Category: Important Reports

Key Indicators For Asia And The Pacific 2021: Asian Development Bank (ADB) released a report titled as the Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2021. The report demonstrated that the region made substantial progress in the last two decades with respect to several development targets. It presents comprehensive economic, financial, social and environmental statistics […]

Global Manufacturing Risk Index: India has overtaken the United States (US) to become the second-most sought-after manufacturing destination globally, driven mainly by cost competitiveness in the Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2021. China remains at number one position In last year’s report, the US was at second position while India ranked third. About the Global Manufacturing […]

India’s Water Crisis & Women: India is water-stressed due to changing weather patterns and repeated droughts. And the worst sufferers of this crisis are mostly women. Water scarcity in India is expected to worsen as the overall population is expected to increase to 1.6 billion by the year 2050. Although India has 16% of the […]

Data On Fatalities Caused Due To Hydro-Meteorological Calamities: The Union Home Ministry has released data on fatalities caused due to hydro-meteorological calamities. Hydro-meteorological calamities and hazards include flash floods, cloudburst and landslides Highlights: Nearly 6,800 people lost their lives in the country over the past three years due to hydro-meteorological calamities. West Bengal has recorded […]

IPCC Released Its Sixth Assessment Report “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science: IPCC released its Sixth Assessment Report “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science”. Several Indian Scientists have participated in the preparation of this report. The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the sixth in a […]

60th Public Enterprises (PE) Survey 2019-20: The 60th Public Enterprises (PE) Survey 2019-20 was released by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Ministry of Finance. It is the single largest source of information on Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and acts as a basis for informed policy making. The government has reallocated the Department of […]

Quality Of Life For Elderly Index: The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) released the Quality of Life for Elderly Index. The share of elders, as a percentage of the total population in the country, is expected to increase from around 7.5% in 2001 to almost 12.5% by 2026, and surpass 19.5% by […]

Hunger Hotspots – August To November 2021: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) released a report named Hunger Hotspots – August to November 2021. The 2021 Global Food Crises Report released in May 2021 had already warned of acute food insecurity, soaring to a five-year high, pushing at least […]