Country/State Ranking/Indices: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2023 (Including PIB)- Download PDF

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Oct 29, 2021

🌟 State of Environment Report 2021: CSE 

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) recently released the State of Environment Report, 2021. CSE is a public interest research and advocacy in New Delhi. It looks after the urgency of development that is both equitable and sustainable.

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🌟 Nagi-Nakti Bird Sanctuaries 

The first state-level bird festival Kalrav has been started at the Nagi-Nakti bird sanctuaries in the Jamui district of Bihar. It is a three-day event that is expected to draw experts and bird lovers from all over the country.

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🌟 Hyderabad: Tree City of the World 

The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have recognised Hyderabad city (Telangana՚s Capital) as a 2020 Tree City of the World. Along with 51 other cities in the world, Hyderabad has earned recognition in the Foundation՚s seco…

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Sep 1, 2021

India Ranked in List of Top FDI Destinations 

As usual India has maintained its rank in the top list of favourite destination for FDI even with tax related concerns remain as a deterrent for the foreign investors as the recently released World Investment Report 2017 of UNCTAD.

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Aug 28, 2021

India at 137th Spot in Global Peace Index 2017 

In Global Peace Index 2017 India has secured 137th spot in out of 163 independent states and territories. The ranking is based on the level of peacefulness. With this India has upgraded its standard because in last year index, India was ranked 141st and 143rd in 2015.

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What is Livability Index? Government Launches Livability Index to Rate 116 Cities 

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the livability index to rate 116 Indian cities. What is Livability Index? - Livability index is a tool that aims to measure quality of life in 99 smart cities, capital cities, and those with a population of over one…

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Aug 27, 2021

Uttar Pradesh Topped List of Child Labourers 

Uttar Pradesh has topped the list of child labour with 2,50, 672 children involved in labour work according to the recently released CRY Report which also claimed that more than 8 lakh children of India with age group between 5 and 6 years are engaged in child labour.

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Composite Water Management Index 2019 

The NITI Aayog has declared Gujarat as the most successful state in India in terms of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI 2.0) . 25 States and 2 UTs were ranked were ranked by CWMI 2.0 for the reference year 2017 - 18 as against base year 2016 - 17. Also it has been found that…

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Aug 26, 2021

Apple Named Most Innovative Company of 2016 

Boston Consulting Group՚s annual Most Innovative Companies report has ranked the world՚s 50 most innovative companies. It is based on a survey of 1,500 senior executives representing a wide range of industries in every region. Apple tops BCG՚s list of corporate innovators for 11t…

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India Ranks 30th on WEF՚s Global Manufacturing Index 

The World Economic Forum released a report that ranked countries according to their Global Manufacturing Index. India made it to the 30t position, while Japan topped the list. The ranking was based on the WEF՚s Readiness for the Future of Production report.

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