updated 11:05 am IST India has climbed eight places in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, and is ranked 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, from 135 last year. On the four key markers of the index – economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment …

India improves gender parity ranking
1 year, 6 months ago

India improves gender parity ranking

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: India ranks 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, as per the World Economic Forum's annual Gender Gap Report, 2023. The present ranking is an improvement of 1.4 percentage points and eight positions since last year when the WEF ranked India 135 out of 146 countries in its 2022 report. On political empowerment, the report …

India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report
1 year, 6 months ago

India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report

The Hindu  

India was ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity — an improvement of eight places from last year, according to the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023 of the World Economic Forum. The country had improved by 1.4 percentage points and eight positions since the last edition, marking a partial recovery towards its 2020 parity level, …

AAP’s Atishi Marlena follows Rahul Gandhi’s lead, and defames India at Cambridge based on lies: Here is the truth about HDI, Hunger Index and more
1 year, 6 months ago

AAP’s Atishi Marlena follows Rahul Gandhi’s lead, and defames India at Cambridge based on lies: Here is the truth about HDI, Hunger Index and more

Op India  

On Thursday, Aam Aadmi Party Minister Atishi Marlena went on an anti-India tirade during a conference on ‘India at 100; Towards becoming a global leader’, which was held at the University of Cambridge. First, UNDP itself acknowledged that India’s decline is in line with global trends in the face of crises such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the Covid-19 pandemic and …

Aakar Patel | Civil liberties & democracy: Why is India's rank so low?
1 year, 9 months ago

Aakar Patel | Civil liberties & democracy: Why is India's rank so low?

Deccan Chronicle  

In 2014 Dr Manmohan Singh had said: “I sincerely believe it will be disastrous for the country to have Narendra Modi as India’s Prime Minister.” Four years later, he said he recognised his words had been harsh but he added that the “time is not far off when the public at large would have the chance to pronounce on the …

The wide disparities in human development
1 year, 9 months ago

The wide disparities in human development

The Hindu  

India is now one of the fastest-growing economies globally. The HDI is a composite statistical measure created by the United Nations Development Programme to evaluate and compare the level of human development in different regions around the world. Delhi and Goa have HDI scores above 0.799, which makes them equivalent to countries in Eastern Europe with a very high level …

Addressing gender inequalities: India needs bold steps
1 year, 10 months ago

Addressing gender inequalities: India needs bold steps

Hindustan Times  

India, which assumed presidency of G20 this year, has stated that it will prioritise inclusive growth and development, with women empowerment and representation at the forefront of its G20 discussions. This indeed is a desirable objective, given the large gender inequalities that exist in several G20 member countries, especially in India, which also gets reflected in its overall human development …

India pushes for inclusion of women’s political representation at grassroots for WEF’s Gender Gap report
1 year, 11 months ago

India pushes for inclusion of women’s political representation at grassroots for WEF’s Gender Gap report

The Hindu  

India has successfully pushed for including women’s participation in local government bodies as a parameter for the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report where it has traditionally not fared well. “At the Women and Child Development Ministry, we are happy to share that the World Economic Forum has recognised the need to enumerate women’s participation in local government bodies …

India ranks 132 in UNDP's Human Development Index, amid a global fall
2 years, 4 months ago

India ranks 132 in UNDP's Human Development Index, amid a global fall

The Hindu  

India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index 2021, after registering a decline in its score over two consecutive years for the first time in three decades. The HDI measures average achievement of a country in three basic dimensions of human development — a long and healthy life, education and a decent standard of living.<SU>It is …

India ranks 135 out of 146 in Global Gender Gap Index
2 years, 5 months ago

India ranks 135 out of 146 in Global Gender Gap Index

The Hindu  

India ranks 135 among a total of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 and is the worst performer in the world in the “health and survival” sub-index where it is ranked 146. The Global Gender Report 2022, which includes the Gender Gap Index, says it will now take 132 years to reach gender parity, with the gap …

Why India needs a gender-positive recovery
3 years, 8 months ago

Why India needs a gender-positive recovery

India Today  

Gurgaon-based artist Akanksha Sarkar, 41, has given up taking on freelance projects. The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021 estimates that the time it will take to close the global gender gap—in health, education, politics and economics—has increased from 99.5 years to 135.6 years. Home to 650 million women, India has slipped 28 places in the WEF’s Global …

How India fared in Global Gender Gap Report 2021
3 years, 9 months ago

How India fared in Global Gender Gap Report 2021

Live Mint  

The gender gap in India has widened to 62.5%, largely due to women’s inadequate representation in politics, technical and leadership roles, decrease in women’s labour force participation rate, poor healthcare, lagging female to male literacy ratio, income inequality. The report is a measure of gender gap on four parameters: economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival, and political …

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 9 months ago

WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

The Hindu  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. The country had ranked 112th among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2020. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and opportunity subindex, albeit to a …

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 9 months ago

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and …

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries
3 years, 9 months ago

WEF's gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries

Hindustan Times  

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia. According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. Noting that the decline also took place on the economic participation and opportunity subindex, albeit to …

India slips to 112th rank on WEF’s gender gap index; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts
5 years ago

India slips to 112th rank on WEF’s gender gap index; in bottom-5 on health, economic fronts

India TV News  

India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival and economic participation -- the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey showed on Tuesday. While Iceland remains the world's most gender-neutral country, India has moved down the ladder …

Indian women make a mark in artificial intelligence skills
5 years, 2 months ago

Indian women make a mark in artificial intelligence skills

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: India is inconsistent when it comes to women advancement in the workforce, finds a global study. While India has a low 27 per cent women participation in workforce, it has a higher-than-average share of women with artificial intelligence skill sets. Heidrick and Struggles, a global provider of executive search, leadership assessment and development, found that India has an inconsistent …

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