Corruption Perception Index 2021: The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2021 was released by Transparency International. Overall, the CPI shows that control of corruption has stagnated or worsened in 86% of countries over the last decade. The Index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople. […]
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District Good Governance Index: Jammu and Kashmir
District Good Governance Index: Union home minister Amit Shah recently launched the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) in Jammu and Kashmir, which is the first Union Territory to have such an index. About the index: Launched for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. It has been prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public […]
Death By Hunger
Death By Hunger: The Union government informed the Supreme Court (SC) that no starvation death (Death by Hunger) has been reported by any state or Union territory (UT) in recent years. The court is hearing a petition that highlights how starvation deaths continue to eat into the right to life and dignity of social fabric […]
Electricity Market Report
Electricity Market Report: The early 2022 edition of the Agency’s bi-annual Electricity Market Report has been published. Highlights of the report: Nations are largely turning to fossil fuels to meet the increase in electricity demand as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifting. The global electricity demand rose 6% year-on-year in 2021 – the steepest year-on-year increase […]
World Employment And Social Outlook Trends (WESO Trends) 2022 : ILO
World Employment And Social Outlook – Trends (WESO Trends) 2022: ILO The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a report titled World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends (WESO Trends) 2022. The Outlook remains fragile because the future path of the pandemic remains uncertain. The WESO Trends includes comprehensive labour market projections for 2022 and 2023. […]
Oxfam Report: Inequality Kills
Oxfam Report: The Oxfam report titled “Inequality Kills’’ was released, the report pointed out a stark income divide worsened by the Covid pandemic, globally and in India. Magnitude of Growing Inequities: Widening economic, gender, and racial inequalities—as well as the inequality that exists between countries—are tearing our world apart. The wealth of the world’s 10 […]
India State Of Forest Report-2021
India State Of Forest Report-2021: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the India State of Forest Report-2021. In October, 2021 an amendment was proposed by MoEFCC to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 to bring significant changes to forest governance in India. It is an assessment of India’s forest and tree […]
Global Risks Report 2022
Global Risks Report 2022: The Global Risks Report 2022, an annual report, was released by the World Economic Forum. It tracks global risk perceptions among risk experts and world leaders in business, government, and civil society. It examines risks across five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal, and technological. Impact of Covid-19: The societal and environmental […]
Henley Passport Index 2022
Henley Passport Index: India now ranks at 83rd position in the Henley Passport Index, climbing seven places from 90th rank last year. India shares the rank with Sao Tome and Principe in Central Africa, behind Rwanda and Uganda. It now has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide with Oman and Armenia being the latest additions. […]
Quarterly Employment Survey (QES): Second Round
Second Round Of The Quarterly Employment Survey (QES): Union Labour and Employment Ministry released July-Sept. 2021 employment figures under the second round of the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES). Nine sectors that account for about 85% of total employment in establishments with 10 or more workers hired two lakh more people in July-September 2021 compared to […]
