n an age when development is charted through graphs, forecasts and statistics, the dominance of quantifiability as the cornerstone of societal progress is nearly unchallenged. From GDP to literacy ...

Composite indicators have become an indispensable tool to synthesise multifaceted data into a single, interpretable metric for assessing human development. The construction of these indicators ...

Each year, the United Nations Development Program produces the Human Development Report. This is a compilation of country-level data around education, health, and economic security that aspires to ...

There is often a lament about human development outcomes. Despite investments under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), ...

Digitalisation is evolving as a leading avenue for human development as it is transforming individuals, societies, and national economies. Today, new technologies are being leveraged for economic ...

The human development index initiated by the United Nations Development Programme has gained universal acceptance as a measure of human progress. This study constructs a comparable time series of HDI ...

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 28 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Monday released the "Himachal Pradesh Human Development Report 2025" prepared jointly by ...

Economic policy debates in Pakistan tend to fixate on macroeconomic indicators—fiscal deficits, firm-level competitiveness, and GDP growth. Interest and exchange rates dominate discussions, while the ...

Iraq has crossed into the high human development category for the first time in its history, Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani announced at the launch of the country's Human Development Report for ...