World Happiness Report 2024: Finland has once again claimed the title of the world’s happiest country for the seventh consecutive year, according to the annual UN-sponsored World Happiness Report. Highlights of World Happiness Report 2024: The Nordic nations continue to dominate the top rankings. Finland topped the list for the seventh year in a row. […]
Category: Important Reports
Gender Inequality Index (GII), 2022
Gender Inequality Index (GII), 2022: The Gender Inequality Index (GII), 2022 has been released by UNDP in their Human Development Report 2023-24. In GII, India stands at rank 108th out of 193 countries, with a score of 0.437. Gender Inequality Index is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and […]
Human Development Index : Report
Human Development Index : Report India has moved up a rank on the global Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report ‘Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarised world’. Highlights of the recent report: The report stated that while India ranked 135 in 2021, it had moved up […]
United Nations Inter-agency Group For Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
United Nations Inter-agency Group For Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME): The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) released a report indicating that in 2022, global child deaths before the age of five dropped below 5 million for the first time. Key Findings: Despite this progress, an estimated 4.9 million children died, […]
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report: India emerged as the world’s top arms importer for the period 2019-23, with a 4.7% increase compared to 2014-18, as per the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Key findings: The USA is the largest arms exporter > France, for the first time, was the second biggest arms […]
Democracy Report 2024
Democracy Report 2024: India has declined to become “one of the worst autocracies,” according to the ‘Democracy Report 2024’ by the V-Dem Institute. Report released by V-Dem Institute at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg India ranks 104 in LDI, slipped to 110 in the Electoral Democracy Index, 92 in the Liberal Component Index The report highlighted […]
National Sample Survey Office (NSSO): 2023
National Sample Survey Office (NSSO): 2023 According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), in 2023, India’s unemployment rate has dropped significantly, marking the lowest in the past three years. The PLFS gives estimates of Key employment and unemployment Indicators like, the Labour Force Participation Rates (LFPR), […]
Index Of Industrial Production : January 2024
Index Of Industrial Production : January 2024 The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation recently released the Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for January 2024, revealing a growth of 3.8 percent. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is one of the prime indicators of economic development for the measurement of trends in […]
World Poverty Clock : Data
World Poverty Clock: Data According to the latest data from the World Poverty Clock, India has successfully reduced the proportion of its population living in ‘extreme poverty’ to below 3%. It signifies a substantial step towards accomplishing the first of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations, with the target year […]
The Unjust Climate : FAO Report
The Unjust Climate : FAO Report The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has released a report titled- The Unjust Climate, shows how the effects of Climate Change on income and adaptation in rural areas vary with gender, wealth and age. FAO analyzed socioeconomic data from over 100,000 rural households representing more […]
