Meet the winners of the India Biodiversity Awards, 2018! Plus, read about the UNDP India project that won a 'Special Mention': https://goo.gl/bbEsyt
UNDP India is looking to contract multiple photographers based in different parts of India to deliver powerful images. Apply now!
Learn how ecotourism initiatives in Ladakh, part of the Secure Himalayas partnership, are transforming local attitudes towards the snow leopard
This International Biodiversity Day, see Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Harsh Vardhan's message on the importance of innovative finance for biodiversity.
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.
How self-help groups in the remote Himalayas are helping women harness nature for livelihoods
'The Time is Now to Ensure that No One – No Woman, Anywhere – is Left Behind'
Watch UNDP India Country Director a.i. Marina Walter speak about why it is essential to include women in development programming.
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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