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Jal Jeevan Mission

27 Oct 2022

Jal Jeevan Mission: UP ranks at the bottom in race to 100% tap water supply

Since the start of the mission, a whopping 7.17 crore households have been provided with tap water connections Bihar, Maharashtra and Gujarat have provided the highest tap water connections under JJM The year 2020-21 saw the highest tap water connections at 3.22 crore

17 Oct 2022

Number of poor people in India fell by 41 cr between 2005-06 and 2019-21: UN

India, however, has by far the largest number of poor people worldwide (228.9 million), followed by Nigeria (96.7 million projected in 2020), the report said.

World Health Day

07 Apr 2022

World Health Day: Manushi Chhillar roped in by UNDP to spread awareness

Manushi Chhillar will make her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Kumar in 'Prithviraj'.

UN Development Programme

09 Feb 2022

Most people worldwide plagued by feelings of insecurity: UN report

The report, New Threats to Human Security in the Anthropocene, calls for greater solidarity across borders to tackle the disconnect between development and perceived security.

human rights day

10 Dec 2019

Human Rights Day 2019: Know why it's celebrated

Human Rights Day was adopted at the 1948 United Nations General Assembly.

01 Aug 2019

India, UK to launch coalition for disaster-proof infra at UN

India had announced the creation of a Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) soon after the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, held in New Delhi in 2016.

03 May 2018

Pakistan younger than India with its largest youth population: Report

Neighbouring Pakistan just got young. A new National Human Development Report issued by the United National Development Programme Pakistan has said that at present the country has the largest population of young people.

04 Apr 2017

Syrian refugee regional plan remains 91% underfunded: UN

Two UN organisations on Tuesday warned of low funding for their ongoing support operations for Syrian refugees.

Human Development Index

22 Mar 2017

India slips one position in Human Development Index rank to 131, Norway No.1

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).

Maria Sharapova

11 Nov 2016

Maria Sharapova to return as UN goodwill ambassador after doping ban expires

Sharapova, 29, had admitted using meldonium for 10 years to help treat illnesses, a heart issue and a magnesium deficiency.

09 Aug 2016

Israel arrests UN Gaza employee `for aiding Hamas`

Israel said on Tuesday it had arrested and charged a United Nations employee for allegedly aiding Islamist movement Hamas, in the second such case involving a humanitarian worker in a week.

Maria Sharapova

15 Mar 2016

UNDP suspends Maria Sharapova as goodwill ambassador

Sharapova tested positive for meldonium, which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency`s banned list on January 1.

14 Dec 2015

UNDP's Human Development Index: Top 10 countries

The report, compiled on the basis of estimates for 2014, ranked Norway at the top.

14 Dec 2015

India ranks 130th in Human Development Index: UNDP

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.

29 Jan 2015

Post-2015 development agenda should be clear of conditionalities: India

India welcomed the review of UNDP's Evolution Policy, which has been recently conducted but said that the very purpose of any evaluation exercise is defeated if there is no compliance with any of its recommendations.

24 Jul 2014

More than 2.2 billion people 'poor or near-poor': UN

More than 2.2 billion people are "poor or near-poor", with financial crises, natural disasters, soaring food prices and violent conflicts threatening to exacerbate the problem, a United Nations report said Wednesday.

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