Innovators Business Environment Index (IBEI) 2026: StartupBlink released the Innovators Business Environment Index (IBEI) 2026, which measures foundational business conditions like regulation, capital, and infrastructure using a 0–100 score. IBEI Rankings 2026: The United States ranked 1st with a perfect score of 100, while Singapore ranked 2nd and the United Kingdom ranked 3rd. India’s Performance: […]
Category: Important Reports
16th Finance Commission on Centre-State Fiscal Relations
16th Finance Commission on Centre-State Fiscal Relations: The 16th Finance Commission has retained the States’ share of tax devolution at 41%, imparting it a “semi-permanence,” while introducing significant changes to the horizontal distribution formula and proposing a ‘grand bargain’ to merge cesses and surcharges into the divisible pool. The 16th Finance Commission retained 41% tax […]
Corruption Perception Index 2025
Corruption Perception Index 2025: The Transparency International released the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2025 that evaluated 182 countries based on perceived public sector corruption, using a scale from zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The report provides a comprehensive assessment of global corruption trends, their underlying drivers, societal impacts, and actionable recommendations. The global […]
Corruption Perceptions Index 2025
Corruption Perceptions Index 2025: India has climbed to the 91st position on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), reflecting a slight improvement from its 96th rank in the previous year. The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released annually by Transparency International, ranks 182 countries and territories based on perceived levels of public sector corruption. It uses […]
Network Readiness Index Report 2025
Network Readiness Index Report 2025: India has improved its digital readiness by four ranks to 45th position in the Network Readiness Index (NRI) 2025, released by the Portulans Institute, a non-profit research institute based in Washington, DC.The index maps the network-based readiness of 127 economies across 53 indicators grouped under four pillars: Technology, People, Governance, […]
IOM Global Appeal 2026 Report
IOM Global Appeal 2026 Report: The IOM has requested USD 4.7 billion to assist 41 million people worldwide in 2026, marking a shift toward sharper prioritization amid a Humanitarian Reset and a constrained global funding landscape. The Global Appeal 2026 serves as IOM’s engine for transformation, aligning its operations with the Strategic Plan 2024–2028. It […]
World bank’s A Breath of Change Report
World bank’s A Breath of Change Report: The World Bank’s 2025 report, A Breath of Change, highlights that nearly one billion people in the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills (IGP-HF) breathe the world’s most polluted air, necessitating urgent transboundary cooperation.“A Breath of Change” is a strategic solutions book that moves beyond diagnosing air pollution to […]
State of Finance for Nature 2026
State of Finance for Nature 2026: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its flagship report titled “State of Finance for Nature 2026,” which highlights a stark imbalance in global financial flows, revealing that for every USD 1 invested in protecting nature, nearly USD 30 is spent on activities that destroy it. Key Highlights of […]
Enhancing Circular Economy of ELVs in India Report
Enhancing Circular Economy of ELVs in India Report: A NITI Aayog report “Enhancing Circular Economy of ELVs in India” has warned that end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) in India could double to nearly 50 million by 2030, posing serious safety, pollution and waste-management risks. Enhancing Circular Economy of ELVs in India Report: End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) as those […]
Citizen-Centred Universal Health Coverage
Citizen-Centred Universal Health Coverage: The Lancet report titled “A Citizen-Centred Health System for India” outlines a roadmap for achieving citizen-centred Universal Health Coverage (UHC), aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. It argues that as the World Health Organization (WHO) faces financial stress and the US retreats from global health leadership, India has an […]
