The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
This high-level panel report on the socio-economic status of the 700-odd tribal communities of the country kept under cover since May 2014 when it was submitted to the NDA government is exclusively available here. Download, read and find more...
The government has so far released Rs 291.679 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various developmental projects in the country against the total allocations of Rs540 billion for fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data released by Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms upto April 25, Rs …
The Adivasi women of Moticher village in Surat district have knocked on every door with their complaints. They want easy access to water, jobs for the youth and schools for their children. With none willing to lend a ear, they have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha elections. About 25 …
“Only reason for this neglect could be because children don’t form a vote bank”. With the children’s issues being relegated to back-burner and problems of childhood malnutrition not finding a mention in the manifestos of most prominent parties contesting the Lok Sabha elections, child rights advocacy group Child Rights and …
Expressing concern over lack of cleanliness and sanitation in government schools, especially about girls’ toilets, Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday directed the Education Department to run a special drive to ensure improvement in the upkeep of toilets and school premises after the summer vacation. The direction was issued after the …
The Punjab government on Thursday has approved two development schemes of Education and Energy Sectors with an estimated cost of Rs. 16,029.913 million. These schemes were approved in the special meeting of Provincial Development Working Party of current fiscal year 2013-14 presided over by the Punjab Planning and Development Board …
World Development Indicators 2014 provides a compilation of relevant, high-quality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. It is intended to help users of all kinds—policymakers, students, analysts, professors, program managers, and citizens—find and use data related to all aspects of development, including those that …
The new World Bank paper, Prosperity for All: Ending Extreme Poverty, begins by looking at progress to date in reducing global poverty and discusses some of the challenges of reaching the interim target of reducing global poverty to 9 percent by 2020, which was set by the WBG President at …
Bhubaneswar: Thousands of forest dwellers and tribals in Odisha have threatened to boycott the assembly and Lok Sabha polls to protest the government’s apathy towards them, officials said Monday. The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoists has also put up posters urging people to boycott the polls in four southern districts …
New Zealand came first in a global index published on Thursday that ranks countries by social and environmental performance rather than economic output in a drive to make social progress a priority for politicians and businesses. The Social Progress Index (SPI) rates 132 countries on more than 50 indicators, including …
New Zealand came first, India at 102nd position in a global index published on Thursday that ranks countries by social and environmental performance rather than economic output in a drive to make social progress a priority for politicians and businesses. The Social Progress Index (SPI) rates 132 countries on more …
Aam Aadmi Party has announced its manifesto for the 2014 Elections. It lays its foundation of the Manifesto on “Swaraj”, or rule of the people. It talks about how swaraj can bring an end to corruption and ensure accessible justice for the people.
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and party leaders Azam Khan and Ramgopal Yadav released the party’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on 2 April, 2014. SP Chief while releasing the manifesto tried to woo Muslim voters saying that his …
The paper explores whether one of the largest programs in the world for women’s empowerment and rural livelihoods, the Indira Kranti Patham in Andhra Pradesh, India, has had an impact on the economic and social wellbeing of households that participate in the program. The analysis uses panel data for 4,250 …
In 2015, world leaders will gather at the UN General Assembly to agree on a new framework that has the potential to shift the course of global development; a framework that could end extreme poverty within a generation. This framework will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – a set …
The Centre for Dalit Studies (CDS) released an eight-page ‘Dalit and Adivasi Agenda’, a manifesto containing demands from people across 22 different areas, to be circulated among all political parties fielding candidates in the coming elections.
Lack of proper sanitation and safe drinking water facilities have pulled down Tamil Nadu's human development index. Despite achieving a remarkable growth in the human development index between 2000 and 2012 due to better performance in education and income index, the dismal growth in the health index has hampered the …
The world is on the cusp of agreeing new global goals to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as we approach the 2015 deadline for their achievement. While the MDGs have certainly fuelled progress on poverty reduction over the past decade, the 3rd Chronic Poverty Report shines a light on …
The government has so far released Rs. 191.807 billion under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to the latest data of Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Rs. 37,250.403 million has been released for various …
Unique YES-COMMUNITY initiative targeting over 100000 school children across India to celebrate National Science Day Mumbai; 4th March, 2014: YES BANK, India’s fourth largest private sector bank, celebrated National Science Day, across its branches by conducting National Science & Environment Olympiad in association with Saevus a well known wildlife magazine …
