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 […]
Category: Important Reports
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 […]
SDG Urban Index 2021: NITI Aayog
SDG Urban Index: NITI Aayog NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Cooperation released the inaugural Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22. Earlier in June 2021, the third edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index and Dashboard 2020–21. The index and dashboard are a result of the NITI Aayog-Germany’s International Cooperation Agency […]
The Global State Of Democracy Report, 2021
The Global State Of Democracy Report, 2021: The Global State of Democracy Report, 2021 was recently released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. The reports refer to three main regime types: democracies, hybrid and authoritarian regimes. Hybrid and authoritarian regimes are both classified as non-democratic. Highlights of the Report: The number of […]
All India Survey On Domestic Workers
All India Survey On Domestic Workers: The Union Minister for Labour and Employment flagged off the first ever All India Survey on Domestic Workers (DW). This was a first-ever such survey in independent India and will be completed in a year. The main objectives of the survey are: Estimate the number/proportion of DWs at National […]
Smart Policing Index 2021
Smart Policing Index 2021: According to a nationwide survey conducted by Indian Police Foundation (IPF), police in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh scored the lowest among all States when it came to perception of “sensitivity”. Earlier, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the State Governments to […]
Bribery Risk Matrix 2021: TRACE
Bribery Risk Matrix 2021: Bribery Risk Matrix 2021 was released by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard setting organisation. It measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions. It was originally published in 2014 to meet a need in the business community for more reliable and nuanced information about the risks of […]
16th Annual Status Of Education Report 2021
16th Edition Of The Annual Status Of Education Report (ASER 2021): The percentage of rural children who were not enrolled in school doubled during the pandemic, with government schools seeing an increase in enrolment at the expense of private schools, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), 2021. Over a third of children […]
National Achievement Survey 2021
National Achievement Survey 2021: The Union Government has conducted the National Achievement Survey (NAS) across India, assessing about 38 lakh students from 1.23 lakh schools in 733 districts in 36 States and Union Territories. The survey was last conducted in 2017 and was scheduled to take place in 2020. However, due to the Covid situation, […]
