State Of World Population 2022 Report: The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship State of World Population Report 2022 titled “Seeing the Unseen: The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy” was launched. Key Findings of the Report: Between 2015 and 2019, there were roughly 121 million unintended pregnancies globally each year. […]
Category: Important Reports
The Frontier 2022 Report
The Frontier 2022 Report: The UNEP Annual Frontier Report 2022 was released recently. It was titled ‘Noise, Blazes and Mismatches’. Highlights of the report: Dhaka has been ranked as the noisiest city in the world which is followed by Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. Five Indian cities have been ranked in this list of being among the […]
Export Preparedness Index 2021
Export Preparedness Index 2021: NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the Institute of Competitiveness, has released the second edition of the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021. The first Index was launched in August 2020. The Export Preparedness Index is a comprehensive analysis of India’s export achievements. It aims to identify the fundamental areas critical for subnational […]
World Air Quality Report
World Air Quality Report: Bangladesh was the most polluted country in the world in 2021, says the World Air Quality Report prepared by the Swiss-based air quality technology company IQAir in its latest report released. In terms of particulate matter in the air, Bangladesh recorded an average PM2.5 level of 76.9 micrograms per cubic metre […]
World Happiness Report 2022
World Happiness Report 2022: The World Happiness Report 2022 was published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Happiness Report. World Happiness Report Published since 2012, the World Happiness Report is based on two key ideas: Happiness or life evaluation measured through opinion surveys and […]
Periodic Labour Force Survey : NSO
Periodic Labour Force Survey : NSO According to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistical Office (NSO): India’s urban unemployment rate jumped to 12.6 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2021, compared to 9.3 per cent in the January-March quarter. It, however, eased from the 20.8 per cent level […]
Maternal Mortality In India (2017-19)
Maternal Mortality In India (2017-19): The Registrar General of India’s Sample Registration System (SRS) released the latest special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India (2017-19). As per the World Health Organisation, maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, from any cause related to or […]
Report On Unified District Information System For Education Plus 2020-21
Report On Unified District Information System For Education Plus 2020-21: The Ministry of Education has released a detailed report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21 on school education of India. The UDISE+ system of online data collection from the schools was developed by Department of School Education & Literacy in the […]
Species Richness Survey: Highlights
Species Richness Survey: Highlights Every year, the Wildlife Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab, conducts waterbirds census exercise in six major and most biodiverse wetlands, which include the Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary, the Ropar Conservation Reserve, the Harike Wildlife Sanctuary, the Kanjli Wetland, the Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve and the Ranjit Sagar Conservation Reserve. However, the […]
Democracy Report 2022: Important Points
Democracy Report 2022: Important Points The V-Dem Institute at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg has come out with their annual democracy report. The study is titled ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’. The report classifies countries into four regime types based on their score in the Liberal Democratic Index (LDI): Liberal Democracy, Electoral Democracy, Electoral Autocracy, […]
