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2018 List of Organization Reports (Jan - Oct)


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Organization Report Title Notes


January
Governors’ committee Rajyapal —VikasKeRajdoot: The report suggests that governors
Catalytic Role of Governors as should play a mentoring role in
Agents for Change in Society’ overall implementation of
developmental schemes in their
respective states.
Priority areas should be identified
and related activities should be
carried out in order to realise the
objectives of SarvShrest Bharat
(paramount India).
Ministry of Health and Family National Family and Health Survey As per data collected through
Welfare (NFHS-4) National Family and Health Survey
(NFHS-4) conducted among more
than 6 lakh households in 2015-16,
Delhi is the richest state while
Bihar is the poorest.
World Bank Liveability Index Programme Government announces
commencement of Liveability Index
Programme in 116 cities. The list
includes the identified Smart Cities
and few more cities with a
population of over 1 million
Oxfam Reward Work, Not Wealth’ As per the report, wealth of India’s
richest 1 per cent increased by
overRs. 20.9 lakh crore during 2017,
which is equivalent to Indian
Government’s budgetary allocation
for 2017–18
Go Banking Rates Cheapest country to live 1.South Africa
2.India
Financial Times 1.Stanford Graduate School of
Business, US
35. IIM-Bangalore
95. IIM-Calcutta
Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Democracy Index Norway topped the index with an
(EIU) overall score of 9.87 while North
Korea is ranked the lowest at167th,
India has ranked 42nd
World Economic Forum Global Manufacturing Index 1.Japan
(WEF) 2. South Korea
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30. India
World Economic Forum Global Risks Report The report is based on a survey, in
(WEF) which views of 1000 global experts
and decision-makers were sought, on
the most significant risks that face
the world.
World Economic Forum Inclusive Development Index 1.Norway
(WEF) 2. Ireland
62. India
World Economic Forum Global Talent Competitiveness Index 1.Switzerland
(WEF) 2. Singapore
81. India
World Economic Forum Environment Performance Index 1. Switzerland
(WEF) 2. France
177. India

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February
Food and Agriculture World in Terms of Forest Area i.In terms of land area under forest
Organization (FAO) and tree cover, India has ranked 10th
in the world.
ii.India is placed 8th in the list of Top
Ten nations reporting the greatest
annual net gain in forest area.
Global Innovation Policy Global IP Index Top 3:
Center (GIPC) of the US US, UK and Sweden
Chambers of Commerce India – 44th
New World Wealth Wealthiest cities globally Top 3:
1.New York, US
2.London, UK
3.Tokyo, Japan
Mumbai – 12th
Water Resources Research Global phosphorus pollution by Top 3:
human activity China, India and USA
United Nations Children's Top 3 Safest Nations for newborns
Fund (UNICEF) 1.Japan
2.Iceland
3.Singapore
India 12th worst among 52 low-
income nations
Content delivery network “Akamai State of the Internet India has ranked 7th on the list of
services Akamai Technologies Security Q4 2017”. targeted countries for Web
Application Attacks (WAA)

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Think Tanks and Civil Top Environment policy think tank Centre for Science and Environment
Societies Program (TTCSP) of (CSE) has been ranked the number
the Lauder Institute at the one environment policy think tank in
University of Pennsylvania. India.

TIMES TIMES Higher Education (THE) National University of Singapore has


World University Ranking’s. been adjudged as Asia’s top
university
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
ranked highest at 29th.
IISc is followed by IIT, Bombay at
44th.
Transparency International Global Corruption Perceptions Index Top 3:
2017 1.New Zealand
2.Denmark
3.Finland
India – 81st
Economist Intelligence Unit Inclusive Internet Index Top 3:
(EIU) 1.Sweden
2.Singapore
3.United States
India – 47th
CAPA, the Sydney-based 2017 annual report Chhatrapati Shivaji International
education network airport, Mumbai created a new world
record for single-runway operations
by handling 980 arrivals and take-
offs in 24 hours
Ministry of Environment India State of Forest Report (ISFR) Total forest cover in India is 708273
2017 sq km, which is 21.54 per cent of the
total geographical area.
In terms of area, Madhya
Pradesh (77414 sq km) has the
largest forest cover among all Indian
states and Union Territories
Association for Democratic Richest Chief Minister in India Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
Reforms (ADR) and National Chandrababu Naidu is the richest
Election Watch (NEW) among all chief ministers
NITI Aayog Healthy States, Progressive India’ i.Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu
Report have emerged as best performers
among larger states.
ii.Among smaller states, Mizoram
has ranked first. Mizoram is
followed by Manipur.

