The quality of life in India continues to be appalling with the country ranked poorly at 134 among 182 countries on the Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that was released globally on Monday. The ranking clearly shows India has slipped in comparative terms in ensuring a better quality of life for its citizens as in the previous index, published for 2007 and 2008 together, it ranked 128, while the position the year before was 126
Index ranks countries on life expectancy, adult literacy and school enrollment.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bhutan-better-than-india-on-human-development-index/53166-3.html
43 per cent of the nearly 2,50,000 panchayats have silently been taken over by the fairer sex.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/women-add-punch-to-panchayats/23783-3.html
Mani Shankar Aiyar says there's a silent revolution happening in all of India's 2,50,000 panchayats.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/its-testing-times-for-panchayats/21791-3.html
The Panchayati Raj Ministry has decided it is time to give more teeth to administration at the grassroot-level.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/panchayats-get-a-power-meter/20413-3.html
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