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India is now ranked 38th out of 139 nations in the Logistic Performance Index (LPI) 2023 of the World Bank. From its previous rankings of 44th in 2018 and 54th in 2014, this is a notable improvement. Earlier, the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) Report 2022 was published by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. About Logistics Performance Index (LPI) It was developed as an interactive benchmarking tool to assist nations in identifying the possibilities and problems they have in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do to enhance their performance. Six factors are used to…
28 April, 2023
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State of World Population Report, 2023 The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) just unveiled its State of World Population Report, 2023. India Passes China As The Most Populous Nation By the middle of 2023, India's population is anticipated to reach 142.86 crores, putting it slightly ahead of China's 142.57 crores. According to the UNFPA's State of the World Population Report 2023, 68% of India's population is employed and is within the 15–64 age range. The population is made up of the following: 25 percent of people in the population are aged 0 to 14 years. 18% of the population is between…
25 April, 2023
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Survival of the Richest Report: The India Story The Oxfam India report "Survival of the Richest: The India Supplement" reveals the growing disparity between the rich and the poor. The report also discusses how progressive taxation can help India combat inequality. According to Oxfam India's latest report "Survival of the Richest: The India Story," only five percent (5%) of Indians own more than 60 percent (60%) of the country's wealth, while the bottom 50 percent (50%) own only three percent (3%). India's richest man has seen his wealth soar by 46 percent in 2022. Findings of the report: The richest…
13 January, 2023
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Global Report on Health Equity for Disables The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report titled Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd December). What are the Report's Findings? Statistics about Disabilities: Globally, approximately 1.3 billion people, or one in every six, are currently disabled. Because of systemic and persistent health inequities, many people with disabilities are at risk of dying much sooner—up to 20 years earlier—than people without disabilities. Because an estimated 80% of people with disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries with limited resources,…
10 December, 2022
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State of Food and Agriculture Report, 2022 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently published the State of Food and Agriculture report for 2022. Every year, the flagship report is created. In order to help policymakers maximize the advantages and avoid the hazards, the research examined how automation in our agri-food systems can help us reach Sustainable Development Goals. Agriculture automation – What is it? Food production can be made more effectively and sustainably by using agricultural automation, which can range from tractors to artificial intelligence. But if technology continues to be out of reach for small-scale producers and other…
09 November, 2022
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India's poverty and lesson from China The most recent World Bank report on poverty was recently published. Report's key points: Economic upheavals and reversal: According to the report, the war in Ukraine and subsequent economic upheavals caused worldwide poverty reduction to "completely reverse itself." Because of slower growth rates since 2015, the rate of poverty reduction had already been slowing, but the pandemic and the war have completely reversed that trend. The reversal is having such a significant impact that it is "unlikely that the world will achieve the objective of ending extreme poverty by 2030." Indian situation India's alleged…
08 October, 2022
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World Economic Outlook: IMF The World Economic Outlook Report (WEO) 2022, the International Monetary Fund's most recent edition, was recently published. It is a detailed report that the International Monetary Fund releases twice a year (IMF). Major Report Highlights The IMF has drastically reduced its projection for global growth, moving it from 6% in 2021 to 3.2% in 2022 and 2.7% in 2023. It is predicted that this year or next, the world economy will decline by more than one-third. Global inflation is now anticipated to reach a peak of 9.5% in late 2022. It is anticipated to stay high…
12 October, 2022
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Stress in workplaces: WHO & ILO Report The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) recently released guidelines to address mental health issues in the global workforce. ??????? What exactly is work-related stress? Long hours, a heavy workload, job insecurity, and conflicts with coworkers or bosses are just a few of the many causes of work-related stress. Symptoms include decreased work performance, depression, anxiety, and difficulty sleeping. WHO and ILO Major Highlights Economic and workforce losses According to the WHO, depression and anxiety account for 12 billion lost workdays each year, costing the global economy close to…
30 September, 2022
