Important Ranking Index Last Six Months

Ranking & Index - Last 6 Months Current Affairs (Nov 2019 to April 2020)
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November 2019 – Important Ranking & Index

India Justice Report 2019: Maharashtra holds top, UP ranks bottom
 According to ‘India Justice Report 2019’, Maharashtra is the top state in delivering justice to its citizens
followed by Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana in the first-ever ranking of states on their capacity to
deliver justice to citizens.
 The list of seven small states (population less than one crore each) was topped by Goa, followed by Sikkim
and Himachal Pradesh.
 In this classification, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are at the bottom.
 The ranking is part of the India Justice Report (IJR) 2019, an initiative of Tata Trusts in collaboration with
Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, DAKSH, TISS- Prayas
and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy.
India ranks 133 out of 167 countries in Women, Peace and Security Index
 The Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) has released its second
report on Women, Peace, and Security Index.
 The new 2019 report ranks 167 countries for women based on three indicators – inclusion, justice and
security.
 India has been ranked 133rd in the list.
 Norway claims the number one spot, followed by Switzerland, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
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The Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) Headquarters: New York
India drops to 106th in FIFA Men’s rankings
 The Indian football team dropped two places to 106th position in the latest FIFA rankings.
 The downward slid came following the Blue Tigers’ 1-1 draw against lower-ranked Bangladesh in the FIFA
World Cup qualifier earlier this month.
 Bangladesh, however, benefitted from the draw, jumping three rungs to 184th spot.
 Belgium has managed to hold on to the top spot, followed by France and Brazil.
 England is placed fourth ahead of Uruguay, Portugal, Croatia, Spain, Argentina and Colombia.
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FIFA: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association is a non-profit organization which describes itself as
an international governing body of association football, fútsal, beach soccer, and efootball. It is the highest governing
body of football.
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 Founded at: Paris, France
 Founded: 21 May 1904, Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris, France
 Senior Vice-President: Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (AFC)
India ranked 78th in the Global Bribery Risk Index
 India ranked 78th in the Global Bribery Risk Index out of 178 countries.
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 The index was released by Trace Bribery Risk Matrix.

 India scored with a total risk score of 48.
 The countries with the highest risk are Venezuela, Yemen, North Korea, South Sudan, and Somalia.
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TRACE Matrix HQ: United States
AirVisual data showed Delhi as the most polluted city
 IQAirVisual, a Swiss-based group, named India's Capital Delhi, is the most polluted city in the world.
 The report also showed that Kolkata and Mumbai on its list as the world’s sixth and ninth most polluted cities.
 The top 10 polluted cities include Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, the Chinese cities, namely Chengdu, Guangzhou,
Chongqing, Beijing, and Pakistan's Lahore, Uzbekistan's Tashkent, and Nepal's Kathmandu.
India ranks 59th on IMD World Talent Ranking Report
 The International Institute of Management Development’s (IMD) World Talent Ranking (WTR) report for the
year 2019 was released.
 In the released report, India was ranked at 59th position, a slip by 6 places on a global annual list of 63
countries. The list was topped by Switzerland.
 The top 10 countries that followed Switzerland were Denmark(2nd), Sweden(3rd), Austria(4th), Luxembourg
(5th), Norway(6th), Iceland(7th), Finland (8th), Netherlands (9th) and Singapore(10th).
India Ranks 44th In 2019 Nomuras Food Vulnerability Index
 Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index (NFVI) ranks countries based on their exposure to large swings in food
prices.
 India ranked 44 out of 110 countries; a higher rank is worse.
 At 4.6%, India’s retail inflation for October touched a 16-month high because of the jump in food prices.
Global prosperity index 2019
 The first-ever Prosperity & Inclusion City Seal and Awards (PICSA) Index, released in the Basque Country
capital of Bilbao in northern Spain.
 The Index is designed to showcase not only the quantity of economic growth of a city but also its quality and
distribution across populations.
 Bengaluru emerged as India’s highest-ranked city at No. 83 in a new index of the world’s 113 cities in terms
of economic and social inclusivity, topped by Zurich in Switzerland.
 Delhi at 101 and Mumbai at 107 are the other Indian cities to make at the index, with the top 20 awarded a
PICSA Seal as the world’s highest-ranked cities building inclusive prosperity.
 Vienna, the Austrian capital in second place, scores close to top marks on healthcare. Copenhagen,
Luxembourg and Helsinki complete the top five.
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December 2019 – Important Ranking & Index

Mukesh Ambani ranked as the 9th richest person in the world
 Reliance Industries (RIL) chief Mukesh Ambani ranked as the 9th richest person globally in the Real-Time
Billionaires List of Forbes.
 His net worth was $60 billion. Ambani made it to the daily list of the top 10 richest people in the world
because of the increase in the share price of his flagship firm Reliance Industries.
 Also, he became the first Indian firm to hit the Rs.10 lakh crore market valuation mark.
 The list was topped by Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $113 billion Microsoft co-
founder Bill Gates ranked second with a net worth of $107.4 billion
 Bernard Arnault & family Chairman and CEO, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton ranked third with a net
worth of $107.2 billion
 CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett stands fourth with a net worth of $86.9 billion.
 CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg was ranked fifth with a net worth of $74.9 billion.
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Forbes is an American business magazine. Published bi-weekly, it features original articles on finance, industry,
investing, and marketing topics. Forbes also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science,
politics, and law. Its headquarters is located in Jersey City, New Jersey.
 Editor-in-chief: Steve Forbes
 First issue: September 15, 1917
 Editor: Randall Lane
India ranked 73rd in the 2019 E-commerce Index

 India ranked 73rd in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) Business-to-
Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019.
 The ranking was conducted for 152 countries.
 The Netherlands topped the index for the second consecutive year.
 The survey was conducted among 152 countries.
 The index measured an economy's preparedness to support online shopping.
 The index marked the readiness of the countries that are engaged in online commerce.
Top 10 countries of the list:
1) Netherlands
2) Switzerland
3) Singapore
4) Finland
5) The United Kingdom
6) Denmark
7) Norway
8) Ireland
9) Germany
10) Australia
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UNCTAD: UNCTAD deals with investment, trade, and development issues. It formulates policies for the
development including trade, transport, finance, and technology.
 Formed on: 30 December 1964
 Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
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 Secretary-General: Mukhisa Kituyi

 Parent organization: United Nations General Assembly
India stands as fifth worst country in terms of biometric use

 The Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech reported that India is the fifth worst country in terms of
extensive and invasive use of biometric data.
 Before India stands China, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the US. India shared the fifth position along with Taiwan,
Indonesia, and the Philippines.
 India scored 19 out of 25.
 The top 5 best countries in terms of collection, storage and use of biometric data as per the report are:
1) Ireland
2) Portugal
3) Cyprus
4) The UK
5) Romania
Aberdeen in A&N Islands declare best police station in country

 Aberdeen Police station in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ranks 1st in the list of the best-performing police
stations in the country while dealing with a property offence, a crime against women and weaker sections.
 Home Ministry released the list of ten best-performing Police stations in the country.
 Balasinor police station in Gujarat secured the 2nd rank while and Ajk Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh got the
3rd position.
Ganga has become one of 10 cleanest rivers in the world

 Minister of Jalshakti said that Ganga has become one of 10 cleanest rivers in the world among the major
rivers category.
 The announcement was made by the Jalshakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at the 4th India Water
Impact Summit, 2019 in New Delhi.
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 Jalshakti Minister: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Worldwide arms sales rise by nearly 5% in 2018

 Worldwide arms sales rose by nearly 5 per cent in 2018.
 According to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the market is
dominated by the United States.
 The turnover of the 100 biggest arms manufacturers came to 420 billion dollars.
 US manufacturers alone accounted for 59 per cent of the market, or a turnover of 246 billion dollars, up 7.2
per cent on the previous year.
 Russia was second in the rankings for arms production, with 8.6 per cent of the market, just ahead of the
United Kingdom on 8.4 per cent and France on 5.5 per cent.
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SIPRI: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute is an international institute based in Sweden, dedicated to
research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
 Headquarters location: Stockholm, Sweden
 Founder: Government of Sweden
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 Founded: 6 May 1966
India ranked 129 in the Human Development Index