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March
Knight Frank Wealth Report 2018 Top 3:
Monaco, Hong Kong andNew York
City
Mumbai – 16th
Mercer Quality of Living Survey Top 3:
1.Vienna, Austria
2.Zurich, Switzerland
3.Auckland, New Zealand
Global Firepower Global Firepower (GFP) list 2017 or India at 4th rank out of 133, trails
2018 Military Strength Ranking behind only US, Russia and China
Mastercard Mastercard Index for Women India ranked 52 out of 57
Entrepreneurs (MIWE) Newzealand, Swedan, Canada are
top three in this list
U.N. Sustainable World Happiness Report 2018 Finland is topped at this list and
Development Solutions Burundi is at the bottom of the
Network World Happiness Report rankings.
India ranked 133rd out of 156
World Economic Forum Energy Transition Index India ranked 78th out of 114
(WEF) Sweden topped in this list. The index
is a part of first edition of ‘Fostering
Effective Energy Transition report’,
Internet speed testing analysis Speedtest Global Index India ranked 67th for fixed
firm Ookla broadband
India ranked 109th for mobile
internet speeds
Singapore topped the Fixed
Broadband Speed
Norway Mobile Internet Download
Speed
Oxford Poverty and Human Global Multidimensional Poverty India - 66th
Development Initiative Index Andhra Pradesh - 51st rank
(OPHI)with the UN
Development Programme
(UNDP)
Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Most Expensive Cities
(EIU) 2018 report 1.Singapore
2.Paris, France
3.Zurich, Switzerland
Cheapest Cities
133.Damascus, Syria
132Caracas, Venezuela
131.Almaty, Kazakhstan
129.Bengaluru, India
126.Chennai, India
124.New Delhi, India
TripAdvisor Top 25 travellers choice of Top 3:
destinations list for 2018 Paris(France), London (UK), Rome
(Italy),
New Delhi – 8thposition, Goa –
9thposition and Jaipur - 16th position
UK-based consultancy firm World's best airport Top 3:
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Skytrax 1.Singapore Changi Airport


2.Incheon International Airport in
South Korea
3.Haneda Airport
Chhatrapati Shivaji International
Airport, Mumbai – 63rd
Largest auto market Globally Top 3:
China, US and Japan
India – 4th
Ministry of State for Rural Best performing State in terms of 1.West Bengal
Development allotting jobs and utilising funds 2.Tamil Nadu
under the Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA)
Janaagraha Centre for Annual Survey of India’s City- 1.Pune
Citizenship and Democracy Systems (ASICS) 2.Kolkata
3.Thiruvananthapuram
Hurun Global Rich List 2018 Top 3 country
China, US and India
Top 3 Richest Person:
1.Jeff Bezos
2.Warren Buffet
3.Bill Gates
Kaspersky Labs List of countries facing web-borne India – 33rd
threats.
Institute for Criminal Policy Least Criminal Countries
Research 1.India
2.Japan
3.Germany
Total Prison Population – Top 3
1.US
2.China
3.Brazil

Organization Report Title Notes


April
StartupBlink Global ranking index The Indian startup ecosystem, during
2017, ranked at number 37 out of
125 countries.
Global ranking of cities – Top 3:
Bengaluru, New Delhi, and Mumbai
Global ranking index of countries –
Top 3:
USA, United Kingdom (UK) and
Canada.
Heritage Foundation 2018 Index of Economic Freedom Top 3:
Hong Kong, Singapore and New
Zealand
India ranked 130th
Commonwealth Heads of Commonwealth Innovation Index First three rankers are UK,
Government Meeting Singapore and Canada.
(CHOGM) in partnership with India ranked at 10th
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the United Nations World


Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO) and its
annual Global Innovation
Index (GII)
Commonwealth Secretariat Commonwealth Trade Review 2018: India has become the top recipient of
Strengthening the Commonwealth foreign direct investment (FDI) from
Advantag within the Commonwealth. It has
become the second-most lucrative
source of investment within
Commonwealth after the UK
Reporters Sans Frontières 2018 ‘World Press Freedom Index’ Norway topped in the list followed
(RSF), also known as Reporters by Sweden and Netherlands
Without Borders India – 138th
International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for India has been declared the
April 2018 6th largest economy in the world
with a GDP of 2.6 trillion in 2017.
India has improved from 6.7 % in
2017 to 7.8 % in 2018.
HRD (Human Resource National Institutional Ranking Indian Institute of Science (IISc) -
Development) ministry Framework (NIRF) university category
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
(IIT-M) - best engineering college
Indian Institute of Management-
Ahmedabad (IIM-A) - best manageme
institution
Delhi University's Miranda House - be
college
AIIMS (All India Institutes of Medical
Sciences) - best medical college
NLSIU (National Law School of India
University), Bengaluru - best law scho
in India
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Top 3:
US, China and India
India has become the ninth most
affected country in the world and
second most affected country in
Asia-Pacific Japan region in
cryptojacking activities
Airport Council International Airport traffic for 2017 World’s Top 3 Busiest Airports
1.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport,
US
2.Beijing Capital International
Airport, China
3.Dubai International Airport, UAE
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International
(IGI) Airport has ranked at 16th
OpenSignal 4G availability Top3:
Patna
Kanpur
Allahabad
Indian Cellular Association India becomes world's second largest
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(ICA) mobile phone producer


after China
Trust Research Advisory Brand Trust Report 2018 Google is the most trusted Internet
brand in India
Trust Research Advisory Brand Trust Report 2018 1.State Bank of India (SBI) is the
most-trusted bank (among both
public and private sector banks)
in India.
2.Among private sector banks, the
list was topped by ICICI Bank
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May
A T Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Top 3:
Confidence Index 2018 United States, CanadaGermany
India – 11th
Lowy Institute (a Sydney- Asia Power Index Top 3:
based Think Tank). United States, China,Japan
India ranked 4th
Business optimism index for Grant Thornton Top 3:
the first quarter of 2018 Austria, Finland and Indonesia
India – 6th
Stockholm International Peace Defence spenders in the world for the Top 3:
Research Institute (SIPRI) year 2017 United States
China
Saudi Arabia
India – 5th
UNESCO Clampdowns and Courage-South India ranked 82 out of 97 South
Asia Press Freedom Report 2017-18’ Asian countries

A team led by noted 'Impact of mortality Kerala is currently experiencing an


demographer S. Irudaya and fertility transitions in Kerala on advanced demographic transition.
Rajan of the Centre for migration and its implications for
Development Studies. state's economy'
RSA Quarterly Fraud Report Canada, the United States,
India and Brazil were the countries
highly targeted by phishing

Mercom Biggest Solar Maker in the world Top 3:


Communications India China, US, India
AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review Top 3:
2018 US, China, Japan
India – 6th
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United Kingdom's National Pakistan among the top three sources


Crime Agency for money laundering in the United
Kingdom.
Lancet The Global Burden of Disease Top 3:
India – 145th
International Institute for Competitiveness rankings Top 3:
Management Development United States , Hong Kong and
(IMD) Singapore
India – 44th

