Reports and Indices

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Report/Index Issued by Remarks India's rank

World Happiness Report

UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Criteria - GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, social support, trust (absence of corruption), perceived freedom to make life decisions, generosity (donations); also ranks 117 countries based on the happiness of their immigrants

140/156; Finland happiest; South Sudanese unhappiest

Sustainable Developmet Goals Index

UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

116/157

NIRF rankings MHRD National Institute Ranking Framework for Higher Education Institutions; 9 different categories of institutions including 3 new categories - Medical, Architecture and Law; parameters - Teaching, Learning and Resources, Research and Professional Practices, Graduation outcomes, Outreach and Inclusivity, Perception

State of Birds Report Birdlife International

Global Land Outlook UNCCD

GreenCo rating system CII to know how green is a company; 4 rating levels; parameters - energy efficiency, Water Conservation, Renewable Energy, GHG Mitigation, Waste Management, Material Conservation, Recycling and Recyclability, Green Supply Chain, Product Stewardship, Life Cycle Assessment

Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050

IRENA long-term renewable energy outlook

water Use in India's Power Generation : Impact of Renewables and Improved Cooling Tech to 2030

IRENA

Commonwealth Innovation Index

Commonwealth govts + WIPO and its Global Innovation Index

part of a new Commonwealth Innovation Hub

UN World Water Development Report

World Water Assessment Programme and released by UN-Water

2018 report title - Nature-based solutions (NBS) for water;

State of Global Climate Report

WMO 2017 was 2nd warmest year on record after 2016, and the warmest non-EL Nino year;

Greenhouse Gas Bulletin

WMO tracks concentration of gases in atmosphere rather than emissions with data compiled from a monitoring station in Mauna Loa, Hawaii; based on observations from WMO Global Atmosphere Watch Program (GAW) which tracks changing levels of GHG emissions

CO2 is the main long lived gas in atmosphere; CH4 2nd most important

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State Start Up Ranking DIPP parameters - startup policy and implementation, incubation support, seed funding support, angel and venture funding support, simplified regulations, easing public procurement, awareness and outreach

CriSidEx CRISIL + SIDBI India's first sentiment index launched for micro and small industries; composite index, developed jointly by CRISIL & SIDBI, based on a diffusion index of 8 parameters and measures MSE business sentiment on a scale of 0 (extremely negative) to 200 (extremely positive)

World Migration Report

International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

9th report but 1st since IOM became the UN migration agency

Financial Stability Report

RBI

Status of power transformation 2018

International Energy Agency (IEA)

presents findings of Advanced Power Plant Flexibility (APPF) Campaign

World Energy Outlook International Energy Agency (IEA)

theme : electricity

Energy Access Outlook IEA (Special report under World Energy Outlook)

Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) 2018 report

WB parameters : universal access, renewable energy, energy efficiency

South Asia's hotspots : impact of temp and precipitation changes on living standards

WB estimates how changes in temp and monsoon patterns will affect GDP and living standards; 2 scenarios : climate sensitive (in which collective action is taken to limit GHG emissions to temp rise to 2.4 deg C by 2100) and carbon intensive (no actions taken to reduce emissions and temp rise to 4.3 deg C by 2100)

CG and MP top 2 hotspots in India

World Development Report

WB Theme 2018 : The Changing Nature of Work

Human Capital Index WB first ever; measures amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by the age of 18; conveys prodcutivity of the next generation; part of Human Capital Project of World Development Report child born in India today will be 44% as productive when she grows up as she could be if she enjoyed complete education and health

SG top; IN 115/157 (lower than NP, SL, BD, MY)

State of Social Safety Nets

WB part of efforts to monitor the implementation progress of the World Bank’s 2012–2022 Social Protection and Labor Strategy

Water Scarce Cities: Thriving in a Finite World

WB attempts to compile innovative approaches from the Water Scarce Cities (WSC) Initiative

Global Findex Report WB comprehensive data set on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. It has been prepared in partnership with Gallup Inc. with funding of Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation

number of account holders in India has risen from 35% in 2011

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to 80% in 2017

Gender Pay Disparity Report

WB

Global economic prospect report

WB Darkening Skies

Ease of living index WB

Remittances Report WB

Universal Health Coverage Report

WB

Global Financial Development Report

WB Bankers without borders'; tracks financial systems in countries pre and post Global Financial Crisis

Ease of Doing Business WB Doing business 2018 : reforming to create jobs'; indicators are - ease of starting business, getting electricity, construction permits, registering property, protecting investors, access to credit, employing workers, trading across borders, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, resolving insolvency; ranks countries on basis of Distance to Frontier (gap of an economy from the global best practice); report considers only Delhi and Mumbai

