Inflation control key to global growth: FM lists out 5 priorities
Sitharaman says India has been able to remain on a higher and sustainable growth path due to the accelerated pace of economic reforms in the past nine years
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WHO, G20 launch new global initiative on digital health
New GIDH initiative will operate as a WHO-managed network and platform to support implementation of Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020–2025
Data war on India lifting 135-140 million out of poverty
Both NITI Aayog and UNDP-OPHDI estimates are based only on health survey, NFHS-5 of 2019-21 -- 71% of its data was collected before the pandemic hit
Covid-19 saw increased stillbirth rates in India
Stillbirth is defined as fetal death with a gestation period of seven months or more where the fetus did not show any sign of life
415 million exited poverty in India in 15 yrs: UNDP
Calling it “remarkable”, UNDP says in India, incidence fell from 55.1% to 16.4%; deprivation in all indicators declined
Wealth inequality in India dipped during Covid; here’s how
SBI Research says among "relatively laggard states" in terms of unequal distribution of wealth, rice and wheat procurement had a significant impact on "reducing inequality".
India lifted 41.5 cr out of poverty in 15 yrs but challenges remain: UN
Despite progress, the ongoing task of ending poverty for 228.9 million poor in 2019/2021 is daunting, says a UN report, adding that 205 million of nearly 229 million poor people live in rural areas.
India slips to 132 on UNDP’s human development index
India was ranked 130 in 2020, with index value of 0.645. Drop in 2021 attributed to Covid, geo-political crisis, climate change, which affected 90% countries, taking them backwards in ranking
Unemployment rate falls to 8.2% in Jan-March 2022: NSO survey
While the unemployment rate among females in urban areas in ages 15 years and above declined to 10.1%, for males it dipped to 7.7%, shows the NSO survey.
Budget 2022: Eco Survey reveals sluggish road building in H1 FY22
The slowing pace of highway construction despite large number active contracts is a cause of concern.
