why India’s human development is stagnant HDI 2020?
The HDI comprises three key baskets of data reflecting information on health through metrics such as life expectancy, capacity measured by years of schooling, and standard of living or Gross National Income per capita.
What it measures is health, cognitive capacity and productivity.? All three are heavily impacted by environmental factors.
Air pollution is a major problem in India; it affects human health by increased incidence of pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, it adversely affects life expectancy. It also impacts cognitive abilities and this is reflected in metrics relating to school attendance and performance. Health and education have a direct bearing on productivity, in turn, affecting national income.
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