77/190; India jumped 23 places this year (after jumping 30 places last year)

Global Investment Competitiveness

WB

Logistics Performance Index (released every 2 years)

WB parameters - clearance procedure at borders, quality of trade infra, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track consignments, timeliness of reaching destination

decreased performance from 35/160 to 44/160 this time; Germany first

Groundswell : internal climate migration

WB

Energy efficiency implementation readiness

WB for Indian states; AP, RJ, MH, KN, KL at the top

Poverty and Share Prosperity 2018 : Piecing Together the poverty puzzle

WB shared prosperity is growth in average income of poorest 40% of population; new poverty lines of USD 3.2 and 5.5 in lower and upper middle income countries; creates new Social Poverty Line (SPL) reflecting how monetary definitions of poverty at the national level vary with the overall income in the society

Financial Sector Assessment Program

WB+IMF

How to manage fiscal costs of natural disasters

IMF Innovative options like catastrophe bonds and insurance for large-scale disasters along with budgetary support; escape clause in Budget to provide flexibility with fiscal target; targeted subsidies to strengthen resilience by promoting public infra

Article IV Consultations IMF

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World Economic Outlook (twice a year i.e. biannual)

IMF countries ranked in terms of per capita GDP based on PPP; analysis of global economic developments during the near and medium term; considers issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and addresses topics of pressing current interests

126; up by 1 place

Global Financial Stability Report

IMF Title - A decade after GFC, are we any safer

Global Monitoring Report

IMF+WHO

Global Financial System Report

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Global Money Laundering Report

FATF

Ambient Air Pollution Report

WHO

Gender Vulnerability Index

Plan India (NGO)

parameters - health, education, povery, safety Goa best, followed by KL, MZ

Gender Parity Index UNESCO relative access to education of males and females

national Disaster risk index

MHA + UNDP map hazards and vulnerabilities in 640 districts; factors in exposure of population, livestock, agri and steps taken by administration to mitigate risks

Gender Inequality Index (GII)

UNDP dimensions - reproductive health(MMR, Adolescent birth rate), empowerment(secondary education, Parliamentary seats), labour market participation (female and male participation rates)

131/188; GII = 0.524 (high GII is bad)

Gender Development Index (GDI)

UNDP ratio of HDIs calculated separately for females and males GDI = 0.841

Human Development Index (HDI)

UNDP Life expectancy at birth; expected years of schooling, mean years of schooling; GNI per capita (PPP $)

130/189; HDI = 0.64 => medium category

Inequality adjusted HDI (IHDI)

UNDP same as above are adjusted for inequalities IHDI = 0.468 (high IHDI is bad)

Multidimensional poverty index (MPI)

UNDP + Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

Dimensions - education (2 indicators - years of schooling and attendance), health (2 indicators - nutrition and child mortality) and living standards (6 indicators - cooking fuel, sanitation, housing, drinking water, assets, electricity); all 3 dimensions have 1/3 weight

Global Gender Gap Report

WEF measures parity between men and women in - economy, education, health, political representation; 0 <index<1, with 1 being perfect parity; Gender gap among AI professionals also measured this year

108/144; fall of 21 places; India's best performance is in Political Empowerment

Global Human Capital Index

WEF parameters - capacity, deployment, development, know-how 103

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Global Competitiveness Index 4.0

WEF parameters - infra, institutions, macroeconomic framework, health, primary edu, higher edu, training, goods markets, labour markets, financial markets, market size, ability to harness tech, innovation

58/137; US>SG>Germany

Inclusive Development Index

WEF more complete picture than GDP growth alone; pillars - growth and development, inclusion and intergenerational equity, sustainability; computed separately for developed and developing countries

62/74 emerging economies; Nepal 22, SL 40, Pak 47!!

Global Manufacturing Index

WEF groups countries into 4 categories - leading (strong current base, high readiness for future), high potential (limited current base, high potential for future), legacy (strong current base, at risk for future), nascent (limited current base, low readiness for future)

India in Legacy group; 30th

Global Risk Report WEF most impactful global risks are - WMDs, extreme weather events, water crises, failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation most likely global risks - extreme weather events, migration, terrorist attacks, data fraud

Energy Transition Index WEF fostering effective energy transition' ranks countries on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability

78/114

Annual Network Readiness Index

WEF

World Power Language Index

WEF measures usefulness of a language to a person Hindi 10th, English 1st

Global enabling trade report

WEF + Global Alliance for trade facilitation

market access, border admin, transport and comm infra, business environment

102/136

Global energy architecture performance index

WEF ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy 87/127; India lacks on energy access and security

