Index, Reports and Summits in News

What is the News? World Inequality report 2022 has been released. The report is authored by Lucas Chancel, co-director of the World Inequality Lab and coordinated by famed French economist Thomas Piketty among others. Contents1 What are the key findings of the World Inequality Report 2022 related to India?2 What is the significance of these… Continue reading World Inequality report 2022: World’s most extreme inequality increase in India

Contents1 What is the News?2 About International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas3 What are the key findings of IDF Diabetes Atlas?4 About Diabetes What is the News? The 10th edition of the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas has been released. About International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas IDF Diabetes Atlas is the authoritative resource on… Continue reading Diabetes Atlas: A new report shows worrying growth of the diabetes pandemic

Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key observations made by the report?3 Initiative Related to Climate Action measures by Companies3.1 Science-Based Targets initiative(SBTi) What is the News? A report titled ‘Decarbonisation and the evolving role of corporate boards’ has been released by KPMG, a global network of professional firms. What are the key… Continue reading Adapt on climate, not mitigate: Study

What is the News? The Union Labour Ministry has revised the Wage Rate Index by setting the new base year at 2016 which will replace the old series with base of 1963-65.  What is the Wage Rate Index? Wage Rate Index is a vital economic indicator that measures changes in the wage level in selected… Continue reading What the new wage rate index series means for salaries?

What is the News? Recently, Niti Aayog has released India’s first National MPI (multidimensional poverty index). The index is based on the findings of the fourth National Health Family Survey (2015-16). This index calculated the poverty ratio on the basis of three dimensions of MPI– health, education, and standard of living — with each having a… Continue reading Poverty ratio 32.75% in rural areas against 8.81% in urban: NITI report

News: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its annual study of state finances. What are the findings of the report? -States’ gross fiscal deficit breached the 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) mark. -Combined revenue deficit of the state governments rose from 0.1% of GDP in 2018-19 to 2% of GDP in 2020-21 because… Continue reading Annual Report on State Finances: The vital third tier

What is the News? United Nations University-Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) has released a report titled “Ageing Water Storage Infrastructure: An Emerging Global Risk”. The report provides an overview of the current state of knowledge on the ageing of large dams. According to the report, four Asian countries – China, Japan, India and… Continue reading UN REPORT ON MULLAPERIYAR DAM

Contents1 What is the News?2 About World Inequality Report 2022 3 What are the key findings of the report?4 What is the recommendation given by the report? What is the News? The World Inequality Report 2022 has been released. About World Inequality Report 2022  The report has been produced by a team of world-leading economists. One… Continue reading ‘Top 1% captured over a third of wealth growth’: World Inequality Report

What is the news? According to the latest round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21), India’s Total Fertility Rates (TFR) has reached 2.0 at the national level. Achievement of TFR is a significant feat for the country’s family-planning programme. Must read: NFHS-5 and its findings – Explained, pointwise About the data on NFHS-5 on population Urban-Rural Gap:… Continue reading The story of India’s falling fertility rate, in five charts

What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has submitted two reports titled “Ethical Standards In Media Coverage” and “Suspension Of Telecom Services/Internet And Its Impact” to the Parliament. What are the recommendations given by the Ethical Standards In Media Coverage report? Setup a Media Council: A ‘Media Council’ should… Continue reading Set up a council for all forms of media: Parliamentary panel

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS)?3 What are the key findings of the survey?3.1 Unemployment Rate3.2 Labour force participation rate(LFPR)3.3 Working Population Ratio(WPR) What is the News? The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the quarterly bulletin of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for January-March 2021. What is the… Continue reading Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2021)

What is the News? The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released the National Health Accounts Report for 2017-18. About the National Health Accounts Report Produced by: National Health Systems Resource Centre (It is designated as National Health Accounts Technical Secretariat in 2014 by the Health Ministry).  Source of Data: The report was prepared… Continue reading Per capita out-of-pocket health expenditure sees decline: report

Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the issues faced by the Medical Devices sector currently?2.1 Rise of Imports of Medical Devices from China3 What should the Government do to help the Medical Devices sector? What is the News? According to a report, ​​Indian medical device makers are now struggling with idle capacity. What are… Continue reading Nearly 33% of India’s medical devices capacity lying unused: Industry

