Asian Waterbird Census 2023: A recent detailed assessment of the survey conducted in the northern parts of Alappuzha, as part of the Asian Waterbird Census 2023 revealed that a shift in migration patterns of waterbirds appears to be taking place. In the recent survey, it is revealed that Duck species sighted in previous surveys were […]
Category: Important Reports
Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2023
Human Rights Watch’s World Report 2023: The Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2023 (33rd edition) said that Indian authorities had “intensified and broadened” their crackdown on activist groups and the media throughout year 2022. It also claimed that the current Central ruling party used abusive and discriminatory policies to repress minorities. World Report […]
Reports On Child Mortality And Stillbirths
Reports On Child Mortality And Stillbirths: Two global reports on child mortality (Levels and Trends in Child Mortality) and stillbirths (Never Forgotten) were released by United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). Findings of the Report: Globally, 5 million children died before their fifth birthday (under-five mortality) in 2021. Over half of […]
Silent Valley National Park : Bird Survey Report
Silent Valley National Park : Bird Survey Report A bird survey conducted at the Silent Valley National Park in the last week of December identified 141 species, of which 17 were new. This year’s survey marked the 30th anniversary of the first bird survey in Silent Valley. Brown wood owl, Banded Bay cuckoo, Malabar woodshrike, […]
City Finance Rankings, 2022
City Finance Rankings, 2022: The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched this City Finance Rankings, 2022 to evaluate, recognize and reward India’s Urban Local Bodies. The rankings aim to motivate city/state officials and decision-makers, to implement municipal finance reforms. The participating ULBs will be evaluated on 15 indicators across three key municipal finance assessment […]
Social Progress Index 2022
Social Progress Index 2022: The Social Progress Index (SPI) for States and Districts of India was released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). The SPI was compiled by the Institute for Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative. The report also dwells on India’s performance (ranked 110 out of 169 nations) based on […]
SAMARTH Scheme : Report
SAMARTH Scheme : Report Under the SAMARTH Scheme of Textile Ministry, more than 13,235 artisans have been trained in the last three years. Samarth (Scheme for Capacity Building In Textile Sector) is a flagship skill development scheme approved in continuation to the Integrated Skill Development Scheme for 12th Five Year Plan (FYP), Cabinet Committee of […]
Gloom In The Classroom: The Schooling Crisis In Jharkhand
Gloom In The Classroom: The Schooling Crisis In Jharkhand Following the pandemic, attendance of students in Jharkhand schools dropped to 58 per cent at the upper primary level and 68 per cent at the primary level, according to a survey ‘Gloom in the Classroom: The Schooling Crisis in Jharkhand’ conducted by Gyan Vigyan Samiti Jharkhand. […]
World Bank Report On Air Pollution
World Bank Report On Air Pollution: The World Bank released a report titled ‘Striving for Clean Air: Air Pollution and Public Health in South Asia’. The report details how persisting with policies currently being implemented (largely since 2018) will yield results but not to the desired level. Highlights of the Report: Six large airsheds exist […]
Social Progress Index (SPI) 2022
Social Progress Index (SPI) 2022: Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) will release the Social Progress Index (SPI) for states and districts of India on December 20, 2022. Social Progress Index (SPI): SPI is a comprehensive tool intended to be a holistic measure of the Social Progress made by the country at the national […]