Global Environmental Performance Index

WEF + Yale + Columbia

177/180; dropped 36 points

World Disaster Risk Report

UN Univ Institute for Environment and Human security

measure risk of disaster through natural hazards and societal vulnerabilities

disaster risk highest in Oceania, lowest in Europe

SDG India Index NITI Aayog + MOSPI + UN + Global Green Growth Insti

States categorised into : aspirant, performer, front runner and achiever

KL and HP top; Chandigarh top UT

Health of our Hospitals Index - Tracking performance of district hospitals

NITI Aayog

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NITI Aayog Health Index

NITI Aayog + Ministry of Health and family welfare + technical assistance from WB

Healthy states, progressive India'; ranks states and Uts on incremental change in health outcomes and overall performance wrt each other; domains - health outcomes (70%), governance and info (12%), key inputs and processes (18%); some parameters for incremental performance - Neonatal mortality rate, under-5 mortality rate, immunization coverage, institutional deliveries, PLHIV

KL, PB, TN at top in Larger states; MZ at top in smaller states; among Uts Lakshadweep at top

NITI Aayog Ease of Doing Business

NITI Aayog

National Index for performance on health indicators

NITI Aayog

Agri Marketing and Farm Friendly Reform Index

NITI Aayog

School Education Quality Index

NITI Aayog+MHRD

gives scores to states; 44 indicators include outcomes (learning, access, equity) and governance and mgt; indicators taken from National Achievement Survey by MHRD and Unified District Info System for Education (UDISE) by National Univ of Education Planning and Mgt; largest weightage (48%) to learning outcomes

Education Development Index

MHRD + National Uni of Edu planning and adm

indicators for elementary education clubbed into - access, infra, teachers, outcomes huge gap between northern and southern states

Air Quality Index Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

numerical value + colour code to compare air pollution in different cities; one number-one colour-one description

pollutants - ground level ozone, PM2.5 and PM10, CO, SO2, NO2, NH3, Pb

National Ambient Air Quality Std

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

8 pollutants as above + Benzene + Arsenic + Nickel + Benzo Pyrene

Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Red Book Nuclear Energy Agency + International Atomic Energy Agency

information on uranium producing and consuming countries

India State of Forest Report 2017

Forest Survey of India (under MoEFCC)

1. 24.4% under forest (21.53%) + tree cover; target is 33% under forest 2. increase of 1% in forest+tree cover compared to survey in 2015 3. max increase in Very Dense Forest 4. 3 leading states with max forest covered area are MP, Arunachal, CG 5. states with max % forest cover are Lakshadweep, Mizoram

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State of Food Security and Nutrition in the world 2017

FAO + Intnl Fund for Agri Development(IFAD) + UNICEF + World Food Program + WHO

for the 1st time, 2 measures of food insecurity - prevalence of under-nourishment (PoU) and prevalence of severe food insecurity based on Food Insecurity Experience Scale (new tool based on direct interviews); Indicators - 2 from SDG(child malnutrition - stunting, wasting, obesity) and 3 World Health Assembly indicators (anaemia in women in reproductive age, low birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding in first 6 months); focus of 2017 report on nexus between conflict, food security and peace

World state of forest report

FAO

Global Food Price Index FAO 5 major commodity groups - sugar, cereals, dairy, meat, vegetable oils

State of World's Children Report

UNICEF Children in the digital economy'; online gender gap growing

Report on neonatal deaths

UNICEF 25.4/1000 in India, making it 12th worst

Every Child Alive by UNICEF

UNICEF

Uprooted : the growing crisis for refugee and migrant children

UNICEF

Global Wealth Report Credit Suisse

Global Climate Risk Index

Germanwatch analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.) Indicators : number of deaths, number of deaths per 1 lakh inhabitants, sum of losses in USD PPP, losses per unit GDP

Puerto Rico, SL, Dominica most affected; India moved from 6th to 14th due to efficient cyclone predicting system

Climate Change Performance Index

Germanwatch + Climate Action Network Europe + New Climate Institute

evaluates and compares climate protection programmes of 56 countries + EU which are together responsible for 90% of GHG emissions; 80% evaluation based on emission trends, 20% based on national and international climate policy assessments; rating is relative, not absolute (better-worse) categories : GHG, Renewable Energy, Energy Use, Climate Policy

top 3 rankings unoccupied as no country is on Paris-compatible path; Sweden 4th, Morocco 5th, India 11th

Global Environment Outlook

UNEP theme : Healthy Planet, Healthy People

Global Status Report 2017: Towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector

UNEP Energy Management Centre (EMC), an autonomous institution under the Kerala government only building to be mentioned from India for its energy positive campus in Thiruvananthapuram

Inclusive Wealth Report 2018

UNEP biennial report on country's wealth and wellbeing thru Inclusive Wealth Index which is intended as a replacement for GDP and HDI; inclusive wealth = manufactured capital + human capital + natural capital

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Emissions Gap Report UNEP focus on gap between emissions reduction necessary to achieve agreed targets and likely emission reduction from full implementation of the INDCs

global warming of about 3 deg C by 2100; GHGs show no signs of peaking

Indian State Level Disease Burden Report

ICMR + Public Health Foundation of India + Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Status of global air Health Effects Institute, IHME

Healthcare Access and Quality ranking/Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)

based on death rates from 32 ailments that could be avoided by timely medical intervention

India has fallen 11 places to 154/195

India Youth Development Report and Index

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development

Global Education Monitoring Report

UNESCO launched in 2016 following launch of SDGs; for SGD 4; themes - inequality, gender, teaching, learning, conflict, early childhood care, literacy; this year's title - Migrations, Displacement and Education

105

State of Commodity Dependency

UNCTAD

Trade and Development Report

UNCTAD Beyond austerity - towards a global new deal'

World Investment Report

UNCTAD covers latest trends in FDI 10

Least Developed Countries Report

UNCTAD

Information and economy report

UNCTAD

Technology and innovation report

UNCTAD

Commodities and development report

UNCTAD

World economic situation and prospectus

UNCTAD + UN Dept of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

UN DESA also published Sustainable Development Goals Report

World Trade Outlook Indicator

WTO

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UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction report

UNISDR India is world's most disaster prone country

Global Hunger Index Report

Welthungerlife + Concern Worldwide (International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) not involved this year)

components - undernourishment (in entire population), child wasting (below 5, low weight for height, acute under nutrition), child stunting (below 5, low height for age, chronic under nutrition), child mortality (under 5 mortality); this year's report also focuses on interplay between forced migration and hunger

103/119 (0 is best score, 100 worst); hunger levels in India categorized 'serious'; child wasting worsened in India

Global Nutrition Report IFPRI + WHO

ASER report by NGO PRATHAM

NGO Pratham household based survey; based on one-on-one assessment; All children irrespective of whether they are school going or not; Based on foundational skills such as reading and math; For rural areas

NCERT National Achievement Survey

NCERT (under MHRD)

assesses performance of students in five major subjects-English, Maths, Science, Social Science and Modern Indian Languages; school based survey for students in class 3rd, 5th and 8th; based on a pen-paper test; takes into account the children enrolled in government schools; Based on wide variety of skills; For both urban and rural areas

Rural students scored higher than those in cities;

Govt at a Glance OECD

Global Cyber Security Index

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Global e-waste monitor report

ITU + UN University + International Solid Waste Association

AU, NZ top per capita e-waste generators, EU, USA…Asia only 1/3rd of USA's

A quantum leap for gender equality : for a better future of work for all

ILO Unpaid care work is biggest impediment to women's employment

Care Work and Care Jobs for the future of decent work

ILO

World Employment and Social Outlook Trend

ILO

World Social Protection Report 2017-19

ILO

Work for a brighter future

ILO By ILO's Global Commission on future of work under Future of Work Initiative

World of Work Report, Global Wage Report

ILO

Global Talent Competitiveness Index

INSEAD++ measures how countries and cities grow, attract and retain talent

80

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All India Survey on Higher Education

MHRD

Global Democracy Index

Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)

parameters - electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, govt functioning, political participation, political culture

moved down from 32 to 42; India classified a 'flawed democracy'

Inclusive Internet Index Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)

parameters : accessibility (network coverage), affordability, relevance (local language content) and readiness (capability to access internet)

47th

Global Microscope Report

Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Govt e-payments adoption ranking

Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)

Commissioned by VISA 28

Global Liveability Index Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU)

parameters : stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, infra; uses New York as a baseline to measure other cities

Vienna most liveable; Damascus least

City Liveability Index Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

infra, education, healthcare, mobility, employment opportunities, emergency response, pollution, grievance redressal, entertainment; 4 pillars - physical, social, economic and

to rank 116 cities (including 99 smart cities), state capitals and cities with 1mn+ population

Swachh Sarvekshan Report

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs + Ministry of drinking water and sanitation + QCI

foster healthy competition among towns and cities to improve their service delivery to citizens; criteria - ODF, solid waste mgt, citizen participation, independent observation