What is the News? Niti Aayog has released India’s first National MPI (multidimensional poverty index). Contents1 About National MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index)2 What are the key findings of the National MPI?2.1 Health2.2 Education 2.3 Standard of Living About National MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index) National MPI seeks to measure poverty across its multiple dimensions and in effect… Continue reading One out of every two Bihar households is multidimensionally poor: NITI Aayog

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the purpose of the report?3 What are the key findings of the report?4 What happens if there is a disruption in Agri-Food Systems?5 What are the recommendations given by the report to improve Agri-Food Systems? What is the News? The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) has released the… Continue reading Need to make agri-food systems resilient to address food security: SOFA 2021

Contents1 What is the news?2 States covered in NFHS-5 phase II3 About NFHS and findings of NFHS-5 Phase I4 What are the key findings of NFHS-5 Phase II?5 What are the significant things to consider from NFHS-5 Survey? What is the news? Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) has released the 2019-21 National Family… Continue reading Union Health Ministry releases NFHS-5 Phase II Findings

What is the News? The Global Nutrition Report, 2021 has been released. What is the Global Nutrition Report 2021? The Global Nutrition Report was conceived following the first Nutrition for Growth Initiative Summit (N4G) in 2013.  Released by: ​​ It is a multi-stakeholder initiative, consisting of a Stakeholder Group, Independent Expert Group and Report Secretariat.… Continue reading India has made no progress on anaemia, childhood wasting: Global Nutrition Report

What is the News? Niti Aayog has released the first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Urban India Index. About SDG Urban India index Developed by: Niti Aayog in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation. Purpose: It is an SDG progress monitoring tool at the Urban Local Bodies(ULB) level. Methodology: For… Continue reading NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Cooperation releases inaugural SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22

Contents1 What is the News?2 About Global State of Democracy Report 2021 3 What are the key findings of the report?4 What is the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance(IDEA)? What is the News? The Global State of Democracy Report 2021 has been released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. About Global… Continue reading Number of countries veering towards authoritarianism on rise: report

What is the News? Azim Premji University has released a report titled “Healthcare equity in urban India”. What is the purpose of the report? The report explores health vulnerabilities and inequalities in cities in India.It also looks at the availability, accessibility and cost of healthcare facilities and possibilities in future-proofing services in the next decade.… Continue reading Life expectancy lower for urban poor, says study

What is the News? UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has released a study titled “When Schools Close: Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures”. This study highlights how school closures affected girls and boys, young women and men differently depending on the circumstances. What are the key findings of the study? Around 1.6… Continue reading Prolonged school closures due to COVID-19 pose threat to gender equality: UNESCO study

What is the News? The 16th Annual Status of Education Report(ASER) was recently released by Pratham Education Foundation. Must Read: ASER Survey and issues in school education – Explained, pointwise What is the major finding of the report? There was an increase in enrolment in Government Schools. Around 70.3% of children in India enrolled in… Continue reading Govt school enrolments lower in 8 states compared to pre-pandemic period

What is the News? Competition Commission of India (CCI) has released a report titled ‘Market Study on the Pharmaceutical Sector in India: Key Findings and Observations’. What are the key findings of the report? Pharmaceutical Sector: Globally, India ranks 3rd in terms of pharmaceutical production by volume and 13th by value. Out of Pocket Expenditure(OOPE):… Continue reading Explained: CCI market study on pharma sector

What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report titled “Systemic Transformation of School Education”. The report has suggested 11 measures to improve the country’s school education system. About the report The report has recommended 11 measures to improve the country’s school education system. These recommendations are based on findings of NITI Aayog’s Sustainable… Continue reading NITI Aayog lists 11 measures to improve school education system

Contents1 What is the News?2 What is an ASER Survey?3 About ASER 2021 Survey4 What are the Key findings of ASER 2021?5 What are the suggestions provided by the ASER Report? What is the News? The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) survey 2021 has been released. What is an ASER Survey? The ASER survey… Continue reading School enrolment fell during pandemic: Annual Status of Education Report

Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the findings of the research?3 Why is this research important?4 What are the suggestions provided by the research? What is the News? Research has been conducted to study the employment data in India, for which it used the findings of India’s Periodic labor Force Data survey, National Sample… Continue reading India’s new employment policy ought to focus on young adults

Contents1 What is the news?2 What are the findings of the study?3 What is the status of diabetes in India?4 What are the reasons behind the high prevalence of diabetes?5 What are the key suggestions provided by the study to control diabetes? What is the news? The study was conducted in Pune to understand why… Continue reading Explained: Why Indian kids show diabetes signals early

