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Check out our new children’s storybook, Saving Mr. Ridley, based on the Olive Ridley Turtle, our very own ambassadors of the sea. Follow a scuba diver as he makes the seas safe for Mr. Ridley and friends.
Read UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner's statement this World Environment Day!
How UNDP India is helping cities turn their plastic waste into roads
How a small town with big ambitions has managed to go zero-waste
Every year, plastic waste kills over 100,000 marine animals annually. Join UNDP India's Country Director a.i. Marina Walter in the fight to #BeatPlasticPollution by giving up plastic bags.
UNDP India is looking to contract multiple photographers based in different parts of India to deliver powerful images. Apply now!
'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