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"Favouritism" in govt judgments down; India betters its global rank

September 7, 2014

India’s global ranking in favouritism shown by government officials to powerful corporates has bettered sharply from 94th in the last year to 49th place this year. The Rank nevertheless, still remains far below other key economies. As per a yearly ..

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India ranks high in suicides

September 5, 2014

A recent report by World Health Organization has brought out astonishing figures about the increase in suicide rates in India over time. The report has ranked India as the country with the highest number of suicides in Southeast Asia in ..

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Paracetamol not effective for back pain: Research

July 26, 2014

As per a new research conducted by Sydney-based George Institute for Global Health, Paracetamol, the first line recommendation of doctors for managing back pain, doesn’t work to relieve the pain. The findings contradict the paracetamol manufacturers and doctors’ treatment guidelines of ..

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Rangarajan panel suggests new Poverty Line: Rs.47 per day in urban, Rs. 32 in rural areas

July 7, 2014

Brushing aside the Tendulkar Committee report on poverty estimation, a Committee headed by former RBI governor C Rangarajan has said that the number of poor in India was much higher in 2011-12 at 29.5% of the population, which means that ..

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India ranked 143 on Global Peace Index 2014

June 18, 2014

Global Peace Index (GPI) for year 2014 has been released by Institute for Economics and Peace in London. The GPI measured peace in 162 nations on the basis of 22 parameters. India slipped two ranks than previous year and has ..

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India Infrastructure Index launched by Asia Index

May 29, 2014

Anticipating investment boom in infrastructure sector as the government re-starts stalled projects, Asia Index, a joint venture of BSE and S&P Dow Jones Indices, launched India Infrastructure Index that comprises the top 30 companies based on market capitalisation from five ..

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'World Market Power' Index: India 2nd most powerful nation

April 14, 2014

Multinational Spanish banking outfit Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, as part of its research project on Emerging and Growth-Leading Economies issued the ‘World Market Power’ Index. As per this Index, India is the second most powerful nation, when it comes to competing on the ..

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India Human Development Survey (IHDS) 2011-12

March 23, 2014

As per the India Human Development Survey (IHDS) survey, 4 out of 10 women in India still have no say in their marriage, 8 out of 10 need permission to visit a doctor, 6 out of 10 practise some form ..

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India ranked lowest in US chamber's global IP index

February 1, 2014

For the second consecutive year, Global Intellectual Property Centre (GIPC) International IP Index ranked India lowest amongst the countries assessed for protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property Practices. In the second edition of the chamber’s GIPC index, India continued to score ..

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India ranked 155th on Yale's Environmental Performance Index (EPI)

January 30, 2014

India ranked 155th out of 178 countries with an index score of 31.23 points, in its efforts to address environmental challenges, in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) issued by Yale University. Regardless of an improvement in overall performance, India ranks ..

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