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 Delhi Human Development Report, 2013, has been structured around the theme ‘Improving Lives, Promoting Inclusion’. This theme encompasses all the fundamental concerns of human development, that is, improving people’s capabilities; augmenting the choices available to them; assuring the progress of all segments of society in terms of income, education …
Nepal MDGs Progress Report 2013 points out, the Government of Nepal’s commitment to achieving the MDGs, coupled with required policy reforms has borne fruit. Nepal is on track and is likely to achieve most of its MDG targets, despite the prolonged political instability. The targets for poverty reduction, maternal mortality, …
This UNICEF report bears out the reality that young people around the world understand that the damage that is being done to the Earth by man-fuelled climate change is damage that their generation will have to suffer, pay for, and attempt to rectify. The quotes of children from Madagascar to …
SAARC Development Goals are regionalized from of Millennium Development Goals, with some additional targets and indicators, for the period of five years, 2007-12. The Third SAARC Ministerial Meeting on Poverty Alleviation, held in Kathmandu on 5th April 2013, has extended the terminal year of SDGs from 2012 to 2015 to …
Stating that the bilateral trade potential of the two nations had not been fully tapped, Taiwan’s Ambassador to India C. K. Tien on Tuesday said both India and Taiwan should join hands in the field of IT/software, hardware, electronics, automotive components, food processing, agri-technology and education to build international brands. …
249 projects to be implemented jointly with grama panchayats. The Administrative Committee meeting of the Thrissur District Panchayat has approved 1,555 projects worth Rs. 440 crore as part of the 12th five-year plan. It included 249 projects, which will be implemented jointly with the grama panchayats, Rs. 54 crore worth …
Stating that by 2030 India’s population will be the highest in the world and cross 170 crore in 2060, a public interest writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court for a direction to the Centre to frame credible and self-sustainable population control measures. Social activist Avishek Goenka, in …
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would jointly provide $400 million to rain-ravaged Uttarakhand to redevelop basic amenities like housing, agriculture, education and healthcare facilities besides reconstructing the damaged roads. The decision was taken here yesterday at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar after the two …
They can finally look forward to education, health care and economic empowerment Left untouched by the Centre’s welfare juggernaut, the denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes (DNTs) that comprise about 10 per cent of the country’s population can finally look forward to education, health care and economic empowerment among other benefits. …
Within the next three to four months, all the 2.5 lakh CNG vehicle drivers in the Capital will be covered by insurance policies with provisions for relief in case of accident, partial disability and permanent disability. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M. Veerappa …
The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (Key Indicators), the 44th edition of this series, includes the latest available economic, financial, social, and environmental indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This publication aims to present the latest key statistics on development issues …
The SAARC Development Goals (SDGs) – Country Report 2013 is the second edition by Bhutan on the progress of SDGs. This document is a testament to Bhutan’s full commitment in achieving the SDGs. Indeed Bhutan's socio-economic development is guided by the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which is holistic and …
The Human Resource Development Ministry on Thursday announced that a new committee would be set up to review the implementation of its flagship mid-day meal scheme with a view to monitoring the quality of food and ensuring hygiene standards. This will be in addition to the existing panel that meets …
The annual plan for 2013-14 for Jammu and Kashmir has been fixed at Rs 7,300 crore. This was finalised today at a meeting between Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Apart from the plan outlay, Rs 600 crore would be considered for …
This vision document for Uttarakhand is the result of a CII initiative. “India@75: The Emerging Agenda ” inspired by Prof. C.K.Prahalad, eminent management guru on the global scene . In the wake of robust economic growth, surge of entrepreneurship and other favourable conditions like “demographic dividends”, burgeoning middle class, India …
Despite widespread poverty in the country, India is on track to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of poverty reduction by 2015, a UN report said today. "...although poverty remains widespread in India, progress has been substantial. In India, the poverty rate fell from 49 per cent in …
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have been the most successful global anti-poverty push in history, the report says. Significant and substantial progress has been made in meeting many of the targets—including halving the number of people living in extreme poverty and the proportion of people without sustainable access to improved …
OMM’s ops suspended; Shri Mallikarjun PTA meet today to discuss issue Over 2,000 students from different schools in Canacona had to go without mid-day meals on Friday, after the Education department reportedly suspended the mid-day meals supplied by Omkar Mahila Mandal (OMM) and efforts were underway to get a new …
To get additional Rs 10,000 cr through Central assistance: Ahluwalia The Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a whopping Rs 47,000-crore plan size for Karnataka for the year 2013-14, up by 11.8 per cent from the previous fiscal. Planning Commission Deputy chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia, who held a meeting with Chief …
New Delhi: The poor in rural areas spend only Rs 17 per day while those living in cities and towns spend Rs 23 a day, a government survey has revealed. The bottom 5% of the population had an average monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 521.44 in rural areas and …
