Asian Power Index For 2021: Asian Power Index ranks 26 nations and territories. It is released by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute. Highlights of the latest report: India has risen as the 4th most powerful country in the Asia-Pacific region for comprehensive power out of 26 countries, with an overall score of 37.7 out of 100. […]
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Bullion Trade in India Report: World Gold Council
World Gold Council: As per WGC’s ‘Bullion Trade in India’ report: Imports made up 86% of India’s gold supply between 2016-2020, and inbound shipments continue to grow despite high import duty. Since the first duty hike in 2012, India has imported some 6,581 tonnes of gold, averaging 730 tonnes per annum. In 2020, India imported […]
World Malaria Report 2021
World Malaria Report 2021: The World Health Organisation (WHO) released its World Malaria Report 2021 In the report, the WHO notes that ‘Global efforts to tackle malaria suffered because of novel coronavirus disease in 2020. Report further warned that, if proper action is not taken, the world will witness the danger of seeing an immediate […]
World Inequality Report 2022
World Inequality Report 2022: France-based World Inequality Lab published its report titled “World Inequality Report 2022”. This report was authored by Lucas Chancel, who is the co-director of World Inequality Lab. It was coordinated by famed French economist Thomas Piketty. Report notes that, top 1 % of the India’s population owns more than one-fifth of […]
Worldwide Cost Of Living Report 2021
Worldwide Cost Of Living Report: The Worldwide Cost of Living report has been released highlighting that Tel Aviv (Israel’s capital) is the world’s most expensive city to live in. . The report is compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It compares the cost of living indices in different cities. Most Expensive City: The Israeli […]
Drug trafficking In Afghanistan
Drug trafficking In Afghanistan: Drugs have been a major source of revenue for the Taliban. With the collapse of Afghanistan’s economy, the Taliban will rely heavily on drug money to maintain control over their cadres. According to the latest World Drug Report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Afghanistan reported a 37% […]
National Multidimensional Poverty Index: NITI Ayog
National Multidimensional Poverty Index: NITI Ayog NITI Aayog has released the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Earlier, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021 was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI). The MPI seeks to measure poverty across its multiple dimensions and in effect complements existing poverty […]
Base Revision of Wage Rate Index
Wage Rate Index: Expert Group unveils report on base revision of Wage Rate Index (WRI) to 2016=100 from base 1963-65=100. The new series of Wage Rate Index (WRI) with base year 2016=100, is being compiled and maintained by Labour Bureau, an attached office of Ministry of Labour & Employment. The new series of WRI with […]
National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21) Released
National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21) Released: The latest data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 2019-21) has been released. Prevalence of Child Marriage: The share of women aged 20-24 who married before turning 18 has declined from 27% to 23% in the last five years. West Bengal and Bihar, with around 41% such […]
National Family And Health Survey (NFHS)-5
National Family And Health Survey (NFHS)-5: The National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)-5, the most comprehensive survey on socio-economic and health indicators in the country, has been released. The previous four rounds of the NFHS were conducted in 1992-93, 1998-99, 2005-06 and 2015-16. Highlights of the Report: Women outnumber men, fertility has decreased, and India […]
