Prostate Cancer : Lancet Report A recent Lancet Commission paper highlights the alarming rise in prostate cancer cases in India, leading to a higher mortality rate due to late-stage diagnosis. The Lancet Commission report predicts a global surge in prostate cancer cases, with low and middle-income countries facing the most substantial increase. Worldwide, prostate cancer […]
Category: Important Reports
Asia Development Outlook Report 2024
Asia Development Outlook Report 2024: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently released the Asia Development Outlook Report in April 2024 and revised India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 and FY 2025, citing various factors contributing to this optimistic outlook. Key Highlights of Asia Development Outlook Report 2024: Despite […]
Global Forest Watch : Report
Global Forest Watch : Report India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, according to the latest data from the Global Forest Watch monitoring project. Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an open-source web application to monitor global forests in near real-time using satellite data and other sources. It is a project of […]
QS World University Rankings 2024
QS World University Rankings 2024: Sixty-nine Indian universities made it to the rankings with 424 entries in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject. Highlights of the 2024 Rankings: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been ranked as the 1 university in the world by QS World University Rankings for 12 straight years. Indian […]
World Cybercrime Index
World Cybercrime Index: An international team of researchers has compiled the first ever ‘World Cybercrime Index’. Key Findings: Russia tops the list, followed by Ukraine, China, the USA, Nigeria and Romania. India captured the number 10 spot in the rankings. The researchers also found that certain kinds of cybercrime were associated with particular countries. For […]
Status Of Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
Status Of Total Fertility Rate (TFR): India’s declining fertility rate, recently projected by The Lancet, suggests a demographic transition with potential economic benefits. TFR in India has drastically decreased from 6.2 in 1950 to below 2 in 2021. It is projected to further decline to 1.29 by 2050 and a concerning level of 1.04 by […]
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index: According to a survey released by Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), India’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reached a 16-year peak of 59.1 in March 2024. PMI is an economic indicator, which is derived after monthly surveys of different companies. It shows trends in both the manufacturing and […]
India Employment Report 2024
India Employment Report 2024: The India Employment Report 2024, prepared jointly by the Human Development and the International Labour Organization, was released recently. Key findings: Basic long-term feature of the employment situation in the country continues to be insufficient growth of the non-farm sectors and the ability of these sectors to absorb workers from agriculture. […]
India Employment Report 2024: ILO
India Employment Report 2024: ILO The Institute for Human Development (IHD) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) have released a report titled- ‘India Employment Report 2024’, which highlights that India’s youth continue to grapple with soaring Unemployment rates. Highlights of the Report: India’s youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce and the share of […]
Food Waste Index Report 2024
Food Waste Index Report 2024: According to the Food Waste Index Report 2024, households across the globe wasted over one billion meals a day in 2022. Highlights of the report: The report defines “food waste” as “food and the associated inedible parts removed from the human food supply chain”. ‘‘Food loss” is defined as “all […]
