Category: Important Reports

Children and Digital Dumpsites report:   The new report, titled Children and Digital Dumpsites, was recently released by the WHO. More than 18 million children and adolescents working at e-waste dumpsites in low- and middle-income countries are potentially at the risk of severe health hazards. They face risk due to discarded electronic devices or e-waste […]

World Competitiveness Index 2021: According to the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), India maintained 43rd rank on the annual World Competitiveness Index. The World Competitiveness Index is a comprehensive annual report and worldwide reference point on the competitiveness of countries. Published by: WCY was first published in 1989 and is compiled by the Institute for Management […]

WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme: A virtual high-level event on ‘Global Drive to Scale-up TB Prevention’ was recently organized by WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme. The purpose of this special high-level event was to discuss key actions needed at the global and country-level to scale up TB prevention strategies and drive progress towards achieving the 2022 UN […]

World Giving Index 2021 Report: The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) released the World Giving Index 2021 report. The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a leading international charity registered in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1974. World Giving Index (WGI): The World Giving Index (WGI) is an annual report published by the Charities Aid […]

SIPRI Year Book 2021: Swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its Year Book 2021. Key findings: India possessed an estimated 156 nuclear warheads at the start of 2021, compared with 150 at the start of last year, while Pakistan had 165 warheads, up from 160 in 2020. China’s nuclear arsenal […]

All India Survey On Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20: The Union Education Minister announced the release of the report of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2019-20. This Report provides key performance indicators on the current status of Higher education in the country. It is the 10th in the series of AISHE annually released by […]

Global Liveability Index: EIU: Auckland (New Zealand) has topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index of 140 cities around the world. Austria’s Vienna, number one in both 2018 and 2019, has completely dropped out of the top 10 after being heavily affected by Covid-19, and now ranks 12. Auckland rose to the top […]

Costs Of Climate Change In India: London-based global think tank Overseas Development Institute published its report called “Costs of Climate change in India”. The report analyses economic costs of climate-related risks in-country and the possibility of increased inequality & poverty. Key Findings: As per the report, climate change will affect India’s economy. India might lose […]

Report On Child Labour: UNICEF-ILO: International Labour Organisation (ILO) and UNICEF jointly published a report on child labour. As per the report, the world has marked a rise in child labour in two decades. Key Findings of report: Report highlights, coronavirus crisis might push millions of more youngsters toward child labour. As of 2020, the […]

QS World University Rankings 2022: QS World University Rankings 2022 shows that India’s tally in the top 200 universities hasn’t changed for the fifth straight year. Global Rankings: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the US is the top university for the 10th consecutive year. The University of Oxford (UK) has risen to second rank […]