Singapore has the highest achieving students in international education rankings, with its teenagers coming top in tests in maths, reading and science.
The influential Programme...
As per Economic Survey 2015-16, the expenditure by Government (Central and State Governments combined) on health as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for...
India has been ranked 20th in the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2017.
This index underlines that countries like India are making "great efforts" in...
According to Cigarette Package Health Warnings International Status Report, India is third among countries with the largest pictorial warning on tobacco products.
Nepal now has...
RGI has released the data on distribution of the disabled population in the age-group 5-19 by their attendance status in educational institution, type of...
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with the World Bank Group has released the results...
The World Bank’s annual Doing Business 2017 report was released recently. It recognizes India’s achievements in implementing reforms in four of its ten indicators...
Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu reviewed the progress of the mission in urban areas.
During the two years of Swachh Bharat Mission, 22,97,389...
The 2016 Global Power City Index (GPCI) report was released by the Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies.
The report ranks 42 major cities...
Ecuador is the most empathetic country, followed in order by Saudi Arabia, Peru, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Korea, the United States, Taiwan, Costa Rica...
India ranked 97th out of 118 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) Global Hunger Index (GHI) in 2016.
It was positioned at...
Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, with nearly 385 million children worldwide experiencing that condition, according...
19 States and the Union Territory of Chandigarh were rewarded with performance incentive for promoting urban reforms under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban...
The International Expert Committee of WHO has declared the North and South America Continents measles free.
The declaration was made by the International Expert Committee...
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) report, air pollution is killing nearly eight lakh people annually in the South East Asian Region (SEAR) with...
India has ranked 39th in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI).
The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) is a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum.
Since...
In the first ever annual assessment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in health performance India has ranked 143rd among 188 countries.
Health Indicators measured includes:...
According to latest reports, China invested more money abroad last year than foreign firms piled into the country.
Overseas direct investment soared more than 18...
S&P Global Ratings projected India to clock a "steroid-free" growth of 8 per cent over the next few years.
In its 'APAC Economic Snapshots--September 2016'...
According to latest RBI report, Andhra Pradesh has emerged on the top among all other states in attracting industrial investments in 2015-16.
It pushed the...
India along with 21 others have been designated as major illicit drug producing countries by USA government.
Other countries are Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia,...
The ministries of Railways, Communications, Environment and Forest, Finance and Defence are the top litigants among various ministries of the Union government.
According to data...
Swachh Survekshan 2016 was conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) between May and June 2015 covering 73,176 households in 3,788 villages across...
According to TRAI data, India's mobile user base grew marginally to 1,035.12 million (103.5 crore) at the end of June this year.
Total telecom customer...
According to latest National Crime Records Bureau data, Manipur tops and accounts for a 60 per cent of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities...
According to Asian Competitiveness Institute (ACI) Research Centre of the School (Singapore), Maharashtra ranked highest in Indian states Ease of Doing Business (EDB).
Maharasthra topped...
The National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) report was released by the home ministry.
According to report, overall, incidents of crime in 2015 increased by only...
According to latest FICCI Economic Outlook Survey, India's economy is likely to expand 7.8 per cent during the current financial year.
According to Survey, there...
The World Bank has recently released a Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016 report titled “Connecting to Complete 2016”.
The Logistics Performance Index Report is published...
According to latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, over 34,600 cases of rape have been reported across the country last year with Madhya...
India has retained its position as the third largest investor in Britain.
The US remains the biggest source of inward investment, accounting for 570 projects,...
According to Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), India ranks third in the world in implementing robotic automation in their core business processes.
CIMA is...
Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are among the world’s highest paid actors of 2016 according to a Forbes...
International Labour Organization's Report "World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth" states that global youth unemployment expected to rise in 2016 for...
According to latest study, In India, there is 350 percent increase in cybercrime cases registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 from the...
The report of on the Spot Study of Water Situation in Drought Affected Areas of the country (2015-16) has recommended construction of water harvesting...
Maharashtra has emerged as the top state in terms of attracting investments in the hotels and tourism industry across India.
According to latest study by...
According to the Assocham-Thought Arbitrage paper, India becomes the third largest number of technology driven start-ups in the world.
India has moved up to third...
Augmenting operational efficiency of ports & optimizing logistics evacuation can give boost to Indian trade and help seize the big opportunity of growth in...
In view of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s address to nation, on Independence Day, Government of India has decided to electrify remaining 18,452 un-electrified...
India has improved its ranking in the World Bank Group's bi-annual "Logistics Performance Index 2016", jumping from 54th in 2014 to 35th in 2016.
In...
India was ranked low at 105th position globally on a worldwide Human Capital Index, which measures countries’ ability to nurture, develop and deploy talent...
The Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari launched the report “Road Accidents in India 2015” in New Delhi.
Road accidents have emerged as...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that the financial inequality is highest in India and China among Asia Pacific countries despite the two being...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development in its report has said that practically no city in India gets sufficient water to meet the needs...
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare has released Agriculture Census 2010-11(Phase-II).
As per Agriculture Census 2010-11:
Total number of operational holdings was estimated as 138.35 million.
The...
According to UNIDO report, India has now been ranked sixth among the world’s 10 largest manufacturing countries. The country previously held the 9th rank.
The...
Employment generation and economic activities grew at their fastest pace in nearly two decades with over 13 crore people employed and 1.92 crore new...
According to latest Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report, India has been ranked at the 90th place in a list compiled by World Economic...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the results from the first phase of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4), 2015-16. These are...
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Zubin Irani launched the Sixth All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) in New Delhi.
The survey...
Current Affairs: The world is making “significant progress” toward malaria elimination with prevention and treatment efforts saving more than 660 million lives and $900...
Annual Report 2014-15 of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis presented to Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot.
In the Annual Report,...
5th IPCC Report Summary: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) brings policymakers and the public up to date on...
The much anticipated 7th central pay commission report submitted to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
It has recommended a minimum salary of 18,000 rupees per month...
Report on Maternal Mortality released recently says that maternal mortality has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, giving fresh impetus to efforts to...
Recently, the chief minister's sub-group on Centrally-Sponsored Schemes (CSS) has submitted report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In its report it has suggested that Mahatma...
According to World Bank, without inclusive and climate smart development, alongside efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions that protect the poor, agricultural shocks,...
The Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India released data Census 2011 data on Highest Educational Level Attained among population attending educational institution by...
