Global Wind Report 2021: The report warns that there is a need to install new wind power capacity three times faster by the next decade in order to achieve global climate targets & limit global warming to below 2°C above the pre-industrial levels. In the year 2020, 93 GW of new capacity were installed. It […]
Category: Important Reports
Data for Better Lives : World Development Report 2021
World Development Report 2021: World Development Report: Data for Better Lives was released on March 24, 2021. It examines the tremendous potential and risks of changing the data landscape for people living in lower-income countries. Recommendations of report New Social Contract for Data: Global South experts recommends that different stakeholders like civil society and academia, […]
The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020
The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020: A parliamentary panel has submitted its report on ‘The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020’. Key recommendations: The government should offer a more clear-cut definition of what constitutes ‘unfair’ trade practice. The government should spell out a practical legal remedy to tackle the issue. Fix a cap on delivery charges […]
Oxfam Commitment To Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index 2020
Oxfam Commitment To Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index 2020: The Labour and Employment Minister has informed the Lok Sabha that Oxfam Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index 2020 lacked clarity and did not take into account provisions of the four new labour codes. The Index ranked countries measuring their policies and actions in three areas that […]
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) : Report 2021
New Report Released By The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF): According to a new report released by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), one in five children worldwide resides in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability. The Report was released ahead of World Water Day (22nd March). The new report is part of […]
Pew Research Center COVID 19 Report – Important Points
Pew Research Center: New research conducted by Pew Research Center has found that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed about 32 million Indians out of the middle class and increased poverty in the country. The report is based on an analysis of World Bank data. Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs […]
World Happiness Report 2021 : Top and Worst Performers
World Happiness Report 2021: The Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations released the World Happiness Report 2021, a day before the International Happiness Day. This year it focuses on the effects of Covid-19 and how people all over the world have fared. The World Happiness Report ranks 149 countries by how happy their […]
The ADR’s Analysis Of The Balance Sheets Of The National Parties
The ADR’s Analysis Of The Balance Sheets Of The National Parties: According to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), BJP tops in declared assets. Over 54% of the assets declared by seven national parties for 2018-2019 belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Congress accounted for 58% of all liabilities […]
Global Wage Report 2020-21
Global Wage Report 2020-21: The ILO report titled ‘Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19’ was recently released. The Report inter-alia, comments on various issues including on Indian workers having low average wages, longer hours as well as that the workers in Asia and the Pacific enjoyed the highest […]
World Air Quality Report 2020 : Findings
The ‘World Air Quality Report 2020’: It is a report on air quality released by Swiss organization, IQAir. The global cities ranking report is based on PM2.5 data from 106 countries, which is measured by ground-based monitoring stations, most of which are operated by government agencies. Air Pollution in Indian cities: Delhi is the world’s […]