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The Gender Snapshot 2022 Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): The Gender Snapshot 2022, a UN report, was been made public. The United Nations Women released it (UN Women). Summary of the Report Gender equality: The research estimates that, at the current rate of development, it will take about 300 years to reach complete gender equality. Realizing SDG 5: It made clear that at the current rate of development, SDG 5, or achieving gender equality, won't be achieved by 2030. Global difficulties that affect women: Issues like the COVID-19 epidemic and its aftermath, violent conflict, climate change, and resistance…
12 September, 2022
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UNDP's Human Development Index In accordance with a global decline in HDI scores following the Covid-19 pandemic, India's ranking on the Human Development Index (HDI) has fallen from 130 in 2020 to 132 in 2022, according to the Human Development Report 2021–2022. About Recent Change In HDI Ordinarily, it is enough to look at a country’s score on the Human Development Index (HDI) and compare it to the global average and the score of some other comparable countries. The HDI is a composite of three broad parameters: longevity, education, and income per capita. But the new set of human development…
09 September, 2022
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National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Data on Sedition Cases According to recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Assam has been the state with the most sedition charges over the past eight years. NCRB Report Data on sedition cases (registered under Section 124A of the IPC) have been available since 2014, according to the NCRB, which accumulates and publishes crime statistics as reported by states and union territories. Image Source - The Indian Express Categorization: Under the heading "Offenses Against State," information about sedition instances is included. Sedition-related cases filed under Section 124A of the IPC are included under the…
06 September, 2022
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National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report The "Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India Report 2021" was just released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The report included statistics for "crime rates," "suicide," and "crime against women." Report’s findings for Crime Against Women National Statistics: The number of incidences of crime against women (per 1 lakh people) grew from 56.5% in 2020 to 64.5% in 2021. 31.8%: Abuse by the husband or his family members assault on women with the intent to offend her modesty (20.8%) Kidnapping and abduction, 17.6% 7.40%: Rape State: In 2021, Assam had the highest rate…
31 August, 2022
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GLOBAL LIVEABILITY INDEX 2022 European Intelligence Unit has released the Global Liveability Index 2022. About Index It ranked 173 cities based on their liveability or living conditions. The ranking is determined by five broad factors — stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure. While ranking the highest weightage is given to stability and culture and environment (25% each) followed by healthcare and infrastructure with 20% each and education with 10% weightage. Each factor in a city is rated as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable, or intolerable. This time Ukraine's capital Kyiv was not included in the index this time due…
18 July, 2022
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GENDER GAP INDEX 2022 Despite an improvement of five places since last year in areas of economic participation and opportunity, India ranked 135 among a total of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2022, which is released by the World Economic Forum. In 2021 India’s rank was 140 among the 156 countries. India’s Position The country is the worst performer in the world in the health and survival sub-index in which it is ranked 146. The index shows that it will now take 132 years to reach gender parity, with the gap reducing only by 4 years since 2021 and the…
14 July, 2022
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THE GLOBAL FINDEX DATA 2021 World Bank has released 'The Global Findex Report 2021'. The Global Findex surveys over 125,000 adults in 123 economies during Covid-19 to better understand how people use formal and informal financial services and digital payment systems. Finding of the report Account Ownership Account ownership worldwide has increased by 50 % to reach 76 % of the global adult population. Recent growth in account ownership has been widespread across dozens of developing economies and most of the new accounts opened in two countries that is India and China. Access to Formal Banking: Large shares of the…
07 July, 2022
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YEARBOOK OF SIPRI 2022 The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published the findings of SIPRI Yearbook 2022, which evaluate the current state of armaments, disarmament, and the status of international security. SIPRI: SIPRI is an independent international body which is specialized in research into conflict, armaments, arms control, and disarmament. It came up in the year 1966 in Stockholm. It gives the data analysis, and recommendations, which are based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, and media. HIGHLIGHT OF THE REPORT: Nuclear warheads: Global Scenario: Nine nuclear-armed states —that is United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan,…
15 June, 2022
