Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the release of the final rankings of Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020. In the Million+ category, Indore has emerged as the highest-ranked municipality, followed by Surat and Bhopal. In the Less than Million category, New Delhi Municipal Council has emerged as the […]
Category: Important Reports
Technology And Innovation Report 2021
Technology And Innovation Report 2021: India was the biggest ‘overperformer’ in frontier technologies than the country’s per capita Gross Domestic Products (GDP) would suggest, according to a recent country-readiness index of the Technology And Innovation Report 2021. The report was released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report examines the […]
Ease Of Living Index (EoLI) 2020
Ease Of Living Index (EoLI) 2020: Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs announced the release of the final rankings of the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020. The EoLI aims to measure the well-being of Indian citizens in 111 cities, across the pillars of Quality of Life, Economic-ability, and Sustainability, with 49 indicators under 13 […]
Food Waste Index Report 2021
Food Waste Index Report 2021: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Food Waste Index Report 2021. It has revealed that 17% of all food available at the consumer level (11% in households, 5% in foodservice and 2% in retail) was wasted in 2019 and around 690 million people had to go hungry. About […]
Freedom in the World 2021 : U.S. Think Tank Report
U.S. thinktank report: The report “Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege” was recently released by US think-tank Freedom House. Key findings: Freedoms in India have reduced resulting in India being classified as ‘partly free’. India’s score was 67, a drop from 71/100 from last year downgrading it from the free category last year. […]
Hurun Global Rich List 2021
Hurun Global Rich List 2021: 10th edition of Hurun Global Rich List 2021 was released recently. Key findings: The world added 607 new billionaires or more than three billionaires in two days. India added 55 new billionaires, or more than one billionaire every week, in 2020. Tesla’s Elon Musk added $151 billion to become the […]
NDC Synthesis Report : UNFCCC | Paris Agreement
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report: The UNFCCC, in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Synthesis Report, has called for more ambitious climate action plans by the countries in order to achieve the Paris Agreement target of containing global temperature rise to 2°C (ideally 1.5°C) by the end of the century. The report was sought […]
LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 : Findings
LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021: As many as 85 per cent of working women in our country have missed out on work offers, promotion or raise due to their gender, claims a report. The report also found that women’s work was more impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared to men. The key finding from LinkedIn […]
Field Assessment Of Swachh Survekshan 2021 : Key Points
Field Assessment Of Swachh Survekshan 2021: Government Launches Field Assessment Of The Annual Cleanliness Survey According to the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, indicators under Swachh Survekshan 2021 focus on parameters pertaining to wastewater treatment and reuse along with fecal sludge management It is the sixth edition of the cleanliness survey which is being conducted […]
State Of Environment Report 2021 by CSE : Findings
State Of Environment Report, 2021: The State of Environment Report, 2021 was released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). CSE is a public interest research and advocacy organization based in New Delhi. It researches into, lobbies for, and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable. Findings: Pandemic Generation: India […]
