‘The India Story’ Booklet: The Minister of State for New & Renewable Energy launched ‘The India Story’ booklet, a compilation of Indian initiatives that are shaping India’s energy transition. The booklet was launched at the event on Accelerating Citizen Centric Energy Transition organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). It was organized […]
Category: Important Reports
The World Drug Report 2021: UNODC
The World Drug Report 2021: UNODC: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its World Drug Report 2021, has highlighted that the lockdown restrictions during Covid-19 have accelerated drug trafficking using the Internet. By drugs, the Report refers to substances controlled under international drug control conventions, and their non-medical use. Data Analysis: […]
Annual Review Of State Laws 2020
Annual Review Of State Laws 2020: The study report, “Annual Review of State Laws 2020,” which covered 19 States was released by the PRS Legislative Research (“PRS”), a New Delhi-based think tank. The Karnataka legislature, which is bicameral, met on 31 days last year, the highest for any State in 2020. It was followed by […]
Suicide Worldwide In 2019 : WHO
Suicide Worldwide In 2019: WHO: A report titled Suicide worldwide in 2019 was published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Suicide is defined as death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with intent to die as a result of the behavior. Suicides in 2019: The Covid-19-pandemic has increased mental stress globally. However a crisis was already […]
Children and Digital Dumpsites Report – WHO
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
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
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
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
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.
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 […]