 India ranked 129 in the Human Development Index (HDI) for the year 2018.
 The index was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
 The report said that India has improved marginally by a notch.
 The overall index showed that India scored 0.647 in 2018, as against 0.643 in 2017.
 The score is calculated in the range of 1 to 0.
 Norway, Switzerland, Ireland are the top three nations on the index.
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UNDP: The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It
advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life
for themselves.
 Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
 Founded: 22 November 1965, United States
 Head: Achim Steiner
India among top 10 countries with higher climate performance

 India has ranked 9th in the high category of 2019 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) presented on 10
December at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Spain.
 This is the first time India has ranked among the top 10 among the list.
 ndia received an overall medium rating in the renewable energy category
 India's 2030 renewable energy target has been rated very high for its well-below 2 degrees Celsius
compatibility.
 The first three places of the ranking remain unoccupied as none of the countries assessed is already on a path
compatible with the Paris climate targets.
 Sweden ranked 4th and Denmark ranked 5th among the list.
 These countries achieved the overall high or very high ratings, the performance of EU countries varied
largely.
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Spain (Capital/Currency): Madrid/Euro
 Prime Minister: Pedro Sánchez
Nirmala Sitharaman 34th among world’s 100 most powerful women: Forbes
 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked 34th by Forbes in ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful
Women’.
 HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar
Shaw are two other Indians who also featured in the above list.
 The Forbes 2019 list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ has been topped by German Chancellor
Angela Merkel, followed by President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde in the 2nd spot and
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, ranked 3rd.
 Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also featured on the list on the 29th position.
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Forbes is an American business magazine. Published bi-weekly, it features original articles on finance, industry,
investing, and marketing topics. Forbes also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science,
politics, and law. Its headquarters is located in Jersey City, New Jersey.
 Editor-in-chief: Steve Forbes
HDFC Bank crosses $100 billion market capitalisation

 HDFC Bank has become the 3rd Indian firm to cross $100 billion mark in market capitalisation. HDFC Bank
has joined the league of Reliance Industries Ltd, which has a market cap of $140.74 billion, and Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS) that has a market cap of $114.60 billion.
 With this achievement, HDFC Bank is now ranked 110th in the list of world’s most valued companies.
 Among the world’s most valued banks and financial companies which have a market cap of over $100 billion,
HDFC Bank is ranked at 26th position.
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HDFC: HDFC Bank Ltd. is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
 CEO: Aditya Puri
 Headquarters: Mumbai
 Founded: August 1994, India
India became the world’s 3rd largest publisher of science and engineering articles
 The US National Science Foundation (NSF) reported that India has become the world's third-largest publisher
of science and engineering articles.
 It has published over 1.35 lakh scientific papers.
 China topped the report as the world's largest publisher.
Top 05 countries in the list are:
1) China with 5,28,263 science and engineering articles
2) The US with 4,22,808 science and engineering articles
3) India with 2,555,959 science and engineering articles
4) Germany with 1,04,396 science and engineering articles
5) Japan with 98,793 science and engineering articles
India world’s 3rd largest producer of Scientific Articles

 India has emerged as the world’s third-largest publisher of science and engineering articles, according to a
latest US report.
 In 2008, India published 48,998 science and engineering articles.
 This increased to 1,35,788 articles in 2018 and the country now accounts for 5.31 per cent of the total world
publications in science and engineering.
 China, which accounts for 20.67 per cent of all global publications in scientific articles, is at the top position,
followed by the US at 16.54 per cent, as per the statistics compiled by the US National Science Foundation
(NSF).
India ranks 47th in house price appreciation during July, September

 India ranks 47th in the world in terms of appreciation in housing prices as rates grew by only 0.6 percent
during the July-September quarter over the year-ago period on slow demand, global property consultant
Knight Frank.
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 India stood at 11th position in the April-June quarter of 2019, with a 7.7 percent year-on-year rise in home
prices.
Ratan Tata Gautam Adani among India's top 10 most Googled business tycoons
 Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata emerged as India's most searched business tycoon on Google in 2019.
 Google released a Year in Search 2019 report shows what was trending on the world's largest search engine
during the year in India.
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Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and
products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It
is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook.
 CEO: Sundar Pichai
 Founded: 4 September 1998, Menlo Park, California, United States
 Parent organization: Alphabet Inc.
 Headquarters: Mountain View, California, United States
 Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin
“India State of Forest Report 2019” released

 The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the biennial “India State of Forest
Report (ISFR)”, in New Delhi.
 The report provides information on forest cover, tree cover, mangrove cover, growing stock inside and outside
the forest areas, carbon stock in India’s forests, Forest Types and Biodiversity, Forest Fire monitoring and
forest cover in different slopes & altitudes.
 The report is published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI).
 This is the 16th edition of India State of Forest Report.
 In comparison to the assessment of 2017, there is an increase of 5,188 sq. km in the total forest and tree cover
of the country.
 The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.73 million hectare. It is 24.56% of the total geographical
area of the country.
 The forest and tree cover has increased by more than 130 million hectares in the last 4 years.
 Area-wise, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country.
 In terms of forest cover as percentage of total geographical area, the top five States are Mizoram (85.41%),
Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%), Meghalaya (76.33%), Manipur (75.46%) and Nagaland (75.31%).
 The top 3 states showing increase in forest cover are Karnataka (1,025 sq. km) followed by Andhra Pradesh
(990 sq km) and Kerala (823 sq km).
 Top three states showing mangrove cover increase are Gujarat (37 sq km) followed by Maharashtra (16 sq
km) and Odisha (8 sq km).
 Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change: Prakash Javadekar.
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FSI: Forest Survey of India, founded in June 1981 and headquartered at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, is a Government
of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organisation for conducting forest studies and research
to periodically monitor the changing situation of land and forest resources and present the data for national planning,
conservation and sustainable management of environmental protection as well for the implementation of social
forestry projects.
 Headquarters location: Dehradun
 Founded: 1 June 1981
 Parent organisation: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
 Region served: India
 Formation: 1June 1981
January 2020 – Important Ranking & Index
Indore tops national cleanliness rankings for first two quarters

 The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has announced the results of the 1st and 2nd
quarters of the Swachh Survekshan 2020.
 Indore has topped the cleanliness charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with over 10 lakh
population while Kolkata was the worst performer.
 Jamshedpur has topped the cleanliness charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with 1 lakh to 10 lakh
population.
India ranked 34th in TTCI of WEF
 India has ranked 34th in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) of the World Economic Forum
for the year 2019.
 In 2013, India ranked 65th. WEF analyzed 139 countries and scored each according to three sub-indices:
♦ Regulatory Framework
♦ Business Environment and Infrastructure
♦ Human, Cultural, and Natural Resources
These sub-indices are, in turn, composed of 14 pillars of Travel and Tourism Competitiveness.
The top 10 countries of the Index are:
1) Spain
2) France
3) Germany
4) Japan
5) United States
6) United Kingdom
7) Australia
8) Italy
9) Canada
10) Switzerland
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TTCI: The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) is released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The index measures the factors and policies that make a country a viable place to invest in the Travel and Tourism
sector. This sustainability indicator can be used to calculate the status of the Travel and Tourism goal.
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IMD reported that 2019 is recorded as the seventh warmest year

 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the year 2019 was recorded as the seventh warmest
year since 1901.
 It also said that the heating was substantially lower than the highest warming observed in 2016.
Extra Shots:
IMD: The India Meteorological Department is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of
India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology.
 Headquarters: New Delhi
 Founder: Government of India
 Founded: 1875
 Agency executive: Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology
 Jurisdiction: India
Parent organization: Ministry of Earth Sciences
Deutsche Bank projects India’s economy to reach $7 trillion by 2030
 Deutsche Bank has projected that Indian economy will reach $7 trillion by 2030.
 The estimation was stated by Deutsche Bank in its research report “Imagine 2030”.
 According to the report, India will grow with the Nominal GDP growth rate of just over 10% in the next
decade. Indian economy is presently valued at $3 trillion.
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Deutsche Bank AG is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in
Frankfurt, Germany. The bank is operational in 58 countries with a large presence in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
As of April 2018, Deutsche Bank is the 17th largest bank in the world by total assets.
 CEO: Christian Sewing
 Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany
India listed as 5th biggest Geo-political Risk of 2020
 India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been listed as the 5th biggest Geo-political Risk of 2020.
 The listing was done by Eurasia Group in its report. The report states ‘Top 10 Risks’ of the year 2020.
The Top 10 Risks of 2020 are as followed:
1. RIGGED!: WHO GOVERNS THE US?
2. THE GREAT DECOUPLING
3. US/CHINA
4. MNCS NOT TO THE RESCUE
5. INDIA GETS MODI-FIED
6. GEOPOLITICAL EUROPE
7. POLITICS VS. ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
8. SHIA CRESCENDO
9. DISCONTENT IN LATIN AMERICA
10. TURKEY
Indian passport ranked 84th in Henley Passport Index 2020
 Henley Passport Index 2020 has been released.
 The Indian passport ranked 84th in the world’s most powerful passport index 2020.
 Which is a drop by 2 places as it ranked 82nd in 2019. Now India provides visa-free access to 58 countries.
 The list was topped by Japan.
World’s top most powerful passports:
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 Japan: 191 countries

