Industrial Park Ratings System (IPRS) Report: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has released the Industrial Park Ratings System Report. The IPRS pilot exercise was launched in 2018 with an objective of enhancing industrial infrastructure competitiveness and supporting policy development for enabling industrialization across the country. The IPRS report is an […]
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State Of Climate Services Report 2021: WMO
State Of Climate Services Report 2021: WMO: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released the State of Climate Services report 2021. It focuses on Terrestrial Water Storage. Earlier, on water day (22nd March), in a report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), one in five children worldwide reside in areas of high or extremely […]
The State Of The World’s Children 2021
The State Of The World’s Children 2021: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released UNICEF’s global flagship publication – “The State of the World’s Children 2021; On My Mind: promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health”. The report details the significant impact of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health. The […]
Performance Assessment Report Of District Hospitals:NITI Aayog
Performance Assessment Report Of District Hospitals:NITI Aayog NITI Aayog today released a performance assessment report of district hospitals in India, titled Best Practices in the Performance of District Hospitals. The report is an outcome of collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and WHO India. The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare […]
State Food Safety Index (SFSI) 2021
State Food Safety Index (SFSI): The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI). Highlights of the index: Among the larger states, Gujarat was the top ranking state, followed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Among the smaller states, Goa stood first followed by Meghalaya and Manipur. Among UTs, […]
Global Air Pollution Standards 2021 : WHO
Global Air Pollution Standards : WHO: The World Health Organization (WHO), in its first-ever update since 2005, has tightened global air pollution standards in recognition of the emerging science that the impact of air pollution on health is much more serious than earlier envisaged. The upper limit of annual PM2.5 as per the 2005 standards, […]
NCRB Data On Offences Against State
NCRB Data On Offences Against State: As per the latest data released by NCRB: Manipur, Assam and Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of cases under ‘Offences against State’ in 2020. However, there was a decline in the overall number of cases registered — 5,613 cases (26.7 per cent) in 2020 as against 7,656 cases […]
Plant Discoveries 2020: Botanical Survey of India
Plant Discoveries 2020: The Botanical Survey of India, in its new publication Plant Discoveries 2020 has added 267 new taxa/ species to the country’s flora. The 267 new discoveries include 119 angiosperms; 3 pteridophytes; 5 bryophytes, 44 lichens; 57 fungi, 21 algae and 18 microbes. In 2020, 202 new plant species were discovered across the […]
3rd State Food Safety Index 2021
3rd State Food Safety Index: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI) to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare felicitated nine leading States/UTs based on […]
Global Innovation Index 2021
Global Innovation Index 2021: India has climbed 2 spots and has been ranked 46th by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings. India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 46 […]