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June
voluntary organisation End of Childhood Index 2018 Singapore and Slovenia is at the top
of the chart sharing 1st place and
Niger is at the bottom.
India – 113th
US- 36th,
Russia -37th,
China - 40th
ASSOCHAM and NEC e-waste Study Top 5 Nation:
India, China , US, Japan and
Germany
Among the states Maharashtra ranks
first with 19.8%
Most sound polluted city list Hyderabad in Telengana
Economics and Peace in Global Peace Index 2018 Top 3:
Sydney Australia Iceland, New Zealand and Austria
India ranked 136th
QS World University Rankings Top 3:
1.Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) - USA
2.Stanford University - USA
3.Harvard University – USA
IIT Delhi -172nd
IIT Bombay -162nd
IIS – 170th
Down To Earth magazine Global Environment Performance India ranked 177th
Index (EPI)
Forbes Global 2000 list i.HDFC has been ranked as
the 5th biggest public company
globally in the 'consumer financial
services category'
ii.China’s ICBC topped
and HDFC (parent company of
HDFC Bank) ranked 321st
iii.Reliance Industries at 83rd place
is the only from India in the top-100 .
Swachh Survekshan 2018 Top 3 states:
Jharkhand,Maharashtraand
Chattisgarh
Top 3 cities:
Indore, Bhopal and
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Mercer 2018 Cost of Living Survey Mumbai(55) continues to be the most
expensive city in India to live in for
expatriates.
Indian Cities in the list:
Delhi – 103
Chennai – 144
Bengaluru – 170
Kolkata – 182
JLL Global Real Estate Transparency Top 3:
Index (GRETI) 2018. UK, Australia and US
Venezuela (least transparent market)
India – 35th
PwC Global Top 100 ranking US retained the leading position
with 54 companies in the list
NITI Aayog First Delta ranking (incremental Top 3:
progress) for the Aspirational Dahod,Gujarat
Districts, West Sikkim,Sikkim
Ramanathapuram,Tamil Nadu
FSI & Ministry of 'Status of Environment Report, India India's forest cover was 21.34 % in
Environment 2015’ 2015
United Nations Development India’s first disaster risk index Delhi as the most vulnerable Union
Programme (UNDP) Territory to risk) and Maharashtra has
topped the high risk states list.
NITI Aayog Report on the Composite Water Gujarat & Tripura topped in the list
Management Index
McKinsey Global Institute Gender inequality for the Asia-Pacific India’s score was 0.30 in gender
(MGI) region equality at work and 0.78 in legal
protection and political voice out of
1.0 scale
Thomson Reuters Foundation World's most dangerous country Top 3:
survey India, Afghanistan and Syria

US State Department '2018 Trafficking in Persons Report'., i.North Korea - worst human
which is the lowest ranking, along trafficking nation(Tier III)
with China, Russia and Iran ii.South Korea has been ranked at
the highest category, Tier I
World Bank South Asia's Hotspots: The Impact of Climate change might cost India 2.8
Temperature and Precipitation % of GDP.
Changes on Living Standards'
FDI Intelligence FDI Report 2018 US has surpassed India as the top
destination to attract Greenfield FDI
investment.
Future Development blog of 'The start of a new poverty narrative' i.India is no longer a nation having
the World Bank's Brookings world’s largest poor population.
Institute ii.Nigeria has overtaken India with
the largest number of extremely poor
people
Akamai Technologies India ranked fourth in the list of top
10 target countries for Web
Application Attacks
McKinsey Global Institute Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for a Abu Dhabi, capital of the United
More Livable Future Arab Emirates (UAE), has topped the
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list of "smart cities" in the Middle


East and Africa.
Global Economic World Bank India’s GDP growth to be 7.3% for
Prospect’ report FY19
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July
US venture capital and Top in startup funding Top 3:
startup data base CB Silicon Valley, Beijing and Shanghai
Insights Indian cities:
Bengaluru (21) and New Delhi (18).
Department of Industrial Rankings of States in Ease of Top 3:
Policy and Promotion Doing Business Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana,
(DIPP), Ministry of
Commerce and Industry
Cornell University Global Innovation Index (GII) Top 3:
Switzerland, Netherlands
And Sweden
India – 57th
Ookla 4G speed category Top 2:
Qatar and Norway
India ranked 109th
Travel + Leisure World’s Best Cities report Top3:
San Miguel de Allende, Oaxaca and
Udaipur
Public Affairs Centre Public Affairs Index (PAI) Top 3:
(PAC) Kerala,Tamil Nadu and Telangana
United Nation E-Government Index Denmark is the world leader, both on E-
Government index and E-Participation
sub-index.Republic of Korea is
the regional leader
India ranked 96th
OAG Least punctual airport in the world Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
in Mumbai – 5th
Indira Gandhi International airport in
Delhi – 451th
Walk Free Foundation Global Slavery Index North Korea has the highest
concentration of modern slavery
40.3 million people worldwide were
subjected to modern slavery in 2016
Institute for Energy Karnataka’s Electricity Sector Top State in renewable energy -
Economics and Financial Transformation Karnataka
Analysis (IEEFA).
Bloomberg Billionaires index 2018 Top 3 persons:
Jeff Bezos, Bill gates and Mark

