द वायर हिंदी, 14 जुलाई विश्व आर्थिक मंच की वार्षिक लैंगिक अंतराल रिपोर्ट 2022 के मुताबिक, कुल 146 देशों के सूचकांक में सिर्फ 11 देश ही भारत से नीचे हैं. अफ़ग़ानिस्तान, पाकिस्तान, कांगो, ईरान और चाड सूची में सबसे निचले पायदान वाले पांच देशों में शामिल हैं. हालांकि स्वास्थ्य एवं जीवन प्रत्याशा सूचकांक में भारत का स्थान 146वां है. विश्व आर्थिक मंच (डब्ल्यूईएफ) की एक रिपोर्ट में भारत को लैंगिक समता (Gender...

The global economic downturn could push an additional 21 million people in the Asia-Pacific region into extreme poverty, rolling back development gains, according to a United Nations-backed report issued today. The publication, launched in Manila, examines the toll that the crisis has taken on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – eight anti-poverty targets agreed upon by world leaders with a 2015 deadline – in the Asia-Pacific. Produced...

The global economic crisis has wiped out developing Asia's recent gains in poverty eradication as the meltdown is expected to have driven 21 million more people in the region into poverty. A joint report by the United Nations and the Asian Development Bank shows that the global economic slowdown has slackened trade, slashed export and tourism receipts and raised unemployment levels. This makes it difficult for the region to achieve its...