A report named ‘Migration in India 2020-21’ was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).   Details – The ‘Migration in India’ report, which is based on first-time collection of additional data during the annual round of Periodic Labour Force Survey for July 2020-June 2021, separates the categories of ‘temporary visitors’ and… Continue reading ‘Migration in India’ Report

According to the 2022 Reuters Institute Digital News Report, trust in news is declining in nearly half of the countries polled, with significant proportions of the public, particularly younger age groups, turning away from news. Furthermore, rather than traditional media, social media platforms such as TikTok are increasingly being used to consume news.   Highlights… Continue reading Digital News Report 2022

The Union Environment Ministry has said the 2022 Environment Performance Index (EPI) is unscientific and biased in its methodology.   What did the report say? Ranking 180 countries on the basis of their green performance on those indicators, EPI 2022 put India at 180th position. On the other hand, the largest historical polluter, the US,… Continue reading Environment Performance Index 2022

India’s rank jumped one notch to 7th position among top recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2021 calendar year, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).   Details – Despite FDI inflows in the country declining, India’s rank jumped one notch to 7th position among top recipients of foreign… Continue reading World Investment Report

On the occasion of World Food Safety Day Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has released the 4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) for the year 2021-22.   Details – This year, among the larger states, Tamil Nadu was the top ranking state, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra. Among the smaller states, Goa stood… Continue reading State Food Safety Index

The National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021 was conducted by the Ministry of Education. Its report has been released.   Key highlights of the survey – Nearly 80% students found learning at home during the pandemic “burdensome” and felt that they learnt better in school with help from peers. As many as 24% students said they had… Continue reading National Achievement Survey

Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) jointly launched the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT).   Key highlights of the report – More than 2.5 billion people need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition. A billion of… Continue reading Global Report on Assistive Technology

Recently, the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship State of World Population Report 2022 titled “Seeing the Unseen: The case for action in the neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy” was launched.   Findings of the report – There are around 121 million or 12.1 crore unintended (unplanned or unwanted) pregnancies across the world every year,… Continue reading State of World Population Report, 2022