Global Report On Food Crises 2022: An annual report named Global Report on Food Crises 2022 was launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC). The report is the flagship publication of the GNAFC and is facilitated by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN). Highlights of the Report: Some 40 million more people globally […]
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State Of The World’s Forests 2022
State Of The World’s Forests 2022: The State of the World’s Forests 2022 (SOFO 2022) was released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In January 2022 the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the India State of Forest Report-2021. At the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land […]
Sex Ratio At Birth In India
Sex Ratio At Birth In India: Ladakh recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in the country in 2020, followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Tripura and Kerala, according to the annual report on Vital Statistics based on 2020 Civil Registration System report. Highest Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) based on registered events […]
World Press Freedom Index 2022
World Press Freedom Index 2022: On the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) (3rd May), the 20th edition of the World Press Freedom Index was published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). India ranked 150th among the 180 countries. The report reveals a two-fold increase in “polarisation” amplified by information chaos, that is, media polarisation fuelling divisions […]
World Economic Outlook: IMF
World Economic Outlook: IMF The latest edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook cut its forecast for India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in FY 2022-23 to 8.2%, making it the fastest-growing major economy in the world, almost twice faster than China’s 4.4 %. IMF’s Growth Forecast: It has also lowered India’s […]
Military Spending : Data
Military Spending : Data According to the latest data published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), world military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of USD 2.1 trillion despite the economic fallout of the pandemic. As a result of a sharp economic recovery in 2021, the global military burden—world military […]
International Religious Freedom Report 2022
International Religious Freedom Report 2022: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended for the second year in the row to put India on a list (Countries of Particular Concern or CPCs) for the worst violations of religious freedoms in 2021. Earlier, the US State Department released a strong and critical report on […]
Poverty In India : Status 2019
Poverty In India : Status According to policy research working paper of World Bank, Poverty in India is 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011. The poverty headcount rate has declined from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in 2019. Poverty reduction was higher in rural areas as compared to urban […]
Human Rights Report On India 2021: US
Human Rights Report On India 2021: US The US State Department released a strong and critical report on human rights in India in 2021. The report is submitted each year to the US Congress which is retrospective and contains a country-wise discussion of the state of internationally recognised individual, civil, political and worker rights, as […]
Global Wind Report 2022 : Highlights
Global Wind Report 2022: The Global Wind Report for 2022 was published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). GWEC was established in 2005 to provide a credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at an international level. Highlights of the Report: Wind energy installations every year across the world must quadruple […]