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Thursday, December 17, 2020, 07:31 GMT+7 Passengers get on a plane at Cat Bi International Airport in northern Hai Phong City, Vietnam. Photo: N.Binh / Tuoi Tre Read what is in the news today: Society — Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, with the tally standing at 1,405 patients, 1,252 recoveries and 35 virus-related deaths, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. — A ferry traveling from Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio District...

news Sri Lanka ranks 72 on Human Development Index Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.) India has been ranked 131 in the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Index. It has slipped two places from the previous report. Last year India’s ranking was 129. India is behind its neighbours Sri Lanka and China, who are ranked at 72 and 85. It is ahead of Bangladesh and Pakistan, which are ranked at 133 and 154. Norway has topped the index, followed by Ireland and...

Update: December, 17/2020 - 11:00 |   A traffic jam at Kim Mã-Đào Tấn intersection in Hà Nội on December 15. Việt Nam performs well in terms of forest coverage and response to disasters, but is among the bottom third of countries in terms of carbon emissions per unit of GDP, according to 2020 Human Development Report by UNDP. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt     HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has joined the ranks of countries with high human...

The report published by United Nations Development Programme has ranked  India at 131 among 189 countries Sabrangindia17 Dec 2020 India is now ranked 131 among 189 countries in the latest Human Development Index rankings published by the United Nations Development Programme. Norway continues to occupy the first spot as was the case in 2019. Bhutan which ranked 134th in 2019 has now assumed the 129th spot this year. The Human Development Index (HDI) is based on a nation...

This is FRESH AIR. Im Terry Gross. Its astonishing that scientists were able to develop vaccines for a virus that wasnt even identified a year ago. This week, American health care workers started getting the first COVID vaccine to be approved in the U.S. Also this week, the FDA approved a new rapid test that you can take at home and get results in about 20 minutes. My guest, Ed Yong, has a new article in The Atlantic about the science that led to developing COVID vaccines in record time, the f...

Nathan Howard/Getty Images toggle caption Nathan Howard/Getty Images A health care worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Wednesday in Portland, Ore. Hospitals across the U.S. began getting their first doses of Pfizers vaccine this week. Nathan Howard/Getty Images The fight against COVID-19 entered a new phase this week as American health care workers started getting vaccinated — the first in what will ...

WFP Indonesia Country Brief, October 2020 Format Highlights • On 14 October, WFP and SMERU jointly launched the independent “Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition in Indonesia 2019-2020 Update”, which presents the development of the food security and nutrition situation over the past couple of years, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. • In celebration of World Food Day on 16 October, WFP Representative, Christa Räder, shared an opinion piece on shifting to diversi...

India: Support for families facing hunger Format ( MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries with Konkan Development Society in India were able to provide dry ration kits to 700 families across the three states of Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, thanks to funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The initiative was part of COVID-19 relief efforts. Salesians were able to reach out directly to some villages because of the increasing cases. With the help ...

India Slips But Neighbours Fare Better In Human Development Index: UNDP Report Human Development Index is the measure of a nations health, education, and standards of living. PTI 17 December 2020 Representational Image PTI 2020-12-17T11:02:50+05:30 India Slips But Neighbours Fare Better In Human Development Index: UNDP Report outlookindia.com 2020-12-17T11:13:22+05:30 India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, acc...

India has slipped two notches, to 131st place, in the latest Human Development Index (HDI) rankings published by the United Nations Development Programme although most of its neighbours have improved their scores. The Human Development Report 2020 has placed India in the 131st position among 189 countries, down from the 129th last year. Bhutan, ranked 134th last year, has leapfrogged India to the 129th spot. The HDI measures achievements in life expectancy, education and per capita income. The ...