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ASSESSMENT OF National e-Governance Service Delivery 2021 Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions come up with the second edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2021,( NeSDA 2021). NeSDA 2021: For Digital Government excellence, the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) responsibility has been undertaken by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG). NeSDA was launched in the year 2018, which was based on the Online Service Index (OSI) of the UNDESA eGovernment Survey (UN E-Government Survey 2020 by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, since 2001). This is the second edition of…
15 June, 2022
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ADB cuts India’s GDP growth forecast in 2021-22 to 10% The Asian Development Bank has cut its forecast for India’s GDP growth in 2021-22 to 10%, from 11% projected earlier, with downside risks dominating the economic outlook. The ADB also sees rising input costs fuelling inflation to a faster 5.5% pace than the 5.2% previously estimated. While the COVID-19 second wave had disrupted the recovery since the ADB’s April forecast for 11% growth, the Bank expects the economy to ‘rebound strongly in the remaining three quarters and grow by 10% in the full fiscal year before moderating to 7.5%’ in…
22 September, 2021
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Global Innovation Index (GII) 2021 India has climbed 2 spots and has been ranked 46th by the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2021 rankings. What is Global Innovation Index? It is a global ranking for countries for success in innovation. It is published by WIPO with Cornell University and INSEAD. It ranks on the basis of IPR to R&D, online creativity, mobile app, education, software spending, ease of doing business etc. India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81…
10 January, 2022
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IMF's World Economic Outlook Report- 2021 The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook has raised its Financial Year (FY) 2021 growth forecast for India to 12.5% from 11.5% estimated earlier in January 2021. Highlights of the Report: Indian economy is expected to grow by 12.5% in 2021 and 6.9% in 2022. In 2020, India’s economy witnessed an estimated contraction of 8%. The growth rate for India in 2021 is stronger than that of China. China was the only major economy to have a positive growth rate of 2.3% in 2020 and is expected to grow by 8.6% in 2021 and 5.6% in 2022. The IMF predicted a stronger…
07 April, 2021
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Global Gender Gap Report 2021 Global Gender Gap Report 2021 was released recently. Released by World Economic Forum Key takeaways India has fallen 28 places It is now one of the worst performers in South Asia, It is ranked below neighbouring countries – Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. India’s rank: 140 among 156 countries. South Asia incidentally is one of the worst performing regions, followed only by the Middle East and northern Africa. Overall, many countries have fared worse in this year’s rankings compared to last year’s, on account of economic performance. On its current trajectory, it will now take…
06 April, 2021
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Workers’ income fell by 17% from March to Dec 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased informality in employment, leading to a decline in earnings for the majority of workers, and consequent increase in poverty in the country, according to ‘State of Working India 2021: One Year of Covid-19’, a report brought out annually by Azim Premji University’s Centre for Sustainable Employment, Bengaluru. This year’s report, which covers the period March 2020 to December 2020, dwells on the impact of one year of COVID-19 on employment, incomes, inequality and poverty. Regarding employment, the report notes that 100 million jobs were…
06 May, 2021
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World Press Freedom Index 2021 The World Press Freedom Index 2021 was recently released. About World Press Freedom Index: The index is Published by Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) or Reporters Without Borders since 2002. The Index ranks 180 countries and regions according to the level of freedom available to journalists. However, the index neither ranks public policies and nor is it an indicator of the quality of journalism in each country or region. The index ranks 180 countries based on the following parameters, such as a) pluralism, b) media independence c) environment and self-censorship d) legislative framework e) Transparency f)…
22 April, 2021
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Inclusive Internet Index 2021 Inclusive Internet Index 2021 has recently been released by Facebook. About Inclusive Internet Index, 2021 Facebook commissioned the Inclusive Internet Index, 2021, and The Economist Intelligence Unit develops the index. It seeks to measure the extent of accessibility and affordability of the Internet. Also, the internet should be able to enable positive social and economic outcomes at the individual and group levels. The index assesses the performance of 120 countries representing 98% of global GDP and 96% of the global population. The Index score is based on the scores of 4 categories; Availability: It examines the quality…
20 April, 2021
