Human Development Index News
Human Development Index is the measure of a nation's health, education, and standards of living.
India, Bhutan (129), Bangladesh (133), Nepal (142), and Pakistan (154) were ranked among countries with medium human development.
Norway topped the index, followed by Ireland, Switzerland, Hong Kong and Iceland.
Inequality - alongwith climate change - remains a big threat for India.
India came down by one slot and was ranked 131st among 188 countries on Human Development Index (HDI) 2016 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Norway has lived up to its reputation and has been adjudged the best country in the world to live in - for the 12th consecutive year.
The report, compiled on the basis of estimates for 2014, ranked Norway at the top.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its latest report has placed India`s Human Development Index (HDI) value for 2014 at 0.609, as the country climbed five spots to 130 in a list of 188 countries and territories.
Indian households that own at least one mobile phone enjoy 62 per cent higher level of economic prosperity compared to non mobile-owning ones, says a study by Tata Teleservices and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
India ranked 135 out of 187 countries on the human development index in UNDP`s annual report 2014 released Thursday.
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