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Nitrogen Dioxide levels fell by 70% in Delhi

July 29, 2020
Delhi
  • The United Nations reported that the nitrogen dioxide levels in New Delhi have fallen by more than 70% during the lockdown. The Nitrogen Dioxide levels have fallen down in other countries as well. In China the levels have fallen by 40%, in Belgium, it fell by 20%, between 19-40% in the USA.

India Report on Digital Education 2020

July 29, 2020
Digital Education 2020
  • India Report on Digital Education 2020 was recently launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.
  • The report focuses on initiatives taken at the centre and state level so as to ensure the continuity of instruction amid the pandemic.

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 9 points in one year

July 18, 2020
  • As per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India, “Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 9 points in one year.
  • The ratio has declined from 122 in 2015-17 to 113 in 2016-18 (7.4 % decline).
  • Northern states registered a higher MMR: Assam (215), Bihar (149), Madhya Pradesh (173), Chhattisgarh (159), Odisha (150), Rajasthan (164), Uttar Pradesh (197) and Uttarakhand (99).
  • The southern states registered a lower MMR: Andhra Pradesh (65), Telangana (63), Karnataka (92), Kerala (43), and Tamil Nadu (60).
  • The target 3.1 of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aims to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 1,00,000 live births.
  • Maternal Mortality Ratio MMR is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births

Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020 released – India ranked 3rd

July 18, 2020
  • Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020 released by a property consultant Cushman & Wakefield.
  • India ranks third in the list of most-suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in terms of cost competitiveness and operating conditions.
  • China and the US retain the top two positions.
  • Global Manufacturing Risk Index In its annual ranking of the most suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in Europe, Americas and the Asia-Pacific, the consultant said India is in top-3 countries this year and an upcoming manufacturing hub globally from an operating conditions and cost-competitiveness perspective.

India Ranks Eighth For Cancer Preparedness index 2020 Among 10 Asia-Pacific Countries

July 13, 2020
cancer preparedness
  • India has been ranked eighth for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries where Australia ranked 1st.
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report on “Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control”, sponsored by Roche, examines the findings from the EIU’s Index of Cancer Preparedness.
  • The report describes the complexities of the challenge of cancer facing 10 Asia-Pacific countries Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

India slides down at 77th place in estimating money in Swiss banks

June 28, 2020
Swiss National Bank
  • India has rolled down three spots to 77th rank in terms of money deposited by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks at the end of 2019, while the UK has maintained its top position, as per the recent data from Switzerland’s central bank. India was placed 74th in the previous year.