Global Cybersecurity Index Subject : International Reports Context : According to a United Nations report released, India has jumped 37 places to 10th position in the Global Cyber Security Index (GCI) 2020. Concept : About the index: The GCI is a composite index created, analyzed and published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), […]
India maintains 43rd rank on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index Subject : International Reports Context : Recently, the Institute for Management Development (IMD) has released the World Competitiveness Index 2021. Concept : It is led by Switzerland, while Sweden has moved up to the second position (from sixth last year). Denmark has lost one […]
WORLD BANK SLASHES INDIA’S GDP FORECAST TO 8.3% Subject: International Reports Context: The World Bank on Tuesday has slashed India’s GDP forecast to 8.3 per cent for FY22, the fiscal year starting April 2021, as against its earlier estimate of 10.1 per cent. Concept: The Washington-based global lender, in its latest issue of […]
INDEX OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM Subject : International Reports Context : Recently, the Heritage Foundation has released the 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. Concept : Index of Economic Freedom It is an annual guide published to measure the progress made in advancing economic freedom which it claims brings greater prosperity. The index ranks 12 […]
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX Subject: International Reports Context: Recently, the Reporters without Borders (RSF) has released the 2021 edition of World Press Freedom Index. Concept: It ranks 180 countries, topped by Norway followed by Finland and Denmark, while Eritrea is at the bottom. China is ranked 177, and is only above North Korea […]
STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT 2021 Subject: International Reports Context: The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship ‘State of World Population Report 2021’ titled ‘My Body is My Own’ was launched Concept: This is the first time a United Nations report has focused on bodily autonomy, defined as the power and agency to […]
AQUEDUCT WATER RISK ATLAS Subject : International Reports Context : Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas released by the World Resources Institute (WRI) ranks India at 13th among the world’s 17 extremely water-stressed countries. Concept : Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas(AWRA) The AWRA, developed by the World Resources Institute, is a global water risk mapping tool […]
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Subject: International Reports Context: In its annual World Economic Outlook, the Washington-based global financial institution said that the Indian economy is expected to grow by 6.9 per cent in 2022. Concept: Also, the IMF projected an impressive 12.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021, stronger than that of […]
GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT Subject : International Reports Context : Recently, the World Economic Forum has released the Global Gender Gap Report 2021. Concept : Iceland continued to top the index in 2021, followed by Finland and Norway, while Afghanistan was at the last position of 156. The report highlighted that South Asia […]
GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX Subject : International Reports Context : Union Minister for Agriculture questioned in the Rajya Sabha the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report, which has placed India at 94th among 107 countries in 2020. Concept : The Minister said the government had written to the NGO, […]