Human Development Index

Human development: India falls 15 places to 134
by IANS
New Delhi: India ranks a low 134 among 187 countries in terms of the human development index (HDI), which assesses long-term progress in health, education and income indicators.

According to a UN report released on Wednesday, although placed in the "medium" category, India's standing is way behind scores of economically less developed countries, including war-torn Iraq as well as the Philippines.

India's ranking in 2010 was 119 out of 169 countries.

Sri Lanka has been ranked 97, China 101 and the Maldives 109. Bhutan, otherwise respected for its quality of life, has been placed at 141, behind India....more    
04:55 PM, Nov 02, 2011

Indian income grows, not development: UNDP
by IANS
New Delhi: India ranks 119 among 169 countries on the human development index (HDI) but is among the top 10 nations in the world in terms of growth of income, the 2010 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released on Thursday shows. HDI is a measure of development based on information such as life expectancy, schooling and income in a composite manner. Norway ranks first on the UNDP's HDI while...  
10:11 PM, Nov 04, 2010

Rising power India ranks low in quality of life index
by IANS
Country placed 134 among 182 countries in terms of poverty reduction. ...  
03:20 PM, Oct 05, 2009

Bhutan better than India on Human Development Index Index ranks countries on life expectancy, adult literacy and school enrollment. ...  
02:48 AM, Nov 28, 2007

Women add punch to panchayats 43 per cent of the nearly 2,50,000 panchayats have silently been taken over by the fairer sex. ...  
08:51 AM, Oct 12, 2006

It's testing times for panchayats Mani Shankar Aiyar says there's a silent revolution happening in all of India's 2,50,000 panchayats. ...  
07:20 PM, Sep 17, 2006

Panchayats get a power meter The Panchayati Raj Ministry has decided it is time to give more teeth to administration at the grassroot-level. ...  
03:23 PM, Sep 02, 2006