India Worse Than Pak, Bangladesh in Gender Equality

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 03 November 2011, 23:03 IST   |    10 Comments
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The 2011 report also states that in 2050 the average HDI could drop by 12 percent in south Asia due to the effects of global warming on agricultural production, scarcity of clean water and pollution. While expressing his view that the "real drivers of unsustainability are the developed countries and worst of all the U.S., which won't even engage with this debate," Jairam said that just as consumption-heavy lifestyles in the industrialized world affected livelihoods in the developing world, "lifestyles within India also affect the livelihoods of the poor within India."