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Global Slavery Index 2018
Among 167 countries, India ranked 53 in terms of prevalence
In India, 6.1 victims for every 1,000 lived in modern slavery in 2016
North Korea – 1st
2018 ‘World Press Freedom Index’
India’s Rank – 138th
Topped By – Norway
Lowest – North Korea ( 180th )
Published by – Reporters Without Borders
World Happiness Report 2018
India’s Rank – 133/156
Topped – Finland
Lowest – Burundi ( 156th)
Published By – U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Public Affairs Index 2018:
Topped : Kerala
Worst : Bihar
Among smaller states – with the population less than two
crore – Himachal Pradesh topped the list of states with
good governance
Published by : Bengaluru think-tank, Public Affairs Centre
2018 ‘Soft Power 30’ index
Topped : United Kingdom
Lowest : Argentina
While India does not figure on the list, this year’s report featured a chapter dedicated solely to the rising soft power in Asia, which listed 10 countries in the region, among which India’s soft power was ranked at the eighth position.
Published by : UK-based strategic communications consultancy firm Portland and the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy.
Global Innovation Index (GII) 2018
India’s Rank : 57th / 126
Topped : Switzerland
Lowest : Yemen ( 126th )
Published By : Cornell University, the Paris-based
business school INSEAD and the World Intellectual
Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva.
Ease Of Doing Business Rankings 2018
Topped : Andhra Pradesh
2nd – Telangana
3rd – Haryana
Lowest : Meghalaya (36th)
Published By : Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion
World Bank figures for 2017
India has become the world’s 6th biggest
economy, pushing France into seventh place, according to
updated World Bank figures for 2017
The world’s top 5 economies are:
1. The United States
2. China
3. Japan
4. Germany
5. UK
World’s Largest Poor Population:
Nigeria has already overtaken India as
the country with the largest number of
extreme poor in early 2018
India – 2nd
Mercer’s 24thannual Cost of Living Survey,
Most Expensive City : Hong Kong
Least Expensive City : Tashkent (209)
Mumbai (55) is India’s most expensive city
Published By : global personnel consultants Mercer
2018 Trafficking in Persons Report’
The US State Department categorised North Korea as one of the “worst human trafficking nations” for the 16th straight year
FDI Report 2018
U.S. has surpassed India to become the top destination for greenfield foreign direct investment in 2017
In the Asia and Pacific region, China was on top in terms of FDI in the total number of new projects and capital investment, followed by India.
Compiled by FDI Intelligence, a division of The Financial Times Ltd.
Niti Aayog’s Composite Water Management Index
Gujarat topped the list
Jharkhand was adjudged as the worst performer.
Gujarat is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and Maharashtra.
In the northeastern and Himalayan states, Tripura has been adjudged as the top state in 2016-17 followed by Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Assam
Global Environment Performance Index 2018
India’s Rank : 177
Topped : Switzerland
Bottom : Burundi (180)
Published By : Researchers at Yale and Columbia
Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum.
End of Childhood Index 2018
India’s Rank : 113
Topped : Singapore and Slovenia (Both shared the
top position)
Bottom : Niger ( 175th)
Indexed by global child rights group, Save the Children.
IMD World Competitiveness Center
India’s Rank : 44
Topped : USA
Bottom : Venezuela ( 63rd )
Healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index in the year 2016:
India’s Rank : 145th
It said that Goa and Kerala had the highest scores in 2016, each
exceeding 60 points, whereas Assam and Uttar Pradesh had the
lowest, each below 40.
Topped : Iceland
Worst : The Central African Republic (195th )
The index was released as part of Global Burden of Disease study
released by Lancet, one of the world’s oldest and best known peer reviewed general medical journal.
AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review 2018
India’s Rank : 6th
Topped : US
China stood at the second place while Japan is at the third place
Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2018
Jeff Bezos, The Amazon com Inc.
founder, is the richest man in modern
history with a net worth of $152 billion.
Mukesh Ambani (India) ranked 15th in
the list with a net worth of $43.9 billion.
Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Cities report
Top Best 15 cities in the World :
The top 2 cities are both in Mexico: San Miguel de Allende
(1st) and Oaxaca (2nd )
Udaipur has ranked 3rd
Beirut, Lebanon – 15th
Report by online speed testing platform Ookla
India ranks 109th in overall 4G mobile internet
speeds
Speed : India : 9.12 Mbps
Qatar ranked first
Global peace index
India has moved up four places to the 137th rank among
163 countries
Iceland – most peaceful
Syria – Least peaceful
report published by the Sydney-based Institute of
Economics and peace
India ranks 78th on WEF energy transition index Topped by Sweden
India – 11th in AT Kearney’s FDI Confidence Index USA – 1ST
India – 35th on JLL global real estate transparency index
UK – 1st
The Thomson Reuters Foundation
India the most dangerous country for woman
1. India
2. Afghanistan
3. Syria
4. Somalia
5. Saudi Arabia
6. Pakistan
7. Democratic Republic of Congo
8. Yemen
9. Nigeria
10. United States
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