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India’s 2021 economic output below 2019 level: UN report GS-Paper-3: Economic issue and Economics Optional – UPSC PRELIMS – Mains Application Context: India, according to the 'Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2021: Towards post-COVID-19 resilient economies', is estimated to record economic growth of 7 per cent in 2021-22, over a contraction of 7.7 per cent witnessed in the previous fiscal on account of the pandemic's impact on normal business activity. News: India’s 2021 economic output, however, is expected to remain below the 2019 level despite a robust reduction in new Covid-19 cases and the start of vaccine roll-out. India entered…
01 April, 2021
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Global Food Policy Report 2021 by IFPRI The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) recently released the Global Food Policy Report, in 2021. About Global Food Policy Report, 2021: The report provides lessons drawn from the current crisis. Especially the lessons that can help transform food systems to reduce the impact of the ongoing pandemic, better prepare for future shocks, and address long-standing weaknesses and inequalities. Theme: “Transforming Food Systems After COVID-19”. Key Findings related to India: The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the pandemic restrictions resulted in half of India’s poor people being deprived of nutritious food. The…
19 April, 2021
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State of World Population Report 2021 by UN Population Fund The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently released its report “State of World Population Report 2021” titled ‘My Body is My Own. About State of World Population Report 2021: The State of World Population is an annual report published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Bodily autonomy is the first time the focus of the report. It is defined as the power and agency to make choices about your body without fear of violence or having someone else decide for you. Examples of Violation of Bodily Autonomy: Some examples…
17 April, 2021
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Women and Men in India Report, 2020 The National Statistical Office released the Women and Men in India report, in 2020. About Women and Men in India Report, 2020: NSO produces this report annually. This is the 22nd issue in its series. The report consolidates the crucial socio-economic indicators that portray gender situations in the country. Key Findings from the Report: Population and Related Statistics: India’s projected population in 2021 is 136.13 Crore with a 48.65% female population. The projected average annual exponential growth rate of the population declined from 1.63 in 2011 to 1.27 in 2016. It is likely…
14 April, 2021
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Food Waste Index 2021 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report aims to advance progress on the Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 SDG 12.3 aims at halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reducing food losses along production and supply chains. This report presents food waste data collection, analysis and modelling to date, generating a new estimate of global food waste. It publishes a methodology for countries to measure food waste, at household, food service and retail levels, in order to track national progress towards 2030 and to report on SDG 12.3. Key Highlights: The 2021 index has…
02 April, 2021
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Global Gender Gap Index 2021 This Index was released by the World Economic Forum in 2006. The Gender Gap Index acts as a compass to track the progress on their toward gender parity of the countries in four areas, Political Empowerment, Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment and Health and Survival. It examines the drivers of gender gaps and outlines the policies and practices needed for a gender-inclusive recovery. The index scores the countries from 0 (inequality) to 1 (equality). Among 156 countries ranked by the Gender Gap Report 2021, Iceland is the most gender-equal country in the world. India has…
02 April, 2021
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Global Wind Report 2021 The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has released the Global Wind Report, 2021. About Global Wind Report: The Global Wind Report highlights the role of wind power on the road to net zero emissions. Key Findings of the report: The world’s capacity to generate electricity from wind jumped 53% in 2020. A total of 93 gigawatts (GW) capacity was installed in the year. However, this is not sufficient for the world to reach a ‘net zero’ emission status by 2050. The world needs to install a minimum of 180 GW of new wind energy capacity every year.…
01 April, 2021
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World Development Report 2021 The World Bank has published the World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives. About World Development Report: It is annual report which is being published since 1978. It gives in-depth analysis and policy recommendations on agriculture, the role of the state, transition economies, and labour to infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty Key Features: The report highlights that most countries have shied away from an open-data policy and more so countries with developing economies. The report stated that only 11 per cent of low-income countries consistently made available a license classifiable as ’open’. The comparable rate for lower-middle-income countries was 19 per cent, for upper-middle-income countries…
31 March, 2021
