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 …
The Millennium Development Goals report is a continuing assessment of human development, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability as well as cooperation of the world community in achieving the set targets as part of the overall development goals for the country. This report sets out the national progress in achieving the …
The 2013 Global Go To Think Tank Index (GGTTI) marks the seventh year of continued efforts by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania (TTCSP) to acknowledge the important contributions and emerging global trends of think tanks worldwide. The initial effort to generate a ranking …
The National Capital Region (NCR) witnessed another expansion on Monday with the inclusion of two Haryana districts, Jind and Karnal. Based on requests from the Haryana government, the National Capital Region Planning Board approved the inclusion of adjoining districts of Jind and Karnal in the NCR zone, Urban Development Minister …
Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's gross domestic product (GDP) measures “everything except that which makes life worthwhile”. The metric was developed in the 1930s and 1940s amid the upheaval of the Great Depression and global war. Even before the United Nations began requiring countries to collect data …
The Punjab government approved 103 development schemes of various sectors during its last six months from July to December 31, 2013 of the current fiscal year 2013-14 with an estimated cost of Rs 163,876.727 million. The net size of development budget in Punjab province is Rs 240 billion. The 22 …
Recognizing the need for further research within the broader domain of internal migration in India and especially on the condition of migrant children in Kolkata, in 2013, the Institute of Social Sciences, Kolkata collaborated with the UNICEF Office for West Bengal to jointly complete the proposed project called "Children of …
The UNICEF has published the ‘State of the World's Children 2014 in Numbers: Every Child Counts,' with the theme of ‘Revealing disparities, advancing children's rights.' The report emphasizes the importance of credible, inclusive data about children's situations to realize children's rights, improve their lives and expose and address unequal access …
Economic inequality is rapidly increasing in the majority of countries. The wealth of the world is divided in two: almost half going to the richest one percent; the other half to the remaining 99 percent. The World Economic Forum has identified this as a major risk to human progress. Extreme …
Now telecom operators in the state cannot install telecom towers in and around (within 100 meters of) educational, religious and health care institutions according to the Special Regulation for Installation of Telecom Towers in Urban Area of Odisha-2013 notified by the state Housing and Urban Development (H&UD;) department. The new …
Department of Census and Statistics conducts Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) once in every five years. This survey provides information on Household Income and Expenditure to measure the levels and changes in living conditions of the people. Data collected from this survey is used to observe the consumption patterns …
A Book of Charts on the NCT Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. This "Book of Charts" on the "State of Cities and Towns", produced by ORF Urban Policy Research Initiative, paints a descriptive picture of the current state and developments in employment, education and public infrastructure provision, among …
This overview report shows that children are an important group in the context of climate change, as a disproportionally and severely affected group, and as an important resource for adaptation and policy response. The world's children are mainly affected directly by climate change in the form of increased exposure to …
This report for the year ended 31 March 2012 has been prepared for submission to the President under Article 151 of the Constitution. The results of test audit of the financial transaction of the central autonomous bodies under the various provisions of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers and …
The government has so far released Rs. 141.228 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs. 540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Ministry of Planning and Development, out of these allocations, Rs 25,862 million has …
In this paper we investigate how well residents of the Andaman coast in Phang Nga province, Thailand, are prepared for earthquakes and tsunami. It is hypothesized that formal education can promote disaster preparedness because education enhances individual cognitive and learning skills, as well as access to information. A survey was …
The 2013 edition of the Statistical Yearbook presents concise analyses highlighting major achievements and challenges for the 58 regional ESCAP member States and the five subregions in promoting economic prosperity, social inclusion and environmental sustainability. These analyses are supported with the most up-to-date and comparable data for over 300 indicators …
This new global report published by the World Food project analyses school feeding programmes in 169 countries and says that India has the largest school feeding programme in the world, catering to over 114 million children, but stands 12th among 35 lower-middle-income countries covering 79 per cent of its total …
The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far released Rs.98.215 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for various projects against the total allocations of Rs.540 billion for the fiscal year 2013-14. According to latest data of Planning Commission of Pakistan, out of these allocations, Rs.19863 million have been …
The Kerala Perspective Plan 2030 (KPP) is a Government of Kerala initiative that will serve as the basis for implementation of a series of initiatives aimed at fostering sustainable and inclusive growth of the economy. These initiatives will facilitate Kerala’s economy to leapfrog and to attain developmental parameters of high …
Mumbai: Mumbai may no longer be among the world’s top-ranking cities in the quality of life it offers, but there is reason for hope yet. The latest decadal review of the human development index (HDI) in the state by the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA), Pune, has revealed …
