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human development index news

Mapping development, uncovering inequities

Sonipat is sprinting toward modernisation, but it risks tarnishing its topography and leaving its workers behind. (Shutterstock)
opinion
Published on Mar 09, 2026 10:04 pm IST

India’s human development: How do quality-adjusted elements change the picture?

Human development
governance
Published on Jan 30, 2026 05:14 pm IST

After big poll mandate in 2025, Nitish-led NDA govt in Bihar has to walk the talk in 2026

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary, BJP national working president Nitin Nabin and others during the death anniversary of BJP senior leader Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha at Rajvanshi Nagar Park in Patna on Wednesday. (Santosh Kumar/HT)
patna news
Published on Dec 31, 2025 11:03 pm IST

Himachal’s human development index higher than national average: CM Sukhu cites report

Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (File)
chandigarh news
Published on Oct 28, 2025 07:34 am IST

Guest column: Bridging inequality in the age of AI & India’s path to inclusive devp

Students need exposure to real-world learning to prepare for 21st-century challenges. At every level, inclusivity and social justice must remain central. (Picture only for representational purpose)
chandigarh news
Published on May 31, 2025 05:46 am IST

India’s HDI ranking improves for 2023

Transit oriented development site at Karkardooma, East Delhi being developed by DDA. The planned densified mixed development is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and air pollution in New Delhi, India, on Friday, July 19, 2024. (Hindustan Times)
india news
Published on May 07, 2025 07:16 am IST

Budgeting to raise the quality of life

Amritsar: A farmer in a mustard field on the eve of Union Budget 2025 on the outskirts of Amritsar, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (PTI Photo/Shiva Sharma) (PTI01_31_2025_000227B)
opinion
Published on Jan 31, 2025 07:14 pm IST

How youth groups helped transform Govandi, among Mumbai's poorest neighbourhoods

Mumbai, India - February 15, 2023: Artists and talented youth boys and girls participate in the 5-day Govandi Arts Festival, which aims to create a ‘safe space’ in this neglected Mumbai suburb and highlight the talent of its youth, organised by Community Design Agency (CDA) in collaboration with the British Council, at Natwar Parekh Compound, Govandi, in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)
mumbai news
Updated on May 10, 2024 09:29 am IST

Nusantara - an ecological bane or strategic economic boon?

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo
international affairs
Published on May 11, 2024 04:03 pm IST

Congress flags unemployment and poverty as lingering challenges

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the House during the Special Session at the new Parliament building on Tuesday. (ANI)
india news
Published on Sept 20, 2023 01:02 am IST

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah reviews progress of Haveri district

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
bengaluru news
Published on Jul 26, 2023 08:17 am IST

Atishi’s speech at Cambridge raises Opposition hackles in Delhi

Delhi education minister Atishi spoke on the topic, “Education- Building India’s Future at 100”, during a conference hosted by Cambridge Judge Business School in UK on Thursday. (PTI)
delhi news
Updated on Jun 16, 2023 11:32 pm IST

Evening brief: ‘No alliance with topiwallas’ - Gujarat tribal leader stings AAP

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. (ANI Photo)
india news
Published on Sept 12, 2022 05:08 pm IST

India slips a spot in UN’s human development index, ranks at 131 now: 8 points

Indians wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus shop at a market in New Delhi, India.
india news
Updated on Dec 16, 2020 08:02 pm IST

UP fails to improve human development index ranking in 27 years

The HDI is the geometric mean of normalised indices for each of the three dimensions or indicators of education, health and standard of living.
lucknow news
Published on Mar 14, 2019 02:57 pm IST

India’s development record is poor. It’s best to accept it and make amends

On the Human Capital Index, which seeks to measure the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, India is ranked at 115 out of 157 countries.
editorials
Updated on Oct 15, 2018 01:45 pm IST

India up one notch to 130 in UN’s Human Development Index

India’s Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2017 is 0.640, which put the country in the medium human development category.
india news
Updated on Sept 14, 2018 08:25 pm IST

Why becoming a $2.5-trillion economy will not be enough for India

India’s GDP is expected to breach the psychological $2.5 trillion barrier for the first time in 2017, making it the sixth largest economy in the world
editorials
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 01:35 pm IST
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