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The International Intellectual Property Index 2021released About International Intellectual Property Index: It is an annual report released by the US Chamber of Commerce & Global Innovation Policy Centre(GIPC). The index evaluates Intellectual Property rights in 53 global economies. These economies represent together over 90% of global GDP. It ranks countries based on 50 unique indicators. These indicators are divided into nine categories of protection: 1) Patents 2) copyrights 3) trademarks 4) design rights 5) trade secrets 6) commercialization of IP assets 7) enforcement 8) systemic efficiency and 9) membership and ratification of international treaties. Key Findings Related to India: India…
27 March, 2021
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Oxfam Inequality Index The Oxfam’s Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index, 2020 ranked India at 129 overall out of 158 countries. But the Minister of Labour and Employment has said that the index lacked clarity & the report did not take into account various initiatives taken by the government. About Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index: It is released by Oxfam International. The index ranks 158 countries. The Index measures the policies and actions in three areas directly related to reducing inequality. The three areas are: Public services(health, education and social protection) Taxation and Worker’s rights Index's Findings Related to India: India has been…
26 March, 2021
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Global Hunger Index- Criteria, Methodology & India's Ranking The government has questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report, alleging that children considered healthy were also counted to determine the ranking. India was ranked at 94th position out of 107 countries that were studied. About Global Hunger Index: The report is a peer-reviewed publication released annually by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide. It tracks hunger at global, regional and national levels. How are Countries ranked? The GHI scores are based on a formula that captures three dimensions of hunger—insufficient caloric intake, child undernutrition, and child mortality—using four…
25 March, 2021
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Mobilising Electric Vehicle Financing in India NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) India released a new report ‘Mobilising Electric Vehicle Financing in India’, which highlights the role of finance in India’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and analyses that the transition will require a cumulative capital investment of USD 266 billion (Rs 19.7 lakh crore) in EVs, charging infrastructure, and batteries over the next decade. The report also identifies a market size of USD 50 billion (Rs 3.7 lakh crore) for the financing of EVs in 2030—about 80% of the current size of India’s retail vehicle finance industry, worth…
09 March, 2021
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India is partly free: the US Think Tank Freedoms in India have reduced, according to a report from a U.S. think tank, Freedom House, resulting in India being classified as ‘partly free. India’s score was 67, a drop from 71/100 last year (reflecting 2019 data) downgrading it from the free category last year (based on 2020 data). “The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its State-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year…,” the report “Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege,” said. “The ruling Hindu nationalist movement also encouraged the scapegoating of Muslims, who…
04 March, 2021
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Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities Report What is the News? The World Bank released a report titled “Traffic Crash Injuries and Disabilities: The Burden on Indian Society”. It highlights the Socio-Economic impacts of road accidents in India. Published by: World Bank in collaboration with SaveLIFE Foundation. India tops the world in road crash deaths and injuries. It has 1% of the world’s vehicles but accounts for 11% of all road crash deaths. It is witnessing 53 road crashes every hour and killing 1 person every 4 minutes. India has seen around 4.5 lakh road accidents in the past year. It resulted…
18 February, 2021
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India Energy Outlook 2021 This report was released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). It has been forecasted that India will overtake the European Union as the world’s third-largest energy consumer by 2030. At present, India is the fourth-largest global energy consumer behind China, the United States and the European Union. It is based on the forecast that India accounts for the biggest share of energy demand growth over the next two decades. India’s primary energy consumption would double as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expands to USD 8.6 trillion by 2040. India accounts for nearly one-quarter of global energy…
20 February, 2021
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Asian Development Outlook (ADO) Asian Development Outlook (ADO) is a report released by Asian Development Bank. The ADO analyses economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia. This includes forecasting the inflation and growth rates of countries throughout the region, including China and India. Highlights of the recent report are as follows According to report the Indian economy is expected to contract by 4% during the current financial year (2020-21). Earlier, in April 2020, ADB had projected India’s economy to grow at 4% in 2020-21. The report also highlighted India’s GDP slowed to 3.1% in the last quarter (Jan-March)…
25 June, 2020
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