What is the News? The Henley Passport Index 2022 has been released. What is the Henley Passport Index? Released by: Henley and Partners, a London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm since 2005. Purpose: To rank 199 passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Source of Data:… Continue reading Henley Passport Index 2022: India’s passport rank improves to 83 from 90
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District Good Governance Index: Union Minister says, J&K to have district level Governance Index
What is the News? Jammu & Kashmir will soon become the first Union Territory in the country to have a District Good Governance Index (DGGI). What is the District Good Governance Index(DGGI) for Jammu & Kashmir? Conducted by: The index will be carried out by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in… Continue reading District Good Governance Index: Union Minister says, J&K to have district level Governance Index
Healthy States, Progressive India: NITI Aayog Releases Fourth Edition of State Health Index
What is the News? NITI Aayog has released the fourth edition of the State Health Index for 2019–20 with the title “Healthy States, Progressive India”. What is the State Health Index? Developed by: NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the World Bank since 2017. Objective: To track… Continue reading Healthy States, Progressive India: NITI Aayog Releases Fourth Edition of State Health Index
New CAG report exposes wide gap between India’s groundwater management regulations & implementation
What is the News? Comptroller and Auditor General of India(CAG) has conducted a performance audit of groundwater management and regulation to analyse the extent of groundwater scarcity in the country. About the CAG Audit Report on Groundwater The audit was conducted on the basis of five years of data (2013-2018) on groundwater management and regulation… Continue reading New CAG report exposes wide gap between India’s groundwater management regulations & implementation
Good Governance Index 2021 launched on Good Governance Day by Union Minister of Home Affairs
What is the News? The Union Minister of Home Affairs has released the Good Governance Index 2021 on Good Governance Day. What is the Good Governance Index 2021? Good Governance Index 2021 has been prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). Aim: To create a tool that can be used uniformly… Continue reading Good Governance Index 2021 launched on Good Governance Day by Union Minister of Home Affairs
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister releases the report on State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India
What is the News? The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister(EAC-PM) has released the report on the State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India. About the Report on the State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy(FLN) in India Prepared by: Institute for Competitiveness Purpose: To highlight the importance of early education years in the… Continue reading The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister releases the report on State of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in India
Less than $1: How WHO thinks that can save 7 million lives
What is the News? The World Health Organization(WHO) has released a report titled “Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in non-communicable diseases”. What are the key findings of the report? Non-Communicable Diseases(NCDs) such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and stroke kill 41 million people annually and damage the health of… Continue reading Less than $1: How WHO thinks that can save 7 million lives
Climate Change makes children vulnerable to infectious diseases: Study
What is the News? A study conducted by researchers from the Banaras Hindu University(BHU) shows that climate change is making children vulnerable to infectious diseases. About the study The study was conducted to probe the association between climate parameters and infectious diseases in children under 16-years-of-age in Varanasi city in the central Indo-Gangetic Plain. What… Continue reading Climate Change makes children vulnerable to infectious diseases: Study
World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
What is the News? The Global Health Security Index 2021 has been released. About Global Health Security Index(GHS) GHS is the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries. Published by: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. The report was developed with Economist… Continue reading World unprepared for future pandemics: Global Health Security Index 2021
Imports made up 86% of gold supply in 2016-20, says WGC
What is the News? The World Gold Council (WGC) has released a report titled ‘Bullion Trade in India’. What are the key findings of the report? India’s Gold Imports India is the world’s second-largest gold consumer. However, the country is heavily dependent on imports to fulfil this demand. Over the five-year period 2016-2020, imports made… Continue reading Imports made up 86% of gold supply in 2016-20, says WGC
