International Migration Outlook 2022: International Migration Outlook 2022, a report on international migration patterns was released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Highlights of the Report: After a record decrease in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, permanent-type migration to OECD countries bounced back by 22% in 2021. Family migration increased by […]
Category: Important Reports
Living Planet Report 2022
Living Planet Report 2022: According to Living Planet Report 2022, Wildlife populations decline by 69% in 50 years. The highest decline (94 per cent) was in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Africa recorded a 66 per cent fall in its wildlife populations from 1970-2018 and the Asia Pacific 55 per cent. Freshwater species […]
LEADS 2022 Survey Report
LEADS 2022 Survey Report: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles recently launched Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2022 survey report. The LEADS is an indigenous data-driven index to assess logistics infrastructure, services, and human resources across all 36 States and UTs. The index is an indicator […]
World University Rankings 2023
World University Rankings 2023: The Times Higher Education (THE) rankings 2023 were released. Earlier, QS World University Ranking 2023 was released. Highlights of the Ranking: The parameters based on which the institutes are ranked are teaching (30%), research (30%), citations (30%), international outlook (7.5%), and industry outcome (2.5%). In teaching and research, 15% weightage each […]
Poverty And Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course
Poverty And Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course The World Bank released a report titled “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting Course”. Findings of the Report: Global poverty reduction has been slowing down since 2015 but the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine have completely reversed the outcomes. By 2015, the global extreme-poverty rate had […]
Infant Mortality Rate
Infant Mortality Rate: The country’s female Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) dropped to same level as males India has registered a decline in female infant mortality rate. In sixteen states, IMR remained higher for female babies than male but the gap had reduced since 2011. According to Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020, Chhattisgarh had the […]
Global Innovation Index
Global Innovation Index: India has climbed to the 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index of World Intellectual Property Organization. This is a huge leap of 41 places in 7 years. The World Intellectual Property Organization yesterday released the Global Innovation Index 2022 in which Switzerland has emerged as the world’s most innovative economy for […]
Quarterly Employment Survey (QES)
Quarterly Employment Survey (QES): The Fourth Round (January-March, 2022) of Quarterly Employment Survey (QES), part of All India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey (AQEES), was released by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment. Key Findings of QES 2022: An estimated total of 3.18 crore workers were engaged in 5.31 lakh establishments during the […]
Renewable Energy And Jobs-Annual Review 2022
Renewable Energy And Jobs-Annual Review 2022: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a report titled “Renewable Energy and Jobs-Annual Review 2022”, which says that around 700,000 new jobs were created in the Renewable Energy Sector in just one year. The report identified domestic market size, along with labor, […]
Child Mortality Rates
Child Mortality Rates: In a significant milestone, India has achieved landmark achievement in further reduction of child mortality rates. As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020 released on 22nd September 2022 by Registrar General of India (RGI), the country has been witnessing a progressive reduction in IMR, U5MR and NMR since 2014 […]