 Singapore: 190 countries
 Germany, South Korea: 189 countries
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Henley & Partners
 Headquarters: London, United Kingdom; Founded: 1997.
 Chairman : Christian Kälin.
 Chief Executive Officer(CEO): Juerg Steffen.
Union Government unveils State Energy Efficiency Index 2019
 The Union Government has released the “State Energy Efficiency Index 2019”.
 The index was released during the ‘Review, Planning and Monitoring (RPM)’ meeting held in New Delhi.
 The index is developed by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) along with Alliance for an Energy Efficient
Economy (AEEE).
 The SEE Index 2019 traces the expansion and achievements of Energy Efficiency (EE) drives running in 36
states and union territories.
 The SEE Index 2019 constitutes quantitative, qualitative and outcome based 97 indicators
 State Energy Efficiency Index 2019 has divided States/UTs into 4 groups on the basis of Total Primary
Energy Supply (TPES).
 The 4 groups are: ‘Front Runner’, ‘Achiever’, ‘Contender’ and ‘Aspirant’.
 The State Energy Efficiency Index 2019 was topped by Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala while Manipur,
Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand and Rajasthan performed worst in their respective groups.
 The states of Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala were in “Achiever” group and there was not a single state in the
“Front Runner” group.
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BEE: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is an agency of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Power
created in March 2002 under the provisions of the nation's 2001 Energy Conservation Act. The agency's function is to
develop programs which will increase the conservation and efficient use of energy in India.
 Official website: beeindia.gov.in
 Founded: 1 March 2002
 Organization type: Government agency
 Area served: India
 Purpose: Development of policies and strategies, with an emphasis on self-regulation and market principles
India ranked fifth-biggest geopolitical risk of 2020 by Eurasia Group
 Eurasia Group reported that India is one of the world's top geopolitical risks for 2020.
 The political risk consultancy India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi was listed as the fifth biggest
geopolitical risk of 2020.
 Eurasia Group is one of the United States' most influential risk assessment companies.
 The report said that the Indian PM Narendra Modi has spent much of his second term to promote the
controversial social policies, include the revocation of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir through an
Act, at the expense of an economic agenda.
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Eurasia Group is a political risk consultancy founded in 1998 by Ian Bremmer, with offices in New York City,
Washington, D.C., London, Tokyo, São Paulo, San Francisco, and Singapore. In 2010, Patrick Tucker of the World
Future Society described the group as "the world’s largest political-risk consultancy".
 Founder: Ian Bremmer
 Founded: 1998
 Subsidiary: Intellibridge Corporation
 Type of business: Corporation
 Key people: Ian Bremmer, Cliff Kupchan, Kevin Rudd
Japan topped the 2020 Henley Passport Index
 Henley Passport Index 2020 was launched recently by Henley & Partners.
 India ranked 84th in the index. Japan has the world's strongest passport.
 The index was based on the data collected from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Top 5 ranking countries:
♦ Japan ranked first
♦ Singapore ranked second
♦ Germany and South Korea shared third
♦ Finland and Italy shared fourth
♦ Denmark, Luxembourg and Spain fifth position
Extra Shots:
The Henley Passport Index is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. It
started in 2006 as Henley & Partners Visa Restrictions Index and was modified and renamed in January 2018.
Global Social Mobility Index 2020: An index to measure social mobility
 The 1st edition of Global Social Mobility Report 2020 titled “The Global Social Mobility Report 2020:
Equality, Opportunity and a New Economic Imperative” released by World Economic Forum.
 The global social mobility index (GSMI) of 82 countries were launched in this report.
 As per the Index, India ranked has 76th position with a score of 42.7, while Denmark topped the list.
 Social protection and fair wage distribution are the areas in which India needs improvement.
 It ranks 79th in both social protection and the fair wage distribution. India ranks 41st in lifelong learning
while it ranks 53rd in working conditions.
 It has the second-highest level of workers in vulnerable employment behind Saudi Arabia.
Top 5 Countries in the index:
1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Finland
4. Sweden
5. Iceland
Extra Shot:
WEF: The World Economic Forum, based in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, is an NGO, founded in 1971. The
WEF's mission is cited as "committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic,
and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas".
 Founder: Klaus Schwab Trending
 Founded: January 1971
 Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland
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 Leader: Klaus Schwab

 Motto: Committed to improving the state of the world
 Subsidiary: Golomt Financial Group Llc
India ranked 5th in the CDP India annual report
 India ranked 5th in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report.
 The non-profit organization surveyed among the countries for corporate commitments to science-based targets
(SBT).
Report Highlights:
♦ The report identified that the investors demand better disclosure of climate change risk from Indian companies.
♦ The report examined the carbon reduction activities of the selected companies
♦ It stated that 98% of the firms surveyed between 2018 and 2019 have board-level oversight of climate-related
issues.
Top 5 ranks:
♦ The United States topped the list with 135 companies
♦ Japan ranked second with 83 companies respectively
♦ The United Kingdom ranked third with 78 countries
♦ France ranked fourth with 51 companies
♦ India ranked fifth with 38 companies
India stands among the top 10 recipients of FDI flow
 The Global Investment Trend Monitor report stated that India was among the top 10 recipients of Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) in 2019.
 The report was compiled by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Report Highlights:
♦ The report stated that India has attracted around $49 billion in inflows, a 16% increase from the previous year.
♦ It stated that the global FDI remained flat in 2019 at $1.39 trillion, a 1% decline from the revised $1.41 trillion in
2018. It is due to the weaker macroeconomic performance and policy uncertainty for investors, including trade
tensions.
♦ It reported that the developing economies continue to absorb more than half of global FDI flows.
Extra Shots:
FDI: A foreign direct investment is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one
country by an entity based in another country. It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment by a notion
of direct control.
RBI ranked 6th in buying gold abroad in World Gold Council report
 According to World Gold Council(WGC) report title “World Gold Outlook 2020”, Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has been ranked 6th in the largest buyer of sovereign gold abroad.
 RBI purchased 25.2 tonnes in first 10 months of 2019 to hedge government’s sovereign gold bond issue.
 RBI (Reserve Bank of India) currently holds 625.2 tonnes of gold, forming 6.6% of its forex reserves.
 The central banks of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Poland bought more than India in 2019.
 In 2019, Uzbekistan and Venezuela sold 16.6 tonnes and 30.3 tonnes of gold.
 The performance of gold in the market in 2019 was best Since 2010.
 It rises by 18.4% in United States dollar (USD)terms in 2019.
Extra Shots:
RBI: The Reserve Bank of India is India's central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the
Indian rupee.
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 Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata

 Headquarters: Mumbai
 Governor: Shaktikanta Das
 Deputy Governors: B P Kanungo, M K Jain, N S Vishwanathan, Michael Debaprata Patra
Greenpeace India Report: Jharia most polluted city in India
 The coal-belching town of Jharia in Jharkhand to be the most polluted city in India according to a Greenpeace
India Report.
 Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, known for its rich coal reserves and industries, is the second-most polluted city in
India.
 Delhi is the 10th-most polluted city in India, according to the report.
 As per the report, 6 of the top-10 polluted cities are in Uttar Pradesh comprising of Noida, Ghaziabad,
Bareilly, Allahabad, Moradabad and Firozabad. Lunglei in Mizoram is the least polluted city in the country.
 The report is based on analysis of PM10 data from 287 cities across the country.
India ranked 51st in the 2019 Democracy Index
 India ranked 51st in the Democracy Index 2019.
 It has dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index’s global ranking.
 The survey described the erosion of civil liberties in India as the primary cause of democratic regression.
Top 5 countries in the List:
1) Norway with 9.87
2) Iceland with 9.58
3) Sweden with 9.39
4) New Zealand with 9.26
5) Finland with 9.25
Bottom 5 countries:
163) Chad with 1.61
164) Syria with 1.43
165) The Central African Republic with 1.32
166) The Republic of Congo with 1.13
167) North Korea with 1.08
ILO released 2020 World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends
 International Labour Organization (ILO) released the World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020
(WESO).
 The report highlighted that more than 470 million people worldwide are unemployed or underemployed.
Report Highlights:
♦ The report forecasted Global unemployment to increase by around 2.5 million in 2020.
♦ It reported that around 188 million people are unemployed in the world.
♦ Also, 165 million people, aged between 15 and 24, lack sufficient paid work
♦ It stated that 120 million people either lack access to the labour market or have given up actively searching for
work.
♦ The report stated that unemployment is projected to rise after a long period of stability. It stated that many people
are working for fewer paid hours than they would like or lack adequate access to paid work.
Extra Shots:
ILO: The International Labour Organization is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social justice
and promote decent work by setting international labour standards. It was the first specialised agency of the UN.
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 Head: Guy Ryder

