WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT Subject : International Report Context : World Happiness Report 2021: Finland ranks first, India 139th. Concept : Finland has been declared the world’s happiest country for the fourth year running, according to the World Happiness Report 2021 published. Meanwhile, India ranked 139th out of the 149 countries in the list […]
FOOD WASTE INDEX REPORT Subject : International Report Context : Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Food Waste Index Report 2021. Concept : It has revealed that 17% of all food available at consumer level (11% in households, 5% in food service and 2% in retail) was wasted in 2019 […]
Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM report) Subject: International reports Context: A World Bank report. Compiled in collaboration with UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report, it said current levels of government spending in low and lower-middle income nations fall short of those needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Concept: 65% of low- and middle-income countries […]
GLOBAL RISK REPORT Subject: International Report Context: Recently the Global Risks Report 2021 was recently released by the World Economic Forum. Concept: The global economy has been facing an increased risk of stagnation and climate change is striking harder and more rapidly than expected. The report provides an open viewpoint which can lead […]
GLOBAL RISK REPORT Subject: International Report Context: The report, released ahead of the virtual ‘Davos Agenda’ summit of the WEF from January 25-29 that would be attended by Prime Minister Modi among other global leaders. Concept: The (16th edition) report was released by World economic forum and it is a part of it’s […]
WORLD FOOD PRICE INDEX Subject : International Report Context : World food prices rose for a seventh consecutive month in December, with all the major categories, barring sugar, posting gains last month, the United Nations food agency said. Concept : The Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index averaged 107.5 points last […]
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTUS REPORT Subject : International Report Context : Global economic output is projected to grow by 4% in 2021 assuming widespread roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine throughout the year, as per the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report. Concept : This projection is still 5% below pre-pandemic levels. India is […]
Subject: International Report Context: The Human Freedom Index 2020, a worldwide ranking of civil, economic and personal freedom, released recently placed India at the 111th spot out of 162 countries. India ranked 94 on the index in 2019. Concept: India’s scored 6.30 out of 10 in personal freedom and 6.56 in economic freedom. The country’s […]
Subject: International Report Context: The value of the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stood at 105 points in November 2020. Concept: The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) is a measure of the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities. It consists […]
Subject : International Report Context : India ranked 131 among 189 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI) for 2019, slipping two places from the previous year, according to the Human Development Report (HDR) 2020 released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Concept : If the Index were adjusted to assess the planetary pressures […]