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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | India is a country with pervasive inequality, pockets of deep deprivations and vulnerable populations -Shoko Noda

India is a country with pervasive inequality, pockets of deep deprivations and vulnerable populations -Shoko Noda

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published Published on Dec 10, 2019   modified Modified on Dec 10, 2019
-The Indian Express

The 2019 Human Development Report points to the limits of economic growth in lifting all boats. It also offers a way forward.


Grappling with Delhi’s poor air quality for these last couple of months, I have become aware of a stark difference in the way I cope with air pollution, and the way many others do not — because they cannot. Despite the growing evidence detailing the catastrophic impact of air pollution on human health, only those privileged enough to have the knowledge and the means to protect themselves can take measures to do so. Many other people, most of whom provide essential services to the privileged, either lack the information on the level of threat they face, or the freedom to act on it. Unable to afford a day off, or an effective mask, let alone air purifiers, they are forced to subject themselves and their children to Delhi’s toxic air. Consequently, they face a greater risk of respiratory disease and heart problems, and the children are deprived of a healthy childhood.

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The Indian Express, 10 December, 2019, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/2019-human-development-report-india-inequality-poverty-economic-growth-6158809/


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