 Founder: Paris Peace Conference, 1919–1920
 Founded: 1919
 Formation: 29 October 1919; 100 years ago
 Parent organizations: United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Economic and Social Council
The 15th Finance Commission held a meeting with the Goa state govt
 The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh along with its Members and senior
officials held meeting with the Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Pramod Sawant.
 The Goa State Government has been irregular in the constitution of State Finance Commission and not
implemented recommendations of any two SFCs so far constituted in spite of having 190 Village Panchayats
and 14 ULBs.
 The committee was concerned about the functions mentioned under the 11th and 12th Schedule of the
Constitution that have not yet been fully devolved to the local bodies.
 The Commission discussed the natural disaster preparedness of the State.
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Goa:
 Capital: Panaji
 Chief Minister: Pramod Sawant
 Governor: Satya Pal Malik
 Literacy Rate: 93.21%
West Bengal: Highest Vegetable Producing Indian state in 2018-19
 West Bengal emerged as the top State in vegetable production in 2018-19.
 West Bengal has overtaken Uttar Pradesh.
 They produced 29.55 million tonnes (mt) of vegetables last year against 27.70 mt in the year before.
 Vegetable production in Uttar Pradesh came down to 27.71 mt in 2018-19 from 28.32 mt the previous year.
 Andhra Pradesh continued to hold on to the pole position in fruits with 17.61 mt, followed by Maharashtra
(10.82 mt) and Uttar Pradesh (10.65 mt).
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West Bengal:
 Capital: Kolkata
 Chief Minister: Mamta Banerjee
 Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar
 State Formed in: 1947
 National Park: Buxa National Park, Gorumara National Park, Neora Valley National Park, Neora Valley
National Park, Sunderban National Park, Jaldapara National Park
China ranked second as the world’s second-largest weapons manufacturer
 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a Swedish research institute, reported that China
ranked second as the world's second-largest weapons manufacturer, behind the US.
 China ranked ahead of Russia, from whom the country used to buy many weapons.
Extra Shots:
China (Capital/Currency): Beijing/Renminbi
 President: Xi Jinping
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Russia (Capital/Currency): Moscow/Ruble

 Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
 President: Vladimir Putin
research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.
 Headquarters location: Stockholm, Sweden
 Founder: Government of Sweden
Bengaluru has the worst traffic in the world
 According to a report by TomTom, the Netherlands-based global provider of navigation, traffic, and map
products, Bengaluru is the world's most traffic-congested city.
 Manila in the Philippines took the second place.
 Mumbai, Pune, and New Delhi were the other Indian cities that also featured in the top 10, taking fourth, fifth,
and eighth places, respectively.
February 2020 – Important Ranking & Index
Sri Lanka tops in Breast Feeding support Policies and Programs

 Sri Lanka has topped a new survey conducted by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi).
 The survey was conducted on “Breast Feeding support Policies and Programs”.
 The island country has been placed on top of the chart among 97 countries globally.
 Sri Lanka has received the green color code after scoring 91 points out of 100. With the green color code, Sri
Lanka has become the first country to achieve the “Green” nation status in supporting breastfeeding women.
 As per records of 2019, Sri Lanka has scored green code in 7 out of 10 indicators, blue code in 2 indicators
and yellow code in one indicator.
Extra Shots:
Sri Lanka(Capitals/Currency): Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte/Sri Lankan rupee.
 Prime minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
 President: Maithripala Sirisena
Maharashtra records highest number of missing women: NCRB
 NCRB stated that the highest number of women and children who go missing in the country are from
Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
 Maximum number of cases of missing women and children was Maharashtra and MP respectively.
 In 2019, the Supreme Court had directed National Crime Records Bureau to identify and check those areas
which are prone to persons being trafficked.
 The report covers 2016, 2017 and 2018.
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Maharashtra:
 Capital: Mumbai
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 Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray

 Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
 State Formed in: 1 May 1960
 Litracy Rate: 82.34%
 National Parks: Chandoli National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Gugamal National Park, Pench National
Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park
 Wildlife Sanctuaries: Amba Barwa WLS, Bor WLS, Great Indian Bustard WLS,Lonar WLS, Melghat WLS,
Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard WLS, etc.
India ranked 40th in the International IP Index
 India ranked 40th on a global International Intellectual Property (IP) Index.
 It was released by the Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of the US Chambers of Commerce. GIPC
conducted the survey for 53 countries.
 India scored 38.46% (19.23 out of 50) in 2020.
 It 2019, it scored 36.04% (16.22 out of 45).
 As per the report, India has shown improvement in terms of scores when it comes to the protection of IP and
copyright issues. India showed a 2.42% jump in the absolute score.
 Also, India's relative score increased by 6.71%.
 India secured 36th rank among 50 countries in 2019.
Extra Shots:
The Global Innovation Policy Center is the principal institution of the United States Chamber of Commerce
handling all issues relating to innovation and creativity through advocating for strong intellectual property standards
India ranked 2nd in producer of Crude Steel
 As per World Steel Association data, India became the second-largest steel producer of crude steel after China
2019, by replacing Japan.
 India’s crude steel production in 2019 was at 111.2 MT, an increase of 1.7 per cent from 109.3 MT in 2018.
 China remains number one with 996.3 million tonnes in 2019.
 The United States and Russia rank fourth and fifth respectively.
Top 5 Crude steel producers in the world in 2019:
Rank Country Qty (mt)
1. China 996.3
2. India 111.2
3. Japan 99.3
4. USA 87.9
5. Russia 71.6
India ranks 40th in Global Intellectual Property Index 2020
 India has been ranked 40th out of 53 countries on a global intellectual property index 2020.
 India was placed at 36th position among 50 countries in 2019.
 India’s score, however, increased from 36.04 per cent (16.22 out of 45) in 2019 to 38.46 per cent (19.23 out
of 50) in 2020, a 2.42 per cent jump in an absolute score.
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 The US, UK, Sweden, France and Germany remained the top five economies on the intellectual property
index in 2019 retaining their spots from the last year.
 The index was released as part of the annual report prepared by the Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)
of the US Chambers of Commerce.
Extra Shots:
GIPC: The Global Innovation Policy Center is the principal institution of the United States Chamber of Commerce
handling all issues relating to innovation and creativity through advocating for strong intellectual property standards.
IIMB ranks 3 in the list of Top Business Schools of 2020
 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has ranked 3rd in MOOCLab’s Business School Rankings
2020 for its provision, design and delivery of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
 IIM Bangalore succeeds HEC Paris (France) and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (USA).
 The 2020 edition of the rankings has surveyed 16 business schools across the world offering courses on the
three leading MOOC platforms: Coursera, edX and FutureLearn.
 This is the first-ever Business School rankings based on the provision of MOOCs.
UNICEF released 2019 State of the World’s Children Report
 The State of the World's Children Report 2019 stated more than 8 lakhs under 5 Mortality Rate in India.
 The report was released by the United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency (UNICEF).
Highlights:
♦ The report has ranked countries in the order of 'highest burden of death among children of under-5' to the 'lowest
burden Of death among children Of under-5'.
♦ The report analyses the global state Of children's health vis-a-vis malnutrition, obesity, anemia, and other health
issues.
♦ The report showed the Under 5 Mortality Rate in India is 37 per 1,000 live births against the Global average of 39
per 1,000 live births in 2018.
GoI's measure:
♦ To address the malnutrition changes in India. GoI has launched Prime Minister Overarching Scheme for Holistic
Nourishment (POSHAN).
POSHAN Abhiyaan aims to prevent and reduce stunting, underweight and low birth weight by 2% per annum and the
reduction of anemia by 3% per annum.
♦ Government also launched several schemes including Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG)
and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna (PMMVY) to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the
age-group 0-6 years.
♦ Government also supports all States/UTs under National Health Mission (NHM) to implement Reproductive,
Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategies to address child mortality and
morbidity.
Extra Shots:
UNICEF: The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian
and developmental aid to children around the world.
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 Head: Henrietta H. Fore

