MAY- 2024
December - 2023
SEPTEMBER - 2023
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Reports and
Indices
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Contents
FIRST SECTION................................................................................................................................... 4
1. World Migration Report 2024 ................................................................................................. 4
2. Aging Well in Asia Asian Development Policy Report 2024 .................................................5
3. Recipe For a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood System ........6
4. Regional Economic Outlook Asia and Pacific, April 2024: Steady Growth amid Diverging
Prospects .............................................................................................................................................. 7
5. OECD Economic Outlook - May 2024 ....................................................................................8
6. Global Education Monitoring Report 2024 .............................................................................9
7. Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis (1950-2015)............................. 10
SECOND SECTION ............................................................................................................................ 11
8. World Press Freedom Index 2024 ......................................................................................... 11
THIRD SECTION ................................................................................................................................. 12
Reports and Indices 16th to 31st May 2024 ...................................................................................... 14
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FIRST SECTION
1. World Migration Report 2024
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2. Aging Well in Asia Asian Development Policy Report 2024
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3. Recipe For a Livable Planet: Achieving Net Zero Emissions in the Agrifood
System
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4. Regional Economic Outlook Asia and Pacific, April 2024: Steady Growth
amid Diverging Prospects
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5. OECD Economic Outlook - May 2024
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6. Global Education Monitoring Report 2024
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7. Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis (1950-2015)
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SECOND SECTION
8. World Press Freedom Index 2024
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THIRD SECTION
1. Global Electricity Review
• Released by – Ember (global energy think tank)
• India overtook Japan to become 3rd largest solar power generator in 2023.
o India was ranked 9th in solar energy deployment in 2015.
• India saw world's 4th-largest increase in solar generation in 2023 (+18-terawatt hour or TWh),
behind China, the United States and Brazil.
• Together, top 4 solar growth countries accounted for 75% of growth in 2023.
• Solar produced a record 5.5% of global electricity in 2023.
o India generated 5.8% of its electricity from solar in 2023 (0.5% in 2015).
• Global solar generation in 2023 was more than 6 times larger than in 2015.
• Solar maintained its status as world's fastest-growing electricity source for 19th consecutive
year, adding more than twice as much new electricity worldwide as coal in 2023.
2. World’s Wealthiest Cities Report 2024
• Released by - Henley & Partners in collaboration with New World Wealth
• Includes world’s Top 50 wealthiest cities.
• United States emerged as World’s richest country, with 11 cities featured in Top 50.
o Among Asian – China dominates with 5 cities.
• Top wealthiest cities: 1. New York City (USA) > 2. The Bay Area (USA) > 3. Tokyo (Japan) >
4. Singapore (Singapore) > 5. London (UK)
• 2 Indian cities into top 50 list: 24th – Mumbai, 37th – Delhi
o Ranked above, Washington, DC (USA) – 41st.
• In Middle East, Dubai has emerged as the wealthiest city, ranking 21st.
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3. India's consumption story- the big divide
• Released by - UBS Securities
• Indian is expected to emerge as world's 3rd largest consumer market by 2026.
• Household consumption nearly doubled in past decade to $2.1trn in 2023, with an
annual compound growth rate of 7.2%, higher than China, the US and Germany.
• Since mid-2022, investments and real GDP growth have recovered much faster than
consumption.
• Household consumption growth in FY25/26 to remain subdued at 4-5% year-on-year,
below trend observed in previous years.
4. Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) 2023
• Released by - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
• Evaluates vulnerability of space assets to environmental hazards and artificial space objects.
• ISRO regularly carries out analysis through IS4OM/ISTRAC to predict close approaches by
other space objects to Indian space assets.
o In case of any critical close approach, collision avoidance manuals (CAM) are carried
out to safeguard the operational spacecraft.
• ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Operations Management has been operational since
2022, and its objective is to improve compliance with internationally recognised guidelines
on long-term sustainability of outer space activities.
5. District-level Flood Severity Index (DFSI)
• Released by - by researchers at IIT-Delhi and IIT-Roorkee
• Index considers historical severity of floods based on number of affected people, spread and
duration of floods.
• Top 10 districts where flood severity is the highest are: Patna, Murshidabad, Thane, North
24 Parganas (West Bengal), Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra), Gorakhpur
(Uttar Pradesh), Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), East Champaran (Bihar), and East Medinipur (West
Bengal).
• Among 30 districts facing highest risk of floods, 17 are in Ganga basin and 3 are in
Brahmaputra basin.
