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India climbs to 130th rank in 2025 UN Human Development Index

India climbs to 130th rank in 2025 UN Human Development Index

New Delhi, May 6 (UNI) India continues its steady rise on the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 130 out of 193 countries in the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR) released by the United Nations Development Programme on Tuesday.

With an HDI value increasing from 0.676 in 2022 to 0.685 in 2023, India remains in the medium human development category, moving closer to the threshold for high human development (HDI ≥ 0.700), the report said.

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Mann Ki Baat: PM highlights public health gains, grassroots change, dwells on Emergency anniversary

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75 Afghans benefited by prosthetic limbs at India's Jaipur Foot camp in Kabul

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‘Constitution was made a puppet’: PM Modi recalls emergency on Mann Ki Baat

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