 Founded: 11 December 1946, New York, New York, United States
 Founders: United Nations General Assembly, Ludwik Rajchman
Radhakishan Damani becomes India’s 2nd richest person
 Avenue Supermarts, which is doing business as D-Mart, founder Radhakishan Damani has now become the
2nd richest Indian after Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of $17.8 billion.
 He has left behind many heavyweights to acquire the coveted spot including the likes of philanthropist Shiv
Nadar, banker Uday Kotak, and industrialists Gautam Adani and Lakshmi Mittal.
Top 5 persons:
1.Mukesh Ambani ($57.4 billion),
2.Radhakishan Damani ($17.8 billion),
3.Shiv Nadar ($16.5 billion),
4.Uday Kotak ($14.9 billion),
5.Gautam Adani ($14.1 billion).
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DMart:
 Founded- 2000.
 Founder- Radhakishan Damani.
 Headquarters- Mumbai.
Hindi is 3rd most spoken language in the world with 615 million speakers after English,
Mandarin
 Hindi is the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers.
 The 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue stated English at the top of the list with 1,132
million speakers.
 Chines Mandarin is at the second position with 1,117 million speakers.
 Bangla has been ranked as the 7th most spoken language of the world. Bangla has 228 million native
speakers.
India ranks 35th in 2019 WEFFI list
 The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019.
India jumped five ranks and secured 35th rank in the list.
Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019:
♦ WEFFI ranked countries that are based on their abilities to equip students with skill-based education.
♦ It analyzed the education system from the perspective of skill-based education in areas like problem-solving,
critical thinking, collaboration, leadership, creativity and entrepreneurship, and digital and technical skills.
♦ India scored 53, based on three categories namely policy environment (56.3), teaching environment (52.2) and
overall socio-economic environment (32.2). In 2018, India scored 41.2 and secured 40th rank.
♦ The report highlighted that the decentralized education system is another shortcoming of India's education policy.
India ranked 77th on the Sustainability Index as per UN report

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 India secured 77th rank on the Sustainability Index and 131st on the Flourishing Index in the UN report that
was commissioned by a Commission of World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
and The Lancet.
 The report was released by over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world.
Report Highlights:
♦ The report considered per capita carbon emissions and the ability of children in a nation to live healthy lives.
♦ The flourishing index measured the best chance at survival and well-being for children.
♦ The report assessed 180 countries capacity to ensure that their youngsters can survive and thrive.
♦ The domains that were considered are educational achievement, growth and nutrition, reproductive freedom, and
protection from violence.
♦ The Sustainability Index ranked the selected countries on excess carbon emissions compared with the 2030 target.
♦ The report highlighted that the world's survival is depended on the well being of the children, and their ability to
flourish.
Extra Shots:
WHO: The World Health Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations that is concerned with world
public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a
member of the United Nations Development Group.
 Head: Tedros Adhanom
 Founded: 7 April 1948
UNICEF: The United Nations Children's Fund is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian
and developmental aid to children worldwide.
 Head: Henrietta H. Fore
 Founded: 11 December 1946, New York, New York, United States
 Founders: United Nations General Assembly, Ludwik Rajchman
CSIR tops the 2020 Nature Ranking Index
 The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) topped the Nature Ranking Index 2020.
 The rankings are based on the output of the total research that was carried out from 1 December 2018 to 30
November 2019 in all the institutions.
Report highlights:
♦ The total research output indicated:
counts which mean total citations in numbers
shares which mean the sharing percentage per article
♦ The top subjects associated with the research work include Chemistry, Physical Science, Earth and Environmental
Sciences, and Life Sciences.
♦ CSIR, New Delhi scored 142 counts and a share of 87.74%.
♦ Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has ranked second. It scored 211 counts and a share of 83.61% in
share percentage.
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♦ Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR-Mumbai) secured the third position with a research count of 232 and
a share percentage of 62.18.
Extra Shots:
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR):
 Established in: September 1942
 Established by: GoI
 President: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Vice President, CSIR: Cabinet Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Health & Family
Welfare Dr. Harsh Vardhan
 Director General: Shekhar C. Mande
Delhi, Ahmedabad topped the list of seven metro cities in daily average consumption of added
fat
 Delhi and Ahmedabad topped the list of seven metro cities in daily average consumption of "added fat" in
dishes such as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani.
 The seven cities are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.
Survey Highlights:
♦ The survey was carried out by the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN).
♦ The database of the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau study (2015-16), ICMR-NIN-Hyderabad was used for
the survey.
♦ International Life Sciences Institute-India (ILSI-India) supported tha analysis
♦ Hyderabad ranked last in the survey.
♦ As per the review, men consume more fat at 34.1 gram per person daily, than women who consume 31.1 gram.
♦ The report highlighted that added fat was high in dishes such as dal fry, chuduva, rice, stuffed paratha, bisibele
bath, and puliyodharai also known as tamarind rice.
♦ The survey stated that Mutton Biryani has more fat than chicken biryani or cereal-based and non-vegetarian recipes.
♦ People who eat deep-fried food consumed more added fat than those who ate boiled and shallow-fried food.
♦ It stated that all non-vegetarian foods, mostly consumed in urban areas, have high amounts of added fat.
India ranked 3rd in Hurun Global Rich List 2020
 Hurun Report has released the Hurun Global Rich List 2020.
 The Hurun Global Rich List 2020 is a ranking of the US-Dollar billionaires in the world.
 The 9th edition of the Hurun Global Rich list ranked 2,816 billionaires from 71 countries and from 2,182
companies.
Reports Highlights:
 Among the countries, the list has been topped by China with 799 Billionaires and USA stood on the 2nd
position with 626 Billionaires.
 Among individuals, Jeff Bezos has topped the list of richest person in the world with the total wealth of US$
140 Bn.
 For the 5th time, Beijing (China) remained the capital of world’s billionaire with 110 billionaires living at the
place.
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 Total four individuals recorded wealth of over US$ 100 Bn.

