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Human development: a work in progress High inequality is cutting into India’s gains on human development

One potent criticism of the Indian growth story is that it has not generated corresponding improvements in social indicators. The new global ranking of countries based on their human development index (HDI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme on Monday. India has moved up six notches from 2009 to 2014. The data also […]

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Promotion of Agro-Forestry

Promotion of Agro-Forestry Government of India is promoting Agro forestry and orchards in all States of the country under various missions/ schemes namely Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Green India Mission […]

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नेपाल संविधान सभा ने नवनिर्मित संविधान को मंजूरी प्रदान की

नेपाल संविधान सभा ने नवनिर्मित संविधान को मंजूरी प्रदान की हिमालय की घाटी स्थित संघीय लोकतांत्रिक गणराज्य नेपाल एक भू-आवेष्ठित देश है। इसके उत्तर में चीन व दक्षिण, पूर्व और पश्चिम में भारत स्थित है। विश्व की सबसे ऊंची चोटी एवरेस्ट (सागरमाथा) नेपाल में स्थित है। काठमांडू नेपाल की राजधानी है। विश्व के गरीब देशों […]

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year End Review-2015 for the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

ear End Review-2015 for the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry MEASURES TO BRING INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING CENTRE-STAGE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH MARKS 2015   GDP at factor cost is no longer relevant in the New Series. As per the international practices, industry-wise estimates have been presented as Gross Value Added […]

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New Initiatives for Social Justice & Empowerment

New Initiatives for Social Justice & Empowerment Bill Drafted for the Rehabilitation of Persons in Destitute National Fellowship for OBCS and Post Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Classes Launched Accessible India Campaign Launched to Create Barrier Free Environment for the Persons with Disabilities Year End Review 2015   During the year 2015, Ministry of Social […]

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India, Japan chart Asia’s peaceful rise

India, Japan chart Asia’s peaceful rise All signals point to a new level of partnership between Asia’s two great democracies, imparting new self-confidence to both nations at a particularly critical moment in Asia’s emerging power structure When the purohit at Kashi’s Dashashwamedh Ghat applied sandalwood paste and vermilion on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s forehead, […]

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Seven charts that show why India’s healthcare system needs an overhaul

Seven charts that show why India’s healthcare system needs an overhaul In a paper released in ‘Lancet’, a team of researchers identified seven structural problems in India’s healthcare system Despite recording several gains in health in recent years, India continues to lag several health indicators such as mortality rates and malnutrition. The country carries a […]

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India inches up one spot to 130 in UN human development index

India inches up one spot to 130 in UN human development index Inequality, particularly in education, has contributed to India’s poor ranking in the human development index, the report said India climbed one spot to 130 in the latest United Nations Human Development Index (HDI), indicating slow progress in improving people’s living standards in Asia’s […]

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Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of November 2015

Consumer Price Index Numbers on Base 2012=100 for Rural, Urban and Combined for the Month of November 2015   This Press Release is embargoed against publication, telecast or circulation on internet till 5.30 pm today i.e. 14th  December 2015.     The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised the […]

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