U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom Report: The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent bi-partisan commission, has released its 2021 annual report. Highlights of the report: The report designated 14 countries as “countries of particular concern (CPCs)” as “their governments are engaged in or tolerate “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious […]
Category: Important Reports
Gender Bias And Inclusion In Advertising In India: UNICEF
Gender Bias And Inclusion In Advertising In India:: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDI) released a report titled “Gender Bias and Inclusion In Advertising In India”. The research has shown that while ads in India are superior to global benchmarks insofar as girls and women […]
World Press Freedom Index 2021
World Press Freedom Index 2021: India has ranked 142nd yet again out of 180 nations in the recently unveiled World Press Freedom Index. The index is published each year by the international journalism not-for-profit body, Reporters Without Borders (RSF). About the World Press Freedom Index: It has been published every year since 2002 by Reporters […]
National Climate Vulnerability Assessment : Key Findings
National Climate Vulnerability Assessment: National climate vulnerability assessment released. The report is titled ‘Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India Using a Common Framework’. It identifies the most vulnerable states and districts in India with respect to current climate risk and key drivers of vulnerability. Key findings of the report: It has identified Jharkhand, […]
Macroeconomic And Foreign Exchange Policies Report : US
The Report On Macroeconomic And Foreign Exchange Policies Of Major Trading Partners Of The United States: The U.S. Treasury has released the report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States. The April 2021 edition of the semi-annual report is the first from the Biden administration. The report […]
State Of World Population Report 2021: UNFPA
State Of World Population Report 2021: The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship ‘State of World Population Report 2021’ titled ‘My Body is My Own’ was launched. This is the first time a United Nations report has focused on bodily autonomy, defined as the power and agency to make choices about your body without the […]
The Global Food Policy Report 2021 : Theme and Outcome
The Global Food Policy Report 2021: The Global Food Policy Report is published by the International Food Policy Research Institute. This year the institute has released the report based on the theme “Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19”. The midday meal program of India that covers 80% of primary school age children in the country was […]
World Economic Outlook 2021 Forecast
International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook: The latest edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook has raised its Financial Year (FY) 2021 growth forecast for India to 12.5% from 11.5% estimated earlier in January 2021. Indian economy is expected to grow by 12.5% in 2021 and 6.9% in 2022. In 2020, […]
All-India Survey of Migrant Workers and Employment Survey 2021
All-India Survey Of Migrant Workers And All-India Quarterly Establishment-Based Employment Survey: The government of India launched the All-India Survey of Migrant Workers and the All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey. Labour and Employment Ministry said the objective of the All-India Survey of Migrant Workers is to study the kind of employment-related migration undertaken by workers. The […]
The Lancet Global Health Journal 2021
The Lancet Global Health journal: The failure of the health system to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in maternal deaths and stillbirths, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal. Overall, there was a 28% increase in the odds of stillbirth, and the risk of mothers dying during […]
