11-29-2007, 04:57 AM
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The Pioneer Edit Desk
UNDP dances to West's tune
UNDP's report on Human Development Indices released yesterday, while being generally positive, is not so good for India. The evaluation of the various measures of the quality of life in different countries, which indicate progress or fall in living standards in each country, has shown a general improvement in most respects. India is not an exception to this growth, yet it has fallen two places in health, education, poverty and other indices to rank 128 among 177 countries. This fall in rank despite a rise in the HDI value -- indicators such as life expectancy and literacy -- and also in GDP is not inexplicable. It is merely suggestive of the fact that though India has made progress, others have done so at a faster rate. Yet the overall scenario is disappointing. Much more needs to be done by the Government in all the sluggish sectors. While the positive news is that India remains the fastest growing economy, the Index has highlighted the fact that the benefits of growth are unequally distributed. Sadly, at least 28 per cent of the population remains below the poverty line. The effects of climate change may further nullify the progress. The UNDP report has noted the various ways in which the country is finding it difficult to realise the Millennium Development Goals due to the climatic phenomenon. For example, droughts and floods have influenced the nutritional status, especially of women. Climate change may have affected up to 262 million people. The future may be worse. Happily, there are some positive aspects to this climate change story, for there are signs that people are adapting to these changes, which may lessen the adverse impact. The report has also made some positive recommendations: A series of measures could help deal with this threat by improving, for example, energy efficiency.
Expectedly, India has not reacted positively to the HDR's suggestion that developing countries should commit to reducing its carbon emissions by the year 2050 by 20 per cent. India is right in noting that the per capita emissions from developing countries are low. For example, our per capita emission of carbon is 17 times lower than that of the US. This wide discrepancy in such figures makes the applicability of the same standards to different countries grossly unfair. To avoid this inequity, the right basis for reducing the emission of greenhouse gases is per capita emissions. Especially in view of the historicity of the cause of this phenomenon -- the record of carbon use by the more developed countries over decades if not centuries -- it cannot be the amount of carbon released by them into the atmosphere. While, generally,<b> India has to work harder to improve the quality of life of its people, the immediate question is that of climate change</b>, which will come up at a conference to be held next month in Bali. As this will set the pattern of development for the future, hopefully India will argue its case well.
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India is not spending money on human development; Government is spending more money on Sonia and family than anything else.
They should have increase oil price according to current increase in global market. Saved money could have used in improving education and health. What India had done, they had stopped investment in infrastructure especially Roads because it was started by NDA government.
Congress and Health minister Ramadoss is more interested to kick out Venugopal so that he can eat equipment alone and appoint his family members.
Defense sector is most ignored, investment on indigenous development is moving towards zero, buying stuff from abroad will bring bribe to ruling party so its better to buy it from abroad.
Education sector is most ignored, creating seats for few wealthy reserved pampered kids will solve education problem of India according to current foolish leaders of India.
Only private sector is doing well, but current government is trying very hard to kill that remain sector by reservation and forced Hafta by license and Babus on throat to control.
so no surprise by report whether both Singh scream from roof top that it is wrong.
Truth is private citizens are doing on its own and only few.
The Pioneer Edit Desk
UNDP dances to West's tune
UNDP's report on Human Development Indices released yesterday, while being generally positive, is not so good for India. The evaluation of the various measures of the quality of life in different countries, which indicate progress or fall in living standards in each country, has shown a general improvement in most respects. India is not an exception to this growth, yet it has fallen two places in health, education, poverty and other indices to rank 128 among 177 countries. This fall in rank despite a rise in the HDI value -- indicators such as life expectancy and literacy -- and also in GDP is not inexplicable. It is merely suggestive of the fact that though India has made progress, others have done so at a faster rate. Yet the overall scenario is disappointing. Much more needs to be done by the Government in all the sluggish sectors. While the positive news is that India remains the fastest growing economy, the Index has highlighted the fact that the benefits of growth are unequally distributed. Sadly, at least 28 per cent of the population remains below the poverty line. The effects of climate change may further nullify the progress. The UNDP report has noted the various ways in which the country is finding it difficult to realise the Millennium Development Goals due to the climatic phenomenon. For example, droughts and floods have influenced the nutritional status, especially of women. Climate change may have affected up to 262 million people. The future may be worse. Happily, there are some positive aspects to this climate change story, for there are signs that people are adapting to these changes, which may lessen the adverse impact. The report has also made some positive recommendations: A series of measures could help deal with this threat by improving, for example, energy efficiency.
Expectedly, India has not reacted positively to the HDR's suggestion that developing countries should commit to reducing its carbon emissions by the year 2050 by 20 per cent. India is right in noting that the per capita emissions from developing countries are low. For example, our per capita emission of carbon is 17 times lower than that of the US. This wide discrepancy in such figures makes the applicability of the same standards to different countries grossly unfair. To avoid this inequity, the right basis for reducing the emission of greenhouse gases is per capita emissions. Especially in view of the historicity of the cause of this phenomenon -- the record of carbon use by the more developed countries over decades if not centuries -- it cannot be the amount of carbon released by them into the atmosphere. While, generally,<b> India has to work harder to improve the quality of life of its people, the immediate question is that of climate change</b>, which will come up at a conference to be held next month in Bali. As this will set the pattern of development for the future, hopefully India will argue its case well.
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India is not spending money on human development; Government is spending more money on Sonia and family than anything else.
They should have increase oil price according to current increase in global market. Saved money could have used in improving education and health. What India had done, they had stopped investment in infrastructure especially Roads because it was started by NDA government.
Congress and Health minister Ramadoss is more interested to kick out Venugopal so that he can eat equipment alone and appoint his family members.
Defense sector is most ignored, investment on indigenous development is moving towards zero, buying stuff from abroad will bring bribe to ruling party so its better to buy it from abroad.
Education sector is most ignored, creating seats for few wealthy reserved pampered kids will solve education problem of India according to current foolish leaders of India.
Only private sector is doing well, but current government is trying very hard to kill that remain sector by reservation and forced Hafta by license and Babus on throat to control.
so no surprise by report whether both Singh scream from roof top that it is wrong.
Truth is private citizens are doing on its own and only few.