Snakebite Deaths : Report A study published in Nature Communications recently estimated that a vast majority of snakebite deaths globally — up to 64,100 of the 78,600 deaths — occur in India. The study used data from verbal autopsy and vital statistics (civil registration) to estimate snakebite deaths from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 […]
Category: Important Reports
Performance Grading Index (PGI) For 2020-21
Performance Grading Index (PGI) For 2020-21: The Ministry of Education has recently released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States and Union Territories for 2020-21. It is a unique index for evidence-based comprehensive analysis of school education systems across States and UTs. The prime objective of PGI is to promote evidence-based policy-making and highlight course […]
Impact Of Heatwaves On Children: UNICEF
Impact Of Heatwaves On Children: UNICEF UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) released a report titled “Coldest Year of the Rest of Their Lives – Protecting children from the escalating impacts of heatwaves”, showing that nearly all the children across the world will be exposed to more frequent and severe heat waves by 2050. Findings of […]
Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP
Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP Ahead of COP27, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report titled ‘Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window — Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies’. This is the 13th edition of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report. It assesses the gap between anticipated emissions in 2030 and […]
Global TB Report 2022 : WHO
Global TB Report 2022 : WHO The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2022 Global TB report, stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has set back years of progress on nearly every TB indicator. Global TB Report 2022: It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of […]
Grievance Redressal Index
Grievance Redressal Index: UIDAI tops the Grievance Redressal Index for the second consecutive month. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), releases a grievance redressal index on monthly basis. UIDAI’S grievance redressal ecosystem comprised of UIDAI HQ, its Regional Offices, Technology Centre, and contact centre partners. It enables UIDAI to resolve around 92% of […]
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index MPI 2022
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index MPI 2022: The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). Key Highlights of the Index: Global Data: 1.2 billion people are multidimensionally poor. Nearly half of them live in severe poverty. Half of poor […]
Global Hunger Index (GHI)
Global Hunger Index (GHI): India has ranked 107 on the Global Hunger Index (GHI), 2022, out of 121 countries India’s score of 29.1 places it in the ‘serious’ category. India’s GHI score has decelerated – from 38.8 in 2000 to the range of 28.2 – 29.1 between 2014 and 2022. India also ranks below Sri […]
International Migration Outlook 2022
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 […]
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 […]
