Find out how India's army of women health care workers are using technology to make sure no child gets left behind.
Watch how the villagers in Amravati, Maharashtra, became closer to the forests surrounding them after they were empowered with community forest rights and given a greater say in the management of the forest.
Watch Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP, Haoliang Xu's message for the International Solar Alliance's first summit in New Delhi.
Watch UNDP India Country Director a.i. Marina Walter speak about why it is essential to include women in development programming.
How self-help groups in the remote Himalayas are helping women harness nature for livelihoods
On Zero Discrimination Day 2018, UNDP in India celebrates 20 years of support for the Government of India's efforts to ensure a better life for all the people living with HIV in the country.
Learn how ecotourism initiatives in Ladakh are transforming local attitudes towards the snow leopard
'To strengthen biodiversity conservation, biodiversity funding is crucial and quite challenging': Minister Vardhan
See Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan's message on the 3rd Global BIOFIN conference, hosted in India.
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About India
>50%
Under-25 Population
1.67 MT
CO2 Emission Per Capita
120 (of 131)
Female Labour Force Participation
0.624
Human Development Index