 Mukesh Ambani stood 9th in the global rich list along with Larry Page and Steve Ballmer with a wealth of
US$ 67 Bn. Mukesh Ambani was also the only one from Asian region in the top-10 list.
The US became Indias top trading partner
 The data provided by the Ministry of Commerce stated that in 2018-2019 the US had surpassed China to
become India's top trading partner.
 It shows greater economic ties between the two countries. The trend is expected to continue in the coming
years as India and the US are engaged in further deepening the economic ties.
Report Highlights:
♦ The bilateral trade between India and the US stood at $87.95 billion in the year 2018-2019.
♦ On the other hand, India's two-way commerce with China aggregated at $87.07 billion in the same year.
♦ During April-December of the year 2019-20, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at $68 billion and at
$64.96 billion with China.
♦ Both countries are expected to finalize a free trade agreement (FTA) so that the bilateral trade would reach different
levels.
♦ India is demanding a cut in visa fees, exemption from high duties imposed on certain steel and aluminum products,
and greater market access for its products from sectors such as agriculture, automobile, automobile components, and
engineering by the US.
♦ On the other hand, the US wants market access for its farm and manufacturing products, medical devices, dairy
items, and data localization. It also demanded a cut on import duties on some information and communication
technology (ICT) products. The US has also raised concerns over a high trade deficit with India.
March 2020 – Important Ranking & Index
TIME named 100 historical Women of the Year including Kaur, Indira Gandhi
 Former Indian PM Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter Amrit Kaur was named by the TIME magazine among
the world's 100 powerful women in the last century.
 TIME has named Kaur as 'Women of the Year' for the year 1947 and Indira Gandhi for the year 1976.
Extra Shots:
Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City. It was founded in 1923
and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder Henry Luce. A European edition is published in London
and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America.
 Editor: Edward Felsenthal
 Total circulation (2018): 2,348,566
 First issue date: 3 March 1923
 Frequency: Weekly
 Category: News magazine
 Companies: Time Inc., WarnerMedia, Meredith Corporation, Limited liability company
 Nominations: GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
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BRAC retains its position as top NGO for the 5th consecutive year
 Bangladesh-based international development organization BRAC retained its position as the top NGO of the
world for the 5th consecutive year.
 The rankings for 2020 were announced by the Geneva-based organization NGO Adviser which publishes the
rankings every year based on publicly available data for the top 500 global NGOs.
Extra Shots:
BRAC
BRAC, is an international development organization based in Bangladesh, In order to receive foreign donations.
 Founder: Fazle Hasan Abed
 Founded: 1972
 Headquarters: Dhaka, Bangladesh
UNDP released Gender Social Norms Index
 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the new Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) on 5
March.
 The report stated that gender disparity still exists in every country.
Highlights:
 The index measured how social beliefs obstruct gender equality in work, politics, and education in 75
countries or 80% of the world's population.
 It revealed that about half of the world's men and women feel that men make better political leaders, and over
40% feel that men make better business executives.
 It also stated that people think that men have more right to a job when jobs are scarce, and 28% think it is
justified for a man to beat his wife.
 It highlighted that enormous power gaps still exist between men and women.
 Only 24% of parliamentary seats worldwide are held by women, and only 10 out of a possible 193 female
heads of government.
 GSNI stated that less than 6% of CEOs in S&P 500 companies are women.
 UNDP said that even though women work more hours than men, the work is more likely to be unpaid care
work.
Extra Shots:
for themselves.
 Parent organization: United Nations Economic and Social Council
 Awards: Shorty Social Good Award for Best in Live Events
 Nominations: Latin American Green Award: Human Development
Gujarat topped the list in the installations of solar rooftop plants
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 As per Government data, Gujarat has topped the list in the installations of solar rooftop plants. It is followed
by Maharashtra.
 The aim of the installations of solar rooftop plants is to achieve renewable power generation goals.
Report Highlights:
 As of 2 March, a total of 79,950 systems have been installed across the country with a combined capacity of
322 MW.
 Gujarat has installed about 50,915 systems being fixed on domestic rooftops in the State. The total capacity of
the system is 177.67 MW.
 Gujarat has adopted "Surya Gujarat," a solar rooftop scheme that covers about 8 lakh domestic electricity
consumers under the scheme by 2022.
 Maharashtra has about 5,513 installations of solar rooftop plants.
Extra Shots:
Gujarat:
 Capital: Gandhinagar
 Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani
 Governor: Acharya Devvrat
 State formed on: 1 May 1960
 National Park: Vansda NP, Blackbuck NP, Gir Forest NP, Marine NP, Gulf of Kutch
Jack Ma overtook Mukesh Ambani to become Asias richest man
 Bloomberg Billionaires Index reported that Jack Ma became Asia's richest man. Mukesh Ambani, who stood
as Asia's richest man, has moved to the second position after oil prices collapsed along with global stocks.
 The novel coronavirus erased $5.8 billion from Ambani's net worth on and pushed him to No.2 on the list of
Asia's richest people.
Jack Ma:
 Jack Ma is the founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. He topped the list with a $44.5 billion fortune, which is
$2.6 billion more than Ambani. Earlier, in mid-2018, Ma topped the list.
Extra Shots:
Alibaba Group Holding Limited:
 Founded on: 4 April 1999
 Founder: Jack Ma
 Executive Chairman and CEO: Daniel Zhang
 Executive vice-chairman: Joseph Tsai
UNDP released Gender Social Norms Index
 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the new Gender Social Norms Index (GSNI) on 5
March.
 The report stated that gender disparity still exists in every country.
Highlights:
 The index measured how social beliefs obstruct gender equality in work, politics, and education in 75
countries or 80% of the world's population.
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 It revealed that about half of the world's men and women feel that men make better political leaders, and over
40% feel that men make better business executives.
 It also stated that people think that men have more right to a job when jobs are scarce, and 28% think it is
justified for a man to beat his wife.
 It highlighted that enormous power gaps still exist between men and women.
 Only 24% of parliamentary seats worldwide are held by women, and only 10 out of a possible 193 female
heads of government.
 GSNI stated that less than 6% of CEOs in S&P 500 companies are women.
 UNDP said that even though women work more hours than men, the work is more likely to be unpaid care
work.
Extra Shots:
for themselves.
 Awards: Shorty Social Good Award for Best in Live Events
 Nominations: Latin American Green Award: Human Development
Gujarat topped the list in the installations of solar rooftop plants
 As per Government data, Gujarat has topped the list in the installations of solar rooftop plants. It is followed
by Maharashtra.
 The aim of the installations of solar rooftop plants is to achieve renewable power generation goals.
Report Highlights:
 As of 2 March, a total of 79,950 systems have been installed across the country with a combined capacity of
322 MW.
 Gujarat has installed about 50,915 systems being fixed on domestic rooftops in the State. The total capacity of
the system is 177.67 MW.
 Gujarat has adopted "Surya Gujarat," a solar rooftop scheme that covers about 8 lakh domestic electricity
consumers under the scheme by 2022.
 Maharashtra has about 5,513 installations of solar rooftop plants.
Extra Shots:
Gujarat:
 Capital: Gandhinagar
 Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani
 Governor: Acharya Devvrat
 State formed on: 1 May 1960
 National Park: Vansda NP, Blackbuck NP, Gir Forest NP, Marine NP, Gulf of Kutch
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Jack Ma overtook Mukesh Ambani to become Asias richest man

 Bloomberg Billionaires Index reported that Jack Ma became Asia's richest man. Mukesh Ambani, who stood
as Asia's richest man, has moved to the second position after oil prices collapsed along with global stocks.
 The novel coronavirus erased $5.8 billion from Ambani's net worth on and pushed him to No.2 on the list of
Asia's richest people.
Jack Ma:
 Jack Ma is the founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. He topped the list with a $44.5 billion fortune, which is
$2.6 billion more than Ambani. Earlier, in mid-2018, Ma topped the list.
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited:
 Founded on: 4 April 1999
 Founder: Jack Ma
 Executive Chairman and CEO: Daniel Zhang
 Executive vice-chairman: Joseph Tsai
India listed as the world’s second-largest arms importer as per SIPRI
 India stands as the world's second-largest arms importer as per the "Trends in international arms transfers
2019" report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) data.
 The data was released on 9 March. Saudi Arabia topped the list.
 Also, India has ranked 23rd position among the top 25 weapon exporters.
Highlights:
 Saudi Arabia registered 12% of the total global arms imports.
 India accounted for 9.2% of the total global arms imports during the year 2015-2019.
 China stood at fifth position with 4.3%
 Pakistan stands at 11th with 2.6%.
 It stated that India has been taking steps to modernize its armed forces by acquiring helicopters, combat jets,
submarines, warships, artillery guns, and assault rifles from countries like Russia, the US, France, and Israel.
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research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Founder: Government of Sweden
 Headquarters: Solna Municipality, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
India listed as the world’s second-largest arms importer as per SIPRI
 India stands as the world's second-largest arms importer as per the "Trends in international arms transfers
2019" report of Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) data.
 The data was released on 9 March. Saudi Arabia topped the list.
 Also, India has ranked 23rd position among the top 25 weapon exporters.
Highlights:
 Saudi Arabia registered 12% of the total global arms imports.
 India accounted for 9.2% of the total global arms imports during the year 2015-2019.
 China stood at fifth position with 4.3%
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 Pakistan stands at 11th with 2.6%.

