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What is HDI? HDI is a tool used to determine a nations performance on social and economic parameters. These parameters are dependent on peoples health, the education they receive, and their standard of living. A better rank on HDI means the people in the country live longer, have better education, and the gross national income per capita is also more. New index Due to pandemic, new index was introduced this year Evidently, taking into account the coronavirus pandemic, a new index called PHDI wa...

Pakistan’s HDI falls 2 notches to 154th position National December 16, 2020 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ranking on Human Development Index (HDI) fell two notches and stood at 154th position in accordance with the 2020 report out of total 189 countries. Pakistan’s ranking stood at 152nd position last year but now it fell to 154th position. The country’s ranking remained lower than all comparable economies and only Afghanistan fell below than Pakistan and its ranking stood at 169th position. ...

New Delhi, December 16 India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education and standards of living. Life expectancy of Indians at birth in 2019 was 69.7 years while Bangladesh has a life expectancy of 72.6 years and Pakistan 67.3 years, the 2020 Human Development Report said. India, Bhutan (129), Bangladesh...

New pilot program from digiAGE to help non-tech seniors get online, connected THE R.I. OFFICE of Healthy Aging’s digiAGE initiative has announced a new pilot program to help connect seniors to digital tools that can assist them in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Healthy Aging, University of Rhode Island and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island have announced a partnership to connect seniors to digital tools that can help them fight t...

Humanitarian Action for Children 2021 - Sierra Leone Format HIGHLIGHTS The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted health, security and overall economic development in Sierra Leone. Coupled with weak preparedness for future disasters, the country faces a perilous future with children at significant risk for nutritional deprivations, including severe acute malnutrition (SAM), and women and girls at increased risk of gender-based violence. UNICEF will enable the co...

Leading Neuroscience Obesity Researcher Named New TOS President Vice President, Council Members Elected News provided by Share this article Share this article SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Catherine "Cathy" Kotz, PhD, FTOS, a leading researcher into the neuroscience of obesity and energy balance is the new president of The Obesity Society (TOS), the organization announced today. "Due to the considerable efforts of our TOS executive team, staff and members in preceding years...

Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020 03:46 PM MYT BY SHAHRIN AIZAT NOORSHAHRIZAM Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Khairy Jamaluddin says the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine, which has been affected by the massive orders placed by richer, more advanced countries, symbolises the lack of global solidarity and inequity. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Minister of Science, Technology and Inn...

MADISON – Holidays are stressful times for many people but farm families often find them even more stressful due to a lack of money or an excessive workload that provides little time to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. While we’re told it’s the most wonderful time of the year, unfortunately, it doesn’t always feel that way. With that in mind, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension’s Heart of the Farm Women in Agriculture’s recent coffee chat featured a...

By Paul Leighton Staff Writer Dec 16, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 BEVERLY — Three people have expressed interest in filling the Ward 2 School Committee seat that will become open due to an upcoming resignation. Georgia Bills, William Karvouniaris and Kenann McKenzie have notified the School Committee that they would like to be considered for the seat. The School Committee and the City Council are scheduled to select a successor at a rare joint meeting Thursday night. The Ward 2 position ...

Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said the government would improve data collection and update the Integrated Data for Social Welfare (DTKS) -- a database of poor and vulnerable families -- next year amid a rising poverty rate due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DTKS, managed by the Social Affairs Ministry, which is under Muhadjirs jurisdiction, collects socioeconomic and demographic information on the populations bott...