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UNDP appoints Padma Lakshmi as Goodwill Ambassador
In her new role, Padma Lakshmi will mobilise support for the Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on fighting inequality, discrimination and empowering the disenfranchised.
India ranks 130 in UNDP's human development index
Between 1990 to 2017, India's HDI value saw a 50 per cent increase from 0.427 to 0.640, an indicator of the country's remarkable achievement in lifting millions of people out of poverty, the report said.
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India loses a quarter of its human development value due to inequality, says UNDP
India climbed one spot to 130 out of 189 countries in the latest human development rankings released Friday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
India expresses concern over decline in contributions to UNDP
UNDP as the main development UN Agency has to play a key role in assisting member states in their efforts.
The good news
A compilation of state-level good practices gives reasons to be optimistic.
Centre to launch DBT scheme for food, kerosene in 3 UTs
On rationalisation of food and fertiliser subsidy, Subramanian said, “I think different parts of the government, both individually and collectively, are coming out with ideas.”
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Rs 6,000 investment and 15 months later, 10 women reap huge dividends from oysters
These women are among the first oyster farmers in the state.
Blue whale returns to Maharashtra waters, last sighting was in 1914
Blue whales tend to be open-ocean species, but they do come close to the shores to feed and are either resident or migratory.
Legal services clinic for the needy launched at TISS
The drive is in collaboration with the State Legal Services, the UNDP and the Ministry of Law.
UN, Mizoram govt sign deal to initiate livelihood project
The project is expected to create market linkages for Mizoram's primary products and also focus on "sustainable" use of bamboo.
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