Important Reports

Published by Report India’s Position/Other facts

Global Economic Prospects India is projected to remain

Report the fastest-growing large
economy for FY26 and FY27
(growth rate – 6.7%)
World Development Report -
World Bank Global Financial Development -
Report
Logistics Performance Index India ranks 38 out of 139 ;
India’s rank has improves
by sixteen places from 54 in
2014
Ease of Doing Business -
(Discontinued since 2021)
Poverty and Shared Prosperity -
Report
Global Risks Report Top Risks for India: The
report highlighted the top
five risks for India include
water supply shortages,
misinformation and
disinformation, erosion of
human rights and civic
freedoms, pollution (air,
water, and soil), and labour
and talent shortages.
World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report Overall, India was ranked
129th(ranked 127 in 2023),
and 5th in South Asia after
Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri
Lanka and Bhutan.
Travel and Tourism India has secured the 39th
Development Index position among 119
countries.Topped by USA
International Monetary Global Financial Stability
Fund (IMF) Report
World Economic Outlook
Human Development Report 134 out of 193 countries in
the UN’s 2023-24 report.

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 United Nations ‘medium human
Development development.’
Programme (UNDP) score reflects a positive
change of 48.4%.
Gender Inequality Index India stood at rank 122 out
of 191 countries with a
score of 0.490 in the Gender
Inequality Index 2021.
International Energy World Energy Outlook
Agency (IEA)
World Energy Investment
Report
Global Methane Tracker The United States leads in
methane emissions from oil
and gas operations, and is
“closely followed” by
Russia. China, on the other
hand, leads in emissions
from coal operations.
Other reports
Living Planet Report World Wide Fund for Nature The steepest declines in
(WWF) monitored wildlife
populations are recorded in
Latin America and the
Caribbean (95%), Africa
(76%) and Asia–Pacific
(60%) and in freshwater
ecosystems (85%).
Primary Threats to Wildlife:
Habitat loss and
degradation
Corruption Perception Transparency International India ranked 96th in the
Index Corruption Perceptions
Index (CPI) for 2024, down
from 93rd in 2023, with a
score of 38, a decline from
39 in 2023.
World Press Freedom Reporters Without Borders India’s rank improved from
Index 161 in 2023 to 159 in 2024
Global Hunger Index International Food Policy Recently, India ranks 105th
Research Institute (IFPRI), out of 127 countries in the
Concern Worldwide and Global Hunger Index (GHI)
Welthungerhilfe 2024 with a score of 27.3,

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 highlighting a "serious"
hunger crisis driven by
ongoing challenges of food
insecurity and malnutrition.
Climate Change German Watch + New Climate India ranked 10th on a list of
Performance Index Institute + Climate Action over 60 countries assessed
Network for efforts to fight climate
change
Internet Freedom Index / Freedom House India was placed in the
Freedom on the Net ‘partly free’ category with a
Report score of 50 out of 100.
Global Peace Index & Institute of Economics & -
Global Terrorism Index Peace (IEP)
Report on International Stockholm International Peace Ukraine emerged as the
Arms Transfers Research Institute (SIPRI) largest arms importer due
to ongoing war with Russia,
with a 100-fold rise in
imports.
India ranked second in arms
imports, despite a 9.3%
decline compared to 2015-
19.
China exited the top 10
arms importers list for the
first time since 1990-94,
reflecting its growing
domestic defense industry.
Pakistan’s arms imports
surged by 61%, with China
supplying 81% of its total
imports.

Russia remained the top

supplier but its share
dropped to 36% (from 55%
in 2015-19 & 72% in 2010-
14).
France emerged as a major
supplier, with 28% of its
total arms exports going to
India.
Multidimensional UNDP, Oxford Poverty & India has experienced a
Poverty Index Human Development Initiative significant reduction in

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 multidimensional poverty
from 29.17% in 2013-14 to
11.28% in 2022-23, marking
a decrease of 17.89%
points.
Approximately 24.82 crore
people have escaped
multidimensional poverty in
the last nine years (2013-14
to 2022-23)

Global Wealth Report Credit Suisse Group, a -

Switzerland-based
multinational investment bank
Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Switzerland tops for the
Organisation 14th consecutive year,
followed by Sweden and the
US respectively.
India – It secured the 39th
position, a slight
improvement of one rank
from last year.
World Food and Food and Agriculture -
Agriculture Book Organization
(FAO)
State of the World’s Food and Agriculture -
Forests 2024 Organisation (FAO)
World Investment UNCTAD Global FDI fell by 2% in
Report, 2024 2023.
FDI flows to developing
countries dropped 7%
World Competitiveness Institute for Management -
Index Development (IMD) World
Competitiveness Center.

Reports related to India

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National Air Quality Central Pollution Control -
Index/ National Ambient Board (CPCB)
Air Quality Standard

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 SDG India Index NITI Aayog India's overall SDG score
improved to 71 in 2023-24
from 66 in 2020-21 and 57
in 2018. All states have
shown improvement in
overall scores. Progress has
been largely driven by
targeted government
interventions in poverty
reduction, economic
growth, and climate action.
Top Performers: Kerala and
Uttarakhand emerged as
the best-performing states,
each scoring 79 points.
Lowest Performer: Bihar
lagged behind with a score
of 57 points, followed by
Jharkhand at 62 points.

Energy Performance Bureau of Energy Efficiency -

Index
Annual Survey of PRATHAM, an NGO -
Education Report (ASER)
2022
All India Survey on Ministry of Education -
Higher Education
(AISHE) 2020-21
Logistics Ease Across Ministry of Commerce and https://pib.gov.in/PressRele
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