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Zuckerberg
Indians in the list:
Mukesh Ambani- 15th
Pallonji Mistry - 47th
Lakhsmi Mittal - 57th

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August
Confederation of Indian Global Innovation Index 2018 (GII- Top 3:
Industry (CII) along with the 2018) Switzerland, Netherlands and
World Intellectual Property Sweden
Organization (WIPO) India ranked 57
Central Pollution Control Air quality index (AQI) Gurugram has been declared as
Board (CPCB) India’s most polluted city
MoS Housing and Urban Ease of Living Index 2018 Top 3 cities:
Affairs Pune, Navi Mumbai and Greater
Mumbai
Institutional: Navi Mumbai, Tirupati,
Karim Nagar.
Social: Tirupati, Tiruchirappalli,
Navi Mumbai.
Economic: Chandigarh, Ajmer,
Kota.
Physical: Greater Mumbai, Pune,
Thane.
Economist Intelligence Unit Global Liveability Index Top 3:
Vienna(Austria),Melbourne
(Australia)and Osaka (Japan)
Centre for Science and The Urban Commute in Kolkata on Bhopal topped and Delhi ranked last
Environment (CSE) pollution in urban commute. (14th)

National Level Rating Implementation of AMRUT scheme Andhra Pradesh scored highest with
Framework assessment 54.11 score
Indian Computer Emergency Analysis of cyber attacks from April- The maximum number of cyber
Response Team (CERT-In) June 2018. attacks on official Indian websites
are from China, US and Russia.
NCAER N-SIPI (State Investment Potential Top 3:
Index) Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat

UK based YouGov India’s most patriotic brand Top 3:


SBI, TATA Motors and Patanjali

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September
US-based Nuclear Threat Biennial Nuclear Security Index India ranks 19th in the ‘Theft
Initiative (NTI) Ranking’ for countries with weapons
usable nuclear materials
United Nations Development Human Development Rankings Top 3:
Programme (UNDP) (HDI) Norway, Switzerland, Australia
India ranked 130
Seattle-based Institute of The Lancet India ranks 158th in the world for its
Health Metrics and Evaluation investments in education and
healthcare.
The list is topped by Finland
Fitch Ratings BOB’s viability ration to ‘rating
watch negative’

WPP and Kantar Millward BrandZ 75 Most Valuable Indian Rank 1 – HDFC Bank (USD 21.7
Brown’s Brands’ billion)
Rank 2 – Life Insurance Corporation
of India (USD 19.8 billion)
Rank 3 – Tata Consultancy Services
(USD 15 billion)
Standard and Poor’s Top 40 global reinsurers General Insurance Corporation (GIC
Re),
has secured 10th position
Rural Development Ministry The best among States in the country Uttarakhand topped in the list
under PMGSY
FIFA FIFA (International Federation of Top 3:
Association Football) rankings France,Belgium and Brazil
World by Centre for Civil Economic Freedom Index Top 2:
Society (CCS) along Hong Kong and Singapore
with Canada’s Fraser Institute India ranked 96th
Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2019 Top 5 universities in the World
University Ranking 2019:
1.University of Oxford
2.University of Cambridge
3.Stanford University
4.Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
5.California Institute of Technology.
India has secured 49 places
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in
Bengaluru has secured number one
position among Indian universities

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UN World Tourism . International tourism hits a record


