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Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023

October 13, 2023

India has been placed 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023. This ranking has been challenged by the Indian government, which labeled it as “erroneous” and driven by “malafide intent”. In 2022, India stood 107th ..

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Mental Health Challenges Among Refugee and Migrant Children

October 12, 2023

A report titled “Mental Health of Refugees and Migrants: Risk and Protective Factors and Access to Care” was released recently by WHO.  This report marks the fifth edition of the Global Evidence Review on Health and Migration (GEHM) series initiated ..

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UN Report Proposes 10 Principles for Financing SDGs and Climate Action in Asia-Pacific

October 10, 2023

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has released a report titled “Sustainable Finance: Bridging the Gap in Asia and the Pacific,” presenting 10 principles aimed at guiding policymakers, regulators, and private finance stakeholders ..

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“Children Displaced in a Changing Climate” Report

October 7, 2023

A recent study conducted by Unicef and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) has uncovered a startling trend: at least 43 million child displacements have occurred in the past six years due to extreme weather events. This equates to an ..

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CDRI’s Biennial Report on Global Infrastructure Resilience

October 7, 2023

Climate change poses a significant threat to the world’s infrastructure sectors and buildings. A recent report sheds light on the estimated global average annual loss (AAL) in these sectors due to climate impact and disasters, highlighting the economic and political ..

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The Fast, the Slow and the Congested: Urban Transportation in Rich And Poor Countries

October 3, 2023

A report titled “The Fast, the Slow and the Congested: Urban Transportation in Rich And Poor Countries” was released recently by a US-based private non-profit research organisation. According to this report, India hosts three of the ten cities with the ..

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Global Innovation Index 2023

September 29, 2023

India has maintained its 40th position out of 132 economies in the recently published Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Over the past few years, India has consistently climbed the ranks in the GII, ..

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Displacement Dilemma: Challenges Faced by Refugees in Camps and Cities

September 28, 2023

As of May 2023, an astonishing 110 million people worldwide found themselves forcibly displaced. Within this staggering number, nearly half were internally displaced, while 20 percent were refugees living in camps. These concerning figures come from estimates by the International ..

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