Gender Inequality

Arsht–Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center’s “Scorching Divide” Report

July 31, 2023

The “Scorching divide: How extreme heat inflames gender inequalities in health and income” report was released recently by the Arsht–Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock).  It sheds light on the potential threats posed by extreme temperatures in various countries. A Dire ..

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Oxfam’s “Survival of the Richest” Report

January 16, 2023

According to a new study by Oxfam International, the richest 1% of people in India now own more than 40% of the country’s total wealth, while the bottom half of the population together share just 3% of wealth. The study, ..

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UNFPA Study on Bodily Autonomy

April 16, 2021

The United Nations Population Fund recently released a report “My Body is My Own”. The report is about women’s power to make decisions on their bodies. It also reported about the laws in different countries that support women rights in ..

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2021 Global food policy report

April 13, 2021

The Global Food Policy Report is published by the International Food Policy Research Institute. This year the institute has released the report based on the theme “Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19”. Key Findings of the report: India The lockdown imposed ..

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Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI

December 19, 2020

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently released the Human Development Report, 2020. India ranked 131 in the Human Development Index (HDI). Usually, the UNDP uses three major parameters to calculate the Human Development Index based on which the countries ..

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COVID-19 and Child Labour Report by the United Nations

June 13, 2020

The International Labour Organization and the UNICEF have released a report on Child Labour. The report has been released under the title Title: COVID-19 and Child Labour: A Time of Crisis, A Time to Act Key Findings The report says ..

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