What is the News? The World Bank has released a report titled ‘The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021’. The report is a periodic evaluation of wealth generation and distribution beyond the traditional GDP [gross domestic product] matrix and includes natural resources as part of a country’s wealth. What are the key findings of the report?… Continue reading Natural wealth of the nations

What is the News? ​​The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) has released an update to their Emissions Gap Report 2021. What are the key findings of the report? Several Countries have announced new Nationally Determined Contributions(NDCs) or emissions pledges during the COP26 climate summit. For example, India has announced a target to be carbon-neutral by 2070.… Continue reading New Climate Pledges barely affect global warming: UN

What is the News? The Climate Change Performance Index 2022 has been released by Germanwatch, the New Climate Institute, and the Climate Action Network. What is the Climate Change Performance Index? Climate Change Performance Index(CCPI) is an independent monitoring tool for tracking the climate protection performance of 60 countries and the EU – covering 92%… Continue reading India retains slot in top 10 on climate performance index; China at 37, US 55

What is the News? The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has released the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 Remote Sensing Survey. What is the FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey? The Survey was launched by FAO in 2018. The objectives of the survey are two-fold: To build country capacities to use… Continue reading At least 420 million hectares forest lost since 1990: Survey

Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key highlights of the report?3 What are the measures needed to be taken to deal with the Climate Crisis?4 Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) What is the News? The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has released a report titled “Building climate resilience in the Asia… Continue reading Local knowledge refined with tech & funds can help climate adaptation in Asia-Pacific: IFAD

What is the News? The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has released the State of the Climate report 2021. What is the purpose of the State of the Climate report 2021? The State of the Climate report provides a snapshot of climate indicators including temperatures, extreme weather events, sea level rises and ocean conditions. What are… Continue reading Last seven years warmest on record, says WMO report

What is the news? The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released the Accidental Deaths and Suicides report 2020. About the Accidental Deaths and Suicides report 2020 The report divides suicides into nine categories — apart from daily wagers, housewives and people working in the farm sector, etc, The NCRB omitted a chapter on Central… Continue reading Suicides rose to all-time high in 2020, daily wagers made up greatest share

What is the News? State Bank of India’s(SBI) economic research department has released the Ecowrap Report. What are the key findings of the Ecowrap Report? Formalisation of Economy India’s informal economy has reduced by around 15-20% of the formal GDP in 2020-21, compared to 52% in 2017-18. This signals a greater shift towards the formalisation… Continue reading ‘Informal sector shrank sharply in 2020-21’

Contents1 What is the news?2 About the CRS report?3 What does the CRS report say about India-Russia arms sales?4 Why defence relation is important for both Russia and India?5 What are the recent Indian deals with Russia? What is the news? Recently, Congressional Research Service (CRS) report has said that the Indian military cannot operate… Continue reading Indian military cannot operate effectively without Russian supplied equipment: CRS report”

Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key Findings of the report?3 What should be done to cover the missing middle?4 What are the other Suggestions in the Report? What is the News? Niti Aayog has released a report titled ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’. What are the key Findings of the report?… Continue reading NITI Aayog Releases Report on ‘Health Insurance for India’s Missing Middle’

What is the news? Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) has released its first-of-its-kind district-level climate vulnerability assessment or Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI). The index has analyzed 640 districts in India and found that 463 of these are vulnerable to extreme floods, droughts and cyclones etc. What are the key findings of the Climate Vulnerability Index?… Continue reading Explained: What is the climate vulnerability index released by CEEW?

Contents1 What is the News?2 What are the key findings of the report on UNESCO World Heritage Forests?3 What about Indian Sundarbans?4 What are the suggestions given by the report? What is the News? Researchers at UNESCO, the World Resources Institute and the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) have released a new assessment of… Continue reading Unesco World Heritage forests: India’s Sundarbans among 5 sites with highest ‘blue carbon’ globally

What is the News? Imperial College, London has released a paper on smart and sustainable urban transport. What are the key suggestions given by the paper to decarbonize the Transport Sector? Create Hyper-local Neighbourhoods: Hyper-local neighbourhoods that provide every necessary service within a walking distance will help people avoid using transport for their daily needs.… Continue reading ‘Hyperlocal neighbourhoods’ can promote sustainable travel, help decarbonise transport sector: Report