Organisation (UNWTO) World Tourism Report 2017 high of 1,323 million international
tourist arrivals across the globe
in 2017.India leads the chart of
growth in the South Asian
region with a total of 15.54 million
in 2017
Centre for Science and Top 3 are: Bhopal, Chandigarh and
Environment (CSE) Vijaywada
The pollution by particulate
emission from commuting
in Delhi is highest among 14 major
cities in the country.
Reuters Iraq has replaced Saudi Arabia as
India’s largest oil supplier in August
2018
Health and Family Welfare HIV Estimations 2017 Maharashtra has the highest number
Ministry of people living with HIV in India
Ministry of Housing and Ease of Living Index Andhra Pradesh has topped the
Urban Affairs (MoHUA) charts followed by Odisha and
under Atal Mission for Madhya Pradesh
Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT)
Airport Council International The Annual World Airport Traffic The list topped by Atlanta
(ACI) Report 2018’ Hartsfield-Jackson
Indira Gandhi International Airport
(IGI) is the 16th busiest in the world

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October
Canadian Cancer Society Cigarette Package Health Warnings: Top 3:
International Status Report 2018 Timor-Leste ,Nepal and Vanuatu
India ranked 5th
The Economist Intelligence E-Payments Adoption Ranking India ranked 28th
Unit commissioned by (GEAR)
payments company Visa
Oxfam International Commitment to Reducing Inequality Top 3:
(CRI) Index Denmark, Germany and Finland
India ranked 147th
World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI) Top 3:
Singapore, South Korea and Japan
India ranked 115th
Access Info Europe and the RTI rating Top 3:
Centre for Law and Afghanistan, Mexico, and Serbia
Democracy India ranked at 6th position
Concern Worldwide Global Hunger Index (GHI) Top 3:
(Ireland) and Welthungerhilfe Belarus, Cuba and Estonia
(Germany) India ranked 103rd
World Economic Index on Most Competitive Economy Top 3:
Forum(WEF) for 2018 US ,Singapore and Germany
India ranked 58th
Brand Finance Nation Brands 2018 report Top 3:

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U.S China and Germany


India was ranked 9th
Quacquarelli Symonds QS Asia University Rankings 2019 IIT-Bombay - 33rd position.
IIT-Delhi at the 40th position,
IIT-Madras at the 48th position,
Indian Institute of Science at 50,
IIT-Kharagpur at rank 53,
IIT-Kanpur (61),
Delhi University at 62 and
IIT-Roorkee at 86.
The International Cooperative 7th edition ‘Word Cooperative IFFCO has been ranked based on the
Alliance (ICA) and Monitor’ report 2018 ratio of turnover over gross domestic
the European Research product (GDP) per capita.
Institute on Cooperative and
Social Enterprises (Euricse)
Naandi Foundation, with grant TAG index Nanhi Kali, Kerala topped in the list
support from Mahindra &
Mahindra Ltd
Standard Chartered The Emerging Affluent Study 2018– India is Asia’s most investment
Climbing the Prosperity Ladder savvy economy
Interbrand Best 100 Global Brands 2018 Apple topped the chart as the best
brand of 2018
Greenpeace World’s biggest producers of plastic Drink companies Coca-Cola,
trash PepsiCo and Nestle are the world’s
biggest producers of plastic trash
Ministry of Environment, Strengthening Forest Fire i.Forest fires are the leading cause of
Forest, and Climate Change Management in India forest degradation in India.
(MoEFCC) and the World ii.Inspite of having increased forest
Bank cover to over 20 percent of its
geographical area, regeneration is
either inadequate or absent in about
45 percent of all forest areas.
Henley Index The most powerful passport Top 3:
Japan,Singapore and Germany
Central Bureau of Health Analytical Report of the National The Analytical Report of National
Intelligence (CBHI) Health Profile-2018 Health Profile – 2018 indicates the
progress made in India in various
health related sectors.
Gemalto Breach Level Index Top 2:
US and India
NGO Sukarya Public Health and Nutrition – Freeing 60 % of malnutrition in India is
Future Generations from Malnutrition contributed by Bihar, Madhya
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar
Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and
Maharashtra
Asian Development Bank Asian Economic Integration Report Top 3:
(ADB) 2018 India,China and Bangladesh
Lloyd’s of London A world at risk- Closing the insurance India has the second largest
gap insurance gap in the world of USD
27 billion (in absolute terms)
after China
Governor’s panel Approach to Agriculture : A Holistic It made 21 major recommendations
Overview’ on approach to agriculture
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