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Multidimensional Poverty Report 2019 and India
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index. The report states that of the 101 countries assessed across 31 low income, 68 middle...UNDP releases 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has recently released by UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). As per the report, India...Malnutrition: Where does India Stand
The Food and Nutrition Security Analysis, India, 2019 report authored by the Government of India and the United Nations World Food Programme has again underlined a sad picture...
World Population Prospects 2019
The World Population Prospects 2019 report by the United Nations makes the following observations: The world’s population is expected to increase by two billion people from 7.7 billion...Rajasthan government increases financial assistance given to school girls under ‘Aapki Beti’ scheme
The Rajasthan government has recently increased the financial assistance given to school girls under the ‘Aapki Beti’ scheme and ex-gratia payment to the families of polling personnel who...
Tackling Anaemia
Even though India has was to dramatically reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty from 306 million people living on less than $1.90 (on a PPP...
IRDAI forms 13-member Panel to Review Microinsurance Framework
IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India) has set up a 13 member committee under Suresh Mathur, IRDAI Executive Director to review the regulatory framework on microinsurance...Suresh Mathur head of IRDA committee to review microinsurance framework
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has recently constituted a 13-member Committee to review the regulatory framework on microinsurance and recommend measures to increase the...
Proposed Nyay Scheme: Key Facts
In its election manifesto for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the Congress party has announced a Minimum Income scheme Nyuntam Aay Yojna (Nyay) as a surgical strike against...UNDP releases 2018 global Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
According to the 2018 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), India has reduced its poverty rate drastically from 55% to 28% in 10 years between 2005-06 and 2015-16. The...
WEF Energy Transition Index: India ranks 74th
India has ranked 76th on a global energy transition index. This annual list is compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) which has ranked 115 economies on how...
