People

Forgotten voices: the world of urban children in India

This report discusses how the major urban development schemes in India do not adequately take into account issues related to children’s health, education, growth, safety and participation.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
Save the Children
Tags:
Children, Urbanisation, Poverty, Slums, Governance, Child Health, Malnutrition, India, Education, Environment
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Not just hot air: putting climate change education into practice

A report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reviews the organization's recent work to support education policymakers and educators of teachers to incorporate climate change into their curriculum.

Publication Date: 
21/07/2015
UNESCO
Tags:
Climate Change, Education, Sustainable Development, India, Global, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation
Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding non compliance of CSR activities by the Project Proponent (Hirmi Cement Works), Paraswani, Chhattisgarh, 14/07/2015

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Bhagat Ram Sahu & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 14/07/2015 regarding non compliance and observance of the conditions of the Environment Clearance particularly with reference to the CSR activities as well as carrying out plantation and other
schemes envisaged under the terms of the EC by the project proponent (Hirmi Cement Works, Ultratech Cement Limited) particularly in village Paraswani, Chhattisgarh.

Judgement Date: 
14/07/2015
Tags:
Mining, Chhattisgarh, Court, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Environment Clearance (EC), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Drinking Water, Rural Roads, Education, Limestone, Cement Industry
Governance And Institutions

Government at a Glance 2015

India has secured second position amongst 40 countries in a survey of trust in national governments for 2014 conducted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Switzerland has emerged at the top with Norway coming in third.

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
OECD
Tags:
Governance, Public Sector, Finance, Economy, Unemployment, Environment, Women, Politics, Health, Education
Poverty

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015

Southern Asia faces the greatest hunger burden, with about 281 million undernourished people and more than half of population in South Asia lack access to improved sanitation says this final MDG report launched today by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
UNDP
Tags:
Poverty, Malnutrition, Education, Children, Women, Infant mortality, Child Health, Maternal Health, Diseases, Environment, Drinking Water, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Developing Countries, India
Health

Survey reveals disparities despite remarkable progress in Bangladesh women, children's welfare

A new survey has revealed substantial disparities still exist in relation to wealth, gender and location in Bangladesh despite it made remarkable progress in many areas of the wellbeing of women an

Publication Date: 
06/07/2015
Shanghai Daily (China)
Tags:
Health, Malnutrition, Women, Child Health, Bangladesh, Education, UNICEF, Meherpur, Chittagong, South Asia
People

Provisional data of Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 for Rural India

The provisional socio-economic data for Rural India has been released. The survey has been completed in all the 640 districts. It is provisional as the final lists are being uploaded in some districts after addressing all the objections received. It is being released as its use in evidence based planning for rural development and poverty reduction needs to be undertaken immediately.

Publication Date: 
Friday, July 3, 2015
Ministry of Rural Development
Tags:
Census, India, Housing, Landless, Rural Development, Scheduled Castes, Tribals, Statistics, Education, Women, Poverty
Environment

Thinking beyond sectors for sustainable development

The book provides a concise introduction to the debates in a number of vital development sectors in view of the move from the era of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reviews progress made in each sector, and considers how looking beyond sectors might open new opportunities for inclusive, sustai

Publication Date: 
01/07/2015
Jeff Waage, Christopher Yap
Ubiquity Press
Tags:
Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Climate Change, Urbanisation, Poverty, Agriculture, Health, Education, Governance And Institutions, India, Global, Food Security
Governance And Institutions

Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India: Education

Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India on Education Show Continued Gender Gap and Rural Urban Differences. In rural areas, literacy rate was seen as 71% compared to 86% in urban areas. Also among persons of age 7 years and above male literacy rate being substantially higher (83%) than female literacy rate (67%).

Publication Date: 
30/06/2015
National Sample Survey Office
Tags:
Education, India, National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), Finance, Computers, Internet, Information
Economy

Economy in brief: Telangana state, 2015

Statistics is the pivotal component for drawing inferences, initiating policy formulations and also for research purposes. In this endeavor, considering the importance of the statistics, this Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Government of Telangana has made an attempt to bringing out a publication namely “Economy in Brief – Telangana State, 2015”, containing important statistics on important economic parameters, including certain key demographic and other characters of the state. This is the first publication after formation of the new State.

Publication Date: 
Monday, June 29, 2015
Government of Telangana
Tags:
Economy, Statistics, Telangana, Agriculture, Forests, Fisheries, Industry, Energy, Infrastructure Development, Education

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