Human Capital Index
India has been ranked at 115 out of 157 countries on Human Capital Index (HCI) released by World Bank as part of World Development Report (WDR) 2019.
- Broader theme of the World Development Report (WDR) is “The Changing Nature of Work”.
- Human capital consists of the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate throughout their lives, enabling them to realize their potential as productive members of society.
Asian Development Outlook 2019
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) published its Asian Development Outlook 2019 in April where it cut India’s growth forecast to 7.2% for 2019-20 because of a slower-than-expected pickup in investment ....