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 ...

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), ...

This research uses panel data to explore inferences about human development associated with two different formulations of the Human Development Index (HDI). The first is the standard HDI as computed ...

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 ...

Indicators can provide crucial guidance for decision-making in a variety of ways. They can translate physical and social science knowledge into manageable units of information that can facilitate the ...

Minister of State (MoS) for Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh was replying to a query in Rajya Sabha by Indian National Congress (INC) MP Phulo Devi Netam There has been an improvement in the human ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...