LONDON, OCTOBER 20 (PTI): India has seen “dramatic” improvements in the opportunities available to the girl child, a United Nations report said while showcasing the country as an example to be replicated worldwide for bettering the condition of their youthful populations. However, ‘The State of World Population 2016’ report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned that practices that harm girls and violate their human rights, starting at age 10, prevent them from realising their full potential as adults and more needs to be done the world over. It quoted the International Centre for Research on Women to estimate that India loses nearly USD 56 billion a year in potential earnings because of adolescent pregnancy, high secondary school dropout rates and joblessness among young women. It, however, also showcased India among the countries whose initiatives can be replicated for worldwide improvements. “But through a concerted effort by governments, civil society, communities and international institutions to learn from and replicate successful initiatives in places as diverse as India, the United States and Ethiopia, the world can transform every 10-year-old girl’s future and ignite her full potential. “In India, there are more than 12 million 10-year-old girls, far more than in any other country.