• Assam experiences highest number of floods in India, having faced more than 800 flood
events over 56 years.
• Other flood-prone states, in descending order of flood events, include Kerala, Karnataka, Uttar
Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
• 5 districts - Thiruvananthapuram, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Kamrup, and Nagaon - have been
categorised as "severely flood-prone," having recorded more than 178 floods, or more than 3
events per year on average.
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Reports and
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16 to 31 May 2024
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Contents
FIRST SECTION.................................................................................................................................. 16
9. 42nd Half Yearly Report on Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves October 2023-
March 2024......................................................................................................................................... 16
10. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024 - Mid-Year Update................................. 17
11. World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 ......................................................................................... 18
12. World Health Statistics 2024 ................................................................................................. 19
13. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralists .......................... 19
14. State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024 .......................................................................... 20
15. Travel Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024 ............................................................... 20
16. Water for Shared Prosperity ................................................................................................. 22
SECOND SECTION ........................................................................................................................... 23
17. Global Cities Index 2024 ....................................................................................................... 23
THIRD SECTION ................................................................................................................................ 24
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FIRST SECTION
9. 42nd Half Yearly Report on Management of Foreign Exchange Reserves
October 2023-March 2024
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10. World Economic Situation and Prospects 2024 - Mid-Year Update
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11. World Wildlife Crime Report 2024
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12. World Health Statistics 2024
13. Global Land Outlook Thematic Report on Rangelands and Pastoralists
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14. State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024
15. Travel Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024
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16. Water for Shared Prosperity
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SECOND SECTION
17. Global Cities Index 2024
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THIRD SECTION
1. 30 Under 30 Asia List 2024
• Released by – Forbes - 9th edition
• Features 300 young entrepreneurs, leaders, and trailblazers across Asia-Pacific region (with
21 countries and territories) under age of 30 in 10 categories.
• India has highest representation – 86 entries, followed by China and Japan.
2. World’s Highest-Paid Athletes List 2024
• Released by - Forbes
• Cristiano Ronaldo topped list - for 4th time in his career.
• 2nd - Jon Rahm, 3rd - Lionel Messi, 4th - LeBron James, 5th - Giannis Antetokounmpo
3. 100 Most Influential Companies 2024
• Released by – TIME magazine - 4th Edition
• 5 Classifications: Titans, Leaders, Disrupters, Innovators, and Pioneers
• Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) named one of World's Most Influential Companies in ‘Titans’
category.
o This is 2nd time that RIL has been recognised, with Jio Platforms featuring on inaugural
list in 2021.
o India’s most valuable company
• Also includes - Tata Group under ‘Titans’ category and Serum Institute of India in ‘Pioneers’
category.
4. Atmanirbhar Bharat Digital Empowerment
• Released by – PayNearby
• Analyzed transactions across retail touchpoints nationwide of fiscal year 2023-24.
• Top 5 States showing most significant growth in Aadhaar-Enabled Payment System (AEPS)
transactions are: Meghalaya, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Andaman and Nicobar
• Assam ranked first in terms of overall financial and digital transactions, followed by Madhya
Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
• Punjab marked highest increase in disbursing MSME loans through retail stores.
• Telangana and Uttar Pradesh noted highest growth in e-commerce transactions.
• Transactions on UPI QR codes at retail outlets growing by 84%.
5. Hurun India Art List 2024
• Released by – Hurun Research Institute
• Ranks top 50 living Indian artists according to sales of their works sold at public auctions as
of January 1, 2024.
• 1st - Anish Kapoor - For 6th consecutive year.
• 2nd - Gulammohammed Sheikh, 3rd - Arpita Singh - retained her position as most successful
woman artist, 4th – Rameshwar Broota.
• Oldest artist - 98-year-old Krishen Khanna, ranked 5th, while youngest is Raghav Babbar,
ranked 8th.
6. Asia University Rankings 2024
• Released by – Times Higher Education
• Uses same 18 performance indicators as THE World University Rankings.
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o Universities are judged across all their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge
transfer and international outlook.
• Tsinghua University and Peking University in China took 1st and 2nd positions for 5th year in
a row.
o 3rd - National University of Singapore
• With 119 universities, Japan remains most-represented nation, India follows with 91
institutions.
India Specific:
• Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru - 1st in India – 32nd Overall.
• Anna University in Tamil Nadu – 2nd in India – 119th Overall.
• Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU) – Kerala – 3rd in India – 134th overall.
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