 It stated that India has been taking steps to modernize its armed forces by acquiring helicopters, combat jets,
submarines, warships, artillery guns, and assault rifles from countries like Russia, the US, France, and Israel.
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research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Founder: Government of Sweden
 Headquarters: Solna Municipality, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
Taylor Swift named “Google’s most-searched women in music”
 Google has shared the data on the most looked-up women on the Internet on the occasion of International
Women’s Day i.e. on 8th of March 2020.
 As per the list released by the search engine, Singer Taylor Swift topped the Google’s most-searched for
woman in music of 2020.
 It has also released the rankings in other disciplines as well namely: Sports, Comedy, Novelists.
Complete list released by Google:
 Google’s most-searched for woman in Music of 2020: Taylor Swift.
 Google’s most-searched for woman in Sports of 2020: Serena Williams.
 Google’s most-searched for woman in Comedy of 2020: Awkwafina.
 Google’s most-searched for woman in Novelists of 2020: Toni Morrison.
India ranks second in Global Animal Protection Index 2020
 India gets the second rank in Global Animal Protection Index 2020.
 This Index was released by International animal welfare charity “World Animal Protection” released.
 The Animal Protection Index (API) aims to showcase where countries are doing well, and where they fall
short on animal welfare policy and legislation.
 The index ranks countries from A (being the highest score) to G (being the weakest score) according to their
policy and legislation.
 India has attained a C ranking in the index.
 India was ranked along with Spain, Mexico, France and New Zealand. Sweden, the United Kingdom, and
Austria are rated with the highest scores, which is encouraging.
India ranked 12th globally in ‘Women On Board 2020’ study
 India has been ranked 12th in the world as per study titled ‘Women On Board 2020’.
 The list was topped by Norway with 40.72% women on board.
 A study on ‘Women On Board 2020’ has been done jointly by global recruitment tendering platforms
MyHiringClub and Sarkari-Naukri.
 The 7824 listed companies across 36 countries were considered for the study. From India, 628 listed
companies participated in an online study.
 The study was based on the presence of women in companies’ board globally.
India is third-largest producer of Electricity in the World
 The World Energy Statistics published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2019 states that India is
the 3rd largest producer of electricity in the world.
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 India ranked 106th in terms of per capita consumption in 2017.

Highlights:
 As per the list, the reforms in the power sector has grown continuously.
 India has now become a power surplus from a power deficit situation.
 The power sector reforms focus on the supply of 24×7 quality power to consumers, higher standards of
service, promotion of renewable energy sources, development of hydropower, improving efficiency,
especially in the distribution sector, etc.
 Also, the Central government is planning to implement reforms linked distribution schemes and changes in
tariff policy, among others.
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IEA: The International Energy Agency is a Paris-based autonomous intergovernmental organization established in
the framework of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil
crisis.
 Headquarters location: Paris, France
 Founded: November 1974
 Membership: 30 states
 Subsidiary: International Energy Agency, Research Division
UN releases World Happiness Report 2020
 United Nations released the World Happiness Report 2020.
 The World Happiness Report ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves.
 The report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness.
 This is the 8th edition of the World Happiness Report.
 The special focus of the World Happiness Report 2020 was on environments for happiness, which emphasizes
more specifically on social environments for happiness, as reflected by the quality of personal social
connections and social institutions.
 World Happiness Report 2020 covers the period of 2017-2019 and analyses the countries on the following six
variables:
1. GDP per capita
2. Social support
3. Healthy life expectancy
4. Freedom to make life choices
5. Generosity
6. Perceptions of corruption
Ranking of countries as per the World Happiness Report 2020:

1. Finland
2. Denmark
3. Switzerland
4. Iceland
5. Norway
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6. Netherlands
7. Sweden
8. New Zealand
9. Austria
10. Luxembourg
144. India
April 2020 – Important Ranking & Index

