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Yojana magazine
Yojana magazinepublished this article page 38 the human development index (hdi) ranks the countries based on their performance in the key areas of health education and access to resources. these rankings are based on a score between 0 to 1 that a country earns from its record in the key areas of human development. the indicator chosen to assess health is the life expectancy at birth. a higher life expectancy means that people have a greater chance of living longer and healthier lives. the adult lit...
Yojana magazine
Yojana magazinepublished this article page 39 access to resources is measured in terms of purchasing power (in u.s. dollars). each of these dimensions is given a weightage of 1/3. the human development index is a sum total of the weights assigned to all these dimensions. the closer a score is to one the greater is the level of human development. therefore a score of 0.983 would be considered very high while 0.268 would mean a very low level of human development. the human development index measures...
Junior science refresher
Junior science refresher Published this article We have been brought to an alarming situation primarily on account of excessive greed faulty planning insensitive politics and lack of imagination. Technology being value-neutral has accelerated the pace of the downward journ...
Banking service chronicle
Banking service chronicle Published this article The Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary defines wisdom as the ability to use ones knowledge and experience to make good decisions and judgments. Wisdom is a product of experiences and reflections not only of the present generation but of the civilisational processes of a nation and also of the world. Wisdom e...
Banking service chronicle
Banking service chronicle Published this article Thankfully on 12 December 2015 the Global Climate Accord was reached among 195 countries of the world in Paris. The Paris Accord as it came to be known commits countries to actions and policies that would restrict the rise in global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) by the year 2...