Prelims Miscellaneous

Export Preparedness Index for 2021: NITI Aayog, in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness, released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2021. The report is a comprehensive analysis of India’s export achievements. The Export Preparedness Index is a data-driven endeavour to identify the fundamental areas critical for subnational export promotion. Framework: The 4 pillars and the …

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World Happiness Report: The World Happiness Report is an annual report published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network(SDSN). The report ranks countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. Findings Related to India: India has been ranked 136 out of 146 countries in the World Happiness Report 2022. In 2021, India was ranked …

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Democracy Report 2022: Report prepared by V-Dem Institute at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg. The Report is titled ‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature?’. The report classifies countries into four regime types based on their score in the Liberal Democratic Index (LDI): Liberal Democracy Electoral Democracy Electoral Autocracy Closed Autocracy Findings: Level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen …

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International Intellectual Property Index: It is an annual report released by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre(GIPC). Aim: The index evaluates Intellectual Property rights in 55 global economies. These economies represent together over 90% of global GDP. Parameters: It ranks countries based on 50 unique indicators. These indicators are divided across nine categories of …

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Coastal Vulnerability Index: It is a coastal vulnerability assessment for the entire Indian coast at States level. Coastal vulnerability is a spatial concept that identifies people and places that are susceptible to disturbances resulting from coastal hazards. The maps will determine the coastal risks due to future sea-level rise based on the physical and geological parameters for the Indian …

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What is Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI)? Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI) is an index that was developed as part of Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015. The AOI is calculated by dividing the agriculture share of government expenditure by the agriculture value-added share of GDP. It measures the ratio …

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BiodiverCities by 2030: Transforming cities relationship with nature: The report is a key output of the BiodiverCities by 2030 initiative. BiodiverCities by 2030 initiative is led jointly by the World Economic Forum and the Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute and championed by the Government of Colombia. The initiative aims to support city governments, …

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Key findings of the report: The wealth of the 10 richest men has doubled, while the incomes of 99% of humanity are worse off, because of COVID-19. Inequality is contributing to the death of at least 21,000 people each day, or one person every four seconds. Women collectively lost Rs 59.11 lakh crore (USD 800 …

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