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OECD India FY23 GDP Forecast

November 23, 2022

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently slashed India’s GDP forecast for the current financial year (FY2023) from 6.9 per cent to 6.6 per cent in its latest economic outlook report. What are key findings of the report? ..

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EAC-PM Paper on Decline in India’s Rankings on Global Indices

November 23, 2022

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has issued a working paper titled “Why India does poorly on global perception indices: Case study of three opinion-based indices”. It was written by economists Sanjeev Sanyal and Aakanksha Arora. What ..

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Deloitte Center for Sustainable Progress report

November 22, 2022

The report titled “Work toward net zero: The rise of the Green Collar workforce in a just transition” was released recently by Deloitte. It is modelled based on the Deloitte’s Turning Point series. The report assesses the impact of decarbonisation, ..

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Bacterial Infections Second-Leading Cause of Death in 2019

November 22, 2022

A study published in the Lancet journal found that bacterial infections were the second leading cause of death globally. About the research The research was conducted under the Global Burden of Disease 2019 and Global Research on Antimicrobial Resistance (GRAM) ..

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Network Readiness Index 2022

November 22, 2022

The Network Readiness Index 2022 was released by the US-based non-profit Portulans Institute. This report assesses the network-based readiness landscape of 131 economies based on their performances in four different pillars – technology, people, governance and impact. It encompasses 58 ..

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Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2021-22

November 21, 2022

The seventh edition of the Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2021-22 was released recently by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). About the report Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2021-22 seeks to provide comprehensive data about the regional ..

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IIT-G study on Extreme Weather Events

November 19, 2022

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar published a study of sequential extreme weather events – heatwaves in the summer and extreme rainfall in summer monsoon seasons over the same regions from 1951 to 2020. What are the key ..

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“Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” Report

November 19, 2022

The report titled “Who is Financing Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa?” was released at the COP27. Some of the organizations that wrote the report include Urgewald, Oilwatch Africa, and Africa Coal Network. A total of 37 African non-profi0074s wrote this ..

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World Wildlife Trade Report

November 17, 2022

The first-ever World Wildlife Trade Report was released at the 19th Conference of Parties to CITES, which is being held in Panama from November 14 to 25 this year. This conference is the fourth such meeting to be held in ..

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Day of Eight Billion

November 17, 2022

The United Nations designated 15th November 2022 as the Day of Eight Billion. What is the Day of Eight Billion? According to the World Population Prospects Report, 2022, the global population is projected to reach 8 billion on November 15, ..

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