Asian Development Bank releases Asian Development Outlook 2020
 The Asian Development Bank has released its annual economic publication “Asian Development Outlook
2020”. In its annual flagship economic publication “Asian Development Outlook 2020”, the Asian
Development Bank has projected India’s growth to slow down to 4% in the current fiscal year i.e. 2020-2021.
 The ADB has cited weak global demand and the government’s novel coronavirus containment efforts for the
slow down in Indian economy.
 While for fiscal year 2021-2022, the Asian Development Bank has projected India’s growth to strengthen to
6.2%, boosted by government reforms.
 The Asian Development Bank has also estimated the growth in South Asia to decelerate to 4.1% in the fiscal
year 2020-2021, hence will face a milder slowdown.
 Although, the bank expects the growth in South Asia to recover to 6% in the fiscal year 2021-2022.
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ADB: The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 19 December 1966, which is
headquartered in the Ortigas Center located in the city of Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines. The company
also maintains 31 field offices around the world to promote social and economic development in Asia.
 Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines
 President: Masatsugu Asakawa
 Membership: 68 countries
 Founded: 19 December 1966
 Purpose: Economic development
Jeff Bezos tops Forbes billionaires list “The Richest in 2020”
 Forbes has launched the 34th annual world’s billionaires list named as “The Richest in 2020”.
 The list titled “The Richest in 2020” has been topped by the Amazon Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Bezos.
 This was 3rd time in a row that he has topped the annual world’s billionaires list released by Forbes.
 He has topped the list with a net worth of $113 billion.
 In the 34th annual world’s billionaires list named as “The Richest in 2020”, Jeff Bezos was followed by Bill
Gates having net worth of $98 billion while luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault, the Chairman and CEO of
luxury magnate LVMH (LVMHF), stood on the 3rd position with a net worth of $76 billion.
Doordarshan emerges among highest watched channel in India
 Doordarshan has emerged among the highest watched channel in India for week ended 3rd April.
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 According to Broadcast Audience Research Council, telecast of Ramayan and Mahabharat was the key
attribute that helped DD while getting back classics like Shaktiman and Buniyaad has also played a critical
role.
 This was despite a surge reported by the private broadcasters who are also experiencing higher viewership.
 Despite the absence of any new sporting event, the viewership for sports channels grew 21 percent as they
beamed India's cricket wins from the past.
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Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the
Broadcasting Ministry of India and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. One of India's largest broadcasting
organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, it was established on 15 September 1959.
 Founder: Government of India
 Founded: 15 September 1959, Delhi
 Motto: Satyam Shivam Sundaram
 Headquarters location: New Delhi
 Parent organization: Prasar Bharati.
India ranks high on “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker”
 The “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker” has identified India’s response to Covid-19 as one
of the most stringent in the world.
 This data are based on tracking 73 countries.
 This tracker is created by researchers from Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.
 The tracker is designed to systematically record government responses worldwide and aggregate the scores
into a common ‘Stringency Index’.
 Some of the other countries to score a perfect 100 in the tracker are Israel, Mauritius, New Zealand and South
Africa.
 Czech Republic, Itay, Lebanon and France scored in the 90s in the index. Germany and the United States have
scored below these countries in the 80s, while the United Kindom scored in 70s.
 The tracker is based on 11 indicators such as school closures, travel bans as well as measures such as
emergency investment in healthcare, fiscal measure and investment in vaccines by the governments.
Global Report on Food Crises Released by World Food Programme
 Global Network Against Food Crises report officially released by the UN World Food program.
 The report indicates around 135 million people across 55 countries and territories experienced acute food
insecurity.
 Around 55 food-crisis countries covered by the report and 75 million children were stunted. 183 million
people were classified in Stressed (IPC/CH Phase 2) conditions.
 Among 43 million live in the Middle East and Asia and 18.5 million live in Latin America and the Caribbean.
 This report is the result of a consensus-based and multi-partner analytical process involving 16 international
humanitarian and development partners (in alphabetical order) and various organisations participated all the
way to United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
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WFP: The World Food Programme is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest
humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. According to the WFP, it provides food
assistance to an average of 91.4 million people in 83 countries each year.
 Headquarters: Rome, Italy
 Head: David Beasley
 Abbreviation: WFP
 Founded: 1961
 Founders: Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations General Assembly
 Video game: Food Force
India Drops 2 Places to Rank 142nd on Global Press Freedom Index
 World Press Freedom Index 2020 murders of journalists in India in 2019, as against six in the year 2018 and
the security situation for the country's media might seem on the face.
Highlights of the Report:
 India dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 142nd out of 180 countries in the
annual Reporters Without Borders analysis.
 Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders, is a non-profit organization that
works to document and combat attacks on journalists around the world.
 Norway is ranked first in the Index for the fourth year running. China in the 177th position is just three places
above North Korea, which is on 180th.
 South Asia features poorly on the Index, with Pakistan dropping three places to 145, and Bangladesh dropping
one place to 151.
Lockdown results in lower air pollution levels in north India: NASA
 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) published satellite data that shows decreased air
pollution in north India.
 The pollution has dropped down to a 20 year low for this time of the year due to the lockdown.
 The US agency’s satellite observed aerosol levels at a 20-year low post the nationwide lockdown which was
implemented to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
 The data published by NASA with maps shows aerosol optical depth (AOD) in 2020.
 It is compared to the average for 2016-2019.
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NASA: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the United States Federal
Government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA was
established in 1958, succeeding the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Wikipedia
 Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
 Preceding agency: NACA (1915–1958);
 Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
 Founded: 29 July 1958, United States
New Zealand’s University of Auckland Tops THE Impact Rankings 2020, IIT Kharagpur Top Indian
University at 57
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 The second edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, was released on 22 April 2020.
 In the 2020 THE Impact Rankings, 766 universities from 85 countries have been included.
 The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance index that assess universities
against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 The ranking measure how an institution’s research, outreach and stewardship is delivering against the 17
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 The list has been topped by University of Auckland, New Zealand for the second straight year.
 From India, 26 Universities have been ranked in the lndex.
 The top Indian University in the list is Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. It is placed at 57th
position.
 Japan is the most-represented nation in the list with 63 institutions, followed by Russia (47) and Turkey (37).
Top 5 Universities in the List are:
1. University of Auckland, New Zealand
2. University of Sydney (Australia),
3. Western Sydney University (Australia),
4. La Trobe University (Australia),
Arizona State University (Tempe), United States
Chemicals, Petrochemicals contributed 14.35% of total exports; becomes top exporting sector for 1st time
 In a progressive move, the chemical & petrochemical industry became the Indian top exporting sector for FY
2019-20 as the export of chemicals increased by 7.43% to Rs 2.68 lakh crore during the April-January period
of FY 2019-2020 in comparison to the corresponding period of 2018-19.
 This industry contributed 14.35% of the total exports.
 Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda has assured full
support to the chemical industry towards and appreciated the efforts made by the Department of Chemicals
and Petrochemicals making India a leading global hub for manufacturing of chemicals and petrochemicals.
NTRO reports increased cyber attacks due to work from home
 National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) under National Technical Research
Organisation (NTRO) assessment states that India's critical sectors may fall prey to inimical forces that could
use relaxations in geofencing restrictions granted to employees working from home to make cyber attacks.
Highlights:
 The report highlighted that several sectors including government undertakings, strategic and public
enterprises, banking and financial services, telecom, power, energy, and transport, among others, are
susceptible to such attacks.
 The report also stated that several critical sector entities have relaxed their geofencing restrictions so that their
employees can log-in and work from home. This has increased the cyber attack from neighbouring countries.
 The cybercriminals also send out legitimate-looking corona related advisories impersonating as officials from
the government and health organizations, through malicious e-mail attachments. The cyber criminals act like
they seek donations for COVID-19 and try to steal credentials for online fraud.
 The government had advised its employees who are working in critical sectors to be vigilant, and closely
monitor privileged users and administrators of critical accounts.
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 Ministry of Home Affairs also instructed the firms to track all CRUD (create-read-update-delete) activities in
Identity and Access Management (IdAM) and focus on the resilience of backups against ransomware attacks.
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NTRO: The National Technical Research Organisation is a technical intelligence Agency under the National
Security Advisor in the Prime Minister's Office, India. It was set up in 2004. It also includes National Institute of
Cryptology Research and Development, which is first of its kind in Asia.
 Founded: 2004
 Intelligence agency executive: : S C Jha (IPS), Chief;
 Motto: आ ; (Let noble thoughts come to me from all directions)
 Employees: Classified
 Parent organization: Research and Analysis Wing
1.3 billion learners are still affected by school or university closures, as educational institutions start reopening
around the world: UNESCO
 UNESCO has published its most recent figures for out-of-school children, as schools reopen progressively
across the globe.
 As of mid-April, 1.5 billion children and youth were affected by school closures in 195 countries, from pre-
primary to higher education.
 While this figure is dropping, 1.3 billion learners in 186 countries are still unable to attend school.
 Of the 195 countries that had closed schools in April, 128 have yet to announce plans for their reopening.
 Preparing for the return to school is of increasing priority for the Global Education Coalition, along with
support to the provision of distance education.
 A well-organized strategy for reopening schools is essential to help prevent dropouts and the widening of
inequalities due to COVID-19-related school closures.
 UNESCO is placing special emphasis on the education of girls and women.
 On 29 April, UNESCO convened an online meeting of 13 education ministers from countries affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic to discuss the reopening of schools.
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UNESCO: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the
United Nations aimed at contributing "to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development
and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.
 Headquarters: Paris, France
 Head: Audrey Azoulay
 Founded: 16 November 1945, London, United Kingdom
 Formation: 4 November 1946; 73 years ago
Karnataka tops in total installed renewable capacity: CRISIL
 According to a CRISIL Research report, Karnataka retained its 1st position in terms of total installed
renewable capacity in FY20 followed by Tamil Nadu(2nd) & Gujarat(3rd).
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 The top 3 states in overall solar energy capacity addition are Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka & in wind
energy- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
 Karnataka’s total renewable energy installed capacity stood at 15,232 MegaWatt(MW) as on March 31, 2020,
against 13,845 MW as on March 31, 2019. It has the highest installed capacity for solar at 7,278 MW, up from
6,096 MW a year ago. Its wind energy capacity is at 4,791 MW.
 Tamil Nadu has retained the position with its cumulative installed capacity of 14,347 MW, up from 13,457
MW as on March 31, 2019. It continues to be the leader in wind energy with a total installed capacity of 9,304
MW, up from 8,969 MW a year ago & its solar power capacity rose to 3,916 MW (includes both rooftop and
ground-mounted), from 2,575 MW a year ago.
 Gujarat’s total installed clean energy capacity stood at 10,586 MW (8,652 MW last year), where its capacity
crossed 10,000 MW and has more than 10 GW of installed capacity after Karnataka & Tamil Nadu.
 Maharashtra capacity during FY20 increased by 378 MW to 9,710 MW & secured the 4th position and
Rajasthan came 5th with a total installed capacity of 9,583 MW.
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CRISIL:
 Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
 CEO: Ashu Suyash
 Chairman:John Berisford
 President & Business Head: Gurpreet Chhatwal
Over 5 million people were displaced in India in 2019 reports 2020 GRID
 Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) released its Global Report on Internal
Displacement (GRID) 2020 on 29 April.
 The reports stated that 5 million people were displaced in India in 2019, the highest in the world, due to
disasters, including cyclones and monsoon floods.
Highlights:
 The report highlighted that the displacements were caused due to a combination of increasing hazard
intensity, high population exposure, and high levels of social and economic vulnerability.
 India reported 50,37,000 displacements in 2019.
 As per the report Political and electoral violence, primarily in Tripura and West Bengal in the first half of the
year, accounting for more than 7,600. Conflict and violence triggered about 19,000 new displacements and
2,89,000 people were evacuated in Gujarat in June ahead of cyclone Vayu in 2019. Also, Cyclone Bulbul in
Odisha and West Bengal triggered 1,86,000 displacements.
 India's neighbouring countries Bangladesh recorded 40,86,520 displacements, Afghanistan recorded
40,86,520 displacements, Pakistan recorded 1,16,000 displacements, Nepal recorded 1,21,000 displacements.
 South Asia recorded a total of 9.5 million new displacements associated with disasters in 2019.
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GRID:
 GRID 2020 is the global reference for internal displacement data and analysis. The report is widely used by
policy-makers, national governments, UN agencies, international NGOs, journalists, and academics.
IDMC:
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 Parent organization: National Dairy Development Board
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November 2019 – Important Ranking & Index

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December 2019 – Important Ranking & Index

India ranked 73rd in the 2019 E-commerce Index

 Secretary-General: Mukhisa Kituyi

India stands as fifth worst country in terms of biometric use

Aberdeen in A&N Islands declare best police station in country

Ganga has become one of 10 cleanest rivers in the world

Worldwide arms sales rise by nearly 5% in 2018

 Founded: 6 May 1966

India ranked 129 in the Human Development Index

India among top 10 countries with higher climate performance

HDFC Bank crosses $100 billion market capitalisation

India world’s 3rd largest producer of Scientific Articles

India ranks 47th in house price appreciation during July, September

“India State of Forest Report 2019” released

January 2020 – Important Ranking & Index

Indore tops national cleanliness rankings for first two quarters

IMD reported that 2019 is recorded as the seventh warmest year

 Japan: 191 countries

 Leader: Klaus Schwab

 Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata

 Head: Guy Ryder

Russia (Capital/Currency): Moscow/Ruble

February 2020 – Important Ranking & Index

Sri Lanka tops in Breast Feeding support Policies and Programs

 Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray

 Head: Henrietta H. Fore

India ranked 77th on the Sustainability Index as per UN report

 Total four individuals recorded wealth of over US$ 100 Bn.

March 2020 – Important Ranking & Index

Jack Ma overtook Mukesh Ambani to become Asias richest man

 Pakistan stands at 11th with 2.6%.

 India ranked 106th in terms of per capita consumption in 2017.

Ranking of countries as per the World Happiness Report 2020:

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