Ranks & Reports

26 % of world’s population does not have safe drinking water: UNESCO report

A report presented by UNESCO at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York reveals that a significant portion of the world's population still does not have access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation. The report indicates that 26%...

‘Human Rights Issues’ in India: US Report

In an annual report on human rights practices in India, the United States State Department has highlighted challenges to freedom of expression, cases of arbitrary arrests and detentions, extrajudicial killings, the confiscation and destruction of property without due process, discrimination...

Global Terrorism Index – India ranked 13th, topped by Afghanistan

Afghanistan remains the country most impacted by terrorism for the fourth consecutive year, despite attacks and deaths falling by 75 per cent and 58 per cent, respectively, the tenth Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report showed. India ranked 13th on the...

Literacy rate in India: Bihar lowest at 61.8%, Kerala highest at 94%

According to the data shared by the Ministry of Education, Bihar (61.8 %) has the lowest literacy, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (65.3 %) and Rajasthan (66.1 %). Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India at 94%, followed by Lakshadweep...

Knight Frank releases wealth report 2023

Knight Frank, a global real estate consultancy, released its Wealth Report 2023, which provides insights into the trends and performance of the prime residential property market across the world. Among Indian respondents, the consultant said 88 per cent saw a...

Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag, Tehri top landslide index: ISRO report

Rudraprayag and Tehri the two districts in Uttarakhand are facing the highest risk of landslides, according to satellite data collected over the past two decades. Data collected by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has highlighted that Rudraprayag and Tehri...

India on 108th Position in Electoral Democracy Index 2023

India at 108th Position in Electoral Democracy Index 2023 India has now been ranked at the 108th spot globally for electoral democracy, far behind nations like Tanzania, Bolivia, Mexico, Singapore, and even Nigeria, which comes in at a modest 91st...

31 Indian states have implemented ‘PM CARES for Children’ scheme: ILO-UNICEF report

An ILO-UNICEF report on Social Protection for Children said 31 Indian states have implemented the national ' PM CARES for Children ' scheme launched during the pandemic with 10,793 full orphans (children who have lost both parents) and 151,322 half-orphans...

World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law Report 2023

World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law Report 2023 Economic growth and strength are boosted by gender equality, according to the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law Report 2023. It increases labour force participation and results in a more...

Bihar and Chattisgarh among States that allocated more towards education

Among the big States in the country, Chhattisgarh and Bihar allocated the most proportion of their budget towards education in FY23. While Chhattisgarh allocated 18.82 per cent of the State’s estimated net budget expenditure to education, Bihar allocated 18.3 per...