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International Human Solidarity Day 2020: History and significance of this day
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Mallika Soni
UPDATED ON DEC 20, 2020 07:19 AM IST
On this day, the UN encourages new initiatives for poverty eradication with events held all over the world to promote the importance of solidarity. These events include presentations, seminars, conferences, and roundtable discussions.
India slips a spot in UN’s human development index, ranks at 131 now: 8 points
New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 08:02 PM IST
Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education, and standards of living.
Sonu Sood mortgages 8 Juhu properties to raise Rs 10 crore for needy: report
Hindustan Times | By HT Entertainment Desk
UPDATED ON DEC 09, 2020 12:13 PM IST
According to a new report, actor Sonu Sood has mortgaged eight properties -- two shops and six flats -- in Juhu, to raise funds for his humanitarian efforts.
Sonu Sood conferred with Special Humanitarian Award by UNDP, joins likes of Priyanka Chopra, Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio
Asian News International | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON SEP 29, 2020 07:00 PM IST
Actor Sonu Sood has been conferred with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for his philanthropic services during the coronavirus lockdown.
HUL and UNDP successfully implement robust plastic waste management model in Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2020 06:30 PM IST
They have leveraged technology for holistic plastic material recovery framework across more than 33,000 households in Mumbai.
Covid-19 pandemic will push 47 million more women, girls into extreme poverty by 2021: UN
United Nations | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 03, 2020 09:36 AM IST
The new analysis by the UN Women and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said the Covid-19 crisis will dramatically increase the poverty rate for women and widen the gap between men and women who live in poverty.
India’s first snow leopard conservation centre to come up in Uttarakhand
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By Suparna Roy
PUBLISHED ON AUG 01, 2020 10:18 PM IST
Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat along with state forest minister and officials from the state forest department took a meeting in this regard on Saturday.
UN calls for basic income to help world’s poorest in coronavirus fight
United Nations | By Agence France-Presse| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 23, 2020 01:54 PM IST
As infection numbers spike in developing countries, measures to protect vulnerable populations are “urgently needed”, according to a report released Wednesday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
India gets USD 43 million from Green Climate Fund to boost climate resilience in 3 coastal states
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON NOV 14, 2019 07:37 AM IST
The project is funded by the Green Climate Fund, established within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to assist developing countries.
₹130 crore allocated to protect endangered snow leopard in Himachal
Hindustan Times, Shimla | By Navneet Rathore, Shimla
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2019 10:40 PM IST
The project to protect the 200 or so snow leopards in Himachal begins in 2019 and will be completed by 2024.
Where women inclusion went missing
Gurugram | By Archana Mishra
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2019 12:04 PM IST
People talked about electric vehicles, blockchain, augmented reality and the necessity of creating a workforce that understands such issues.
Andhra Pradesh tops in employability level among states: India Skills Report 2019
Andhra Pradesh | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON NOV 23, 2018 12:05 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh was one of the preferred hiring destinations and one of the most preferred states of work by both men and women job-seekers, said the report, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the Association of Indian Universities.
How rapes are impacting the mobility of women
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2018 05:51 PM IST
A heinous gang rape of one girl impacts the mobility of many others, affecting their ability to participate in public life
India up one notch to 130 in UN’s Human Development Index
New Delhi | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2018 08:25 PM IST
Between 1990 and 2017, India’s HDI value has increased from 0.427 to 0.640, an increase of nearly 50%. .
Women should lead the way in rebuilding Kerala
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2018 07:07 PM IST
Today, we know that while floods, droughts, fires, earthquakes and tsunamis do not discriminate on the grounds of caste, religion or gender, their impact is profoundly discriminatory. Studies have shown that it is women (and the poor and marginalised) who bear their heaviest burden.
Government to revamp planning strategy to ‘end poverty, check hill migration’
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By Deep Joshi
UPDATED ON MAY 17, 2018 10:02 PM IST
The government is reorienting planning process to make it outcome based, for which officials’ accountability will also be fixed.
International Jazz Day: Be part of this seven-hour celebration of jazz in town
By Aditya Dogra, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 29, 2018 05:53 PM IST
If you are an ardent lover of the genre, looking to celebrate International Jazz Day in style, make sure you don’t miss this celebration in the city that will witness musicians and poets from all over the world.