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Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI
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 are ranked. They are Life Expectancy at birth, maternal mortality rate and political participation of ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Gender Inequality • Human development • Human Development Index • Human Development Report • India-UNDP • malnutrition • PHDI • Planetary Pressures-adjusted HDI • UNDP • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) • Women Empowerment
2019 edition of International Day of Older Persons
The International Day of Older Persons is observed every year on 1st October to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s world. The 2019 theme is ‘The Journey to Age Equality’.
Topics: Ageing • Demography • Gerontology • Human development • International Day of Older Persons • International Federation on Ageing • Old age
Manipur tops rankings in Health Ministry report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices”
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has recently released a report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices” with data from the State and UTs on 8th August in New Delhi. In it, Manipur has topped the rankings in the Breastfeeding report card in the country. National capital ..
Topics: Ageing • Breastfeeding • Breastfeeding and HIV • Breastfeeding in public • Childhood • Harsh Vardhan • Human development • Infant • Infant feeding • RTT • Vardhan
Nitesh Jangir wins 2019 Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award in London
The Bangalore-based electronics engineer, Nitesh Kumar Jangir has won the 2019 Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award in London, United Kingdom (UK). He received his award in the ‘People’ category alongside 14 other innovators from across the 53 member-countries of the Commonwealth. Jangir created Saans as a breathing support device to tackle avoidable deaths ..
Topics: Childhood • Human development • Infancy • Infant • Infant respiratory distress syndrome • Medical specialties • Neonatology • Preterm birth • Respiratory distress syndrome
Fact Box: Initiatives of Niti Ayog in 2018
The think tank through slew of initiatives is aiding the government in building an inclusive and sustainable India. The major initiatives of Niti Aayog in 2018 are detailed below. Initiatives of Niti Aayog Competitive federalism To boost the competitive federalism Niti Aayog has taken following steps: NITI Aayog has finalized indices to measure incremental annual ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat • Human development • NITI Aayog • Odisha • Sustainable Development Goals
2018 International Day of Girl
The International Day of the Girl is observed every year on October 11 to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face while promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights. Today’s generation of girls are preparing to enter a world of work that is being transformed by innovation and automation. Educated ..
Topics: Adolescence • Childhood • Employability • Girl • Human development • Humans • women