TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2020
Context Global Bribery Risk Matrix is released by the anti-bribery standard-setting organization TRACE International. This year, out of 194 countries, India has been ranked at 77th rank, one rank higher than…
Context Global Bribery Risk Matrix is released by the anti-bribery standard-setting organization TRACE International. This year, out of 194 countries, India has been ranked at 77th rank, one rank higher than…
Context Out of 189 countries, India has ranked 131 on the Human Development Index 2020 prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With an HDI value of 0.645, the…
Context Recently, India ranked high along with the European Union and the United Kingdom in the latest edition of the Climate Change Performance Index 2020 released by non-profit Germanwatch. Findings of…
Context The absence of more industrialised states such as Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, in the latest ease of doing business rankings from the top rungs and the presence of states such as Uttar…
Context Recently, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released its annual report on suicides and accidental deaths. Key Highlights of the Report Suicides The report highlighted that the cases of suicide and the…
Context Recently, India has climbed 4 spots and has been ranked 48thby the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2020 rankings. Key Details India was at the…
Context EnviStats India 2020 report was recently released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). Key Findings The average number of heat wave days in 2019 rose by 82.6 per cent…
Context Recently, the Swachh Survekshan 2020 report has been launched by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Key Findings Cities with a population of more than 10 lakh: Indore was…
Context Global e-waste — discarded electrical and electronic equipment — will increase by 38 per cent in the decade between 2020 and 2030. Key Findings: There was 6 million tonnes…
Context The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has released a detailed ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India (2018) Report’on the eve of the Global Tiger Day (29th July). Key…