Ease of Living Index Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Pillars - physical infra (45% weight), institutional (governance)(25%), social (25%), economic (5%)

comparing 111 cities; Pune top liveable city; among states AP>OD>MP

Global TB Report WHO

Swacchta Status National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)

Living Planet Report WWF indicator of the state of global biological diversity, based on trends in populations of vertebrate species from around the world from terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats

Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas

WWF part of Living Planet Report; JV of Global Soil Biodiversity initiative and European Commission Joint Research Centre

World wildlife crime report

UN Office on drugs and crime

data from CITES + World Customs Org + Intnl consortium on combating wildlife crime

Global Report on trafficking of persons

UN Office on drugs and crime

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Corruption Perception Index

Transparency International (NGO)

parameters - perceived level of corruption in public sector, press freedom, access to info about public expenditure, independence of judiciary

81 (score 40, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is the best)

CORSIA (Carbon offsetting and reporting scheme for international aviation) (India has not joined)

International Civil Aviation Org, a UN specialised agency

market based measure for international aviation to measure carbon emissions

World Investment Report

UNCTAD

Global Peace Index IEP 12th edition; domains : level of societal safety and security, extent of ongoing domestic and intnl conflicts, degree of militarisation

Iceland most peaceful; Syria least; India 136/163

Malware Infection Index

Microsoft Asia

Baltic Dry Index Baltic Exchange (London)

Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS)

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Gujarat at top

State wise Ease of Doing Business

DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

ranking under Business Reform Action Plan, DIPP; 7 states with 100% implementation of BRAP

3rd edition - AP>TG>HY; Meghalaya last

Composite District Infra Index

Ministry of DoNER

Indian Economic Survey review

OECD

International IP Index Global Innovation Policy Centre of US Chamber of Commerce

annual Index which examines a country’s Intellectual Property (IP) framework across eight categories of indicators – patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and market access, enforcement, commercialisation of IP assets, systemic efficiencies and ratification of international treaties

36/50 (improvement of 8 places)

Global Innovation Index World IP Organisation + Cornell + INSEAD

India strengths - ICT services export, creative goods export, per capita GDP growth rate India weaknesses - ease of starting business, ease of resolving insolvency, ease of paying taxes

57/130; Switzerland top

India Innovation Index NITI Aayog + DIPP + CII

pillars - strength of institutions, capacity of human caiptal and research, supporting infra, level of business sophistication; ranks Indian states

World Inequality Report

World Inequality Lab (Paris School of Economics)

income and wealth inequality

Global Estimates on Modern Slavery and Global Slavery Index

Walk Free Foundation (on behalf of ILO)

parameters - prevalence of modern slavery in each country, vulnerability, govt responses to modern slavery

4/167 (very bad)

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Social Progress Index Social Progress Imperative (US NGO)

social and environmental measures provided by country to citizens

93

Global terrorism index Institute for Economics and Peace

8/163

Global peace index Institute for Economics and Peace

extent to which countries are involved in domestic and international conflicts

137

Press freedom index Reporters without borders

parameters : pluralism, media independence, environment and self censorship, legislative framework, transparency, infra, abuses

136/180

An economy for the 99%

Oxfam (group of NGOs)

India's richest 1% hold 58% of country's wealth

Widening gaps - India inequality report

Oxfam India

Digital Evolution Index Tufts Uni + Mastercard

progress of countries in developing their digital economies; drivers - supply, consumer demand, institutional environment, innovation

Global Witness Report Global Witness (NGO)

natural resource extraction + human rights + number of environmentalists killed

Global retirement security index

Natixis global asset mgt

finance, health care, material well being, quality of life

Passport index Arton Capital SG passport most powerful

World Wealth Report New World Wealth

Mumbai 12th wealthiest city in the world; India 7th wealthiest nation

Stockholm Intnl Peace Research Institute

research into conflict, armaments, arms control etc world's largest importer of major arms

Annual survey of India's city systems

Jannagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (NGO)

looks at urban planning and design, urban capacities and resources, transparency, accountability & participation, and empowered and legitimate political representation

Pune at top, Bangalore at bottom

India volatility index NSE degree of volatility expected in Nifty50 over next 30 days

Indian Exclusion Report Centre for Equity studies, Delhi

parameters - pensions for elderly, digital access, agricultural land, legal justice for undertrials

e-govt readiness index UN Public Administration Programme

e-participation index UN Public Administration Programme

India 15

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e-govt development index

UN Public Administration Programme

biennial; theme : Gearing e-gov to support transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies; components : Telecom Infra Index, Human Capital Index and Online Service Index

Denmark top, India 96

World cities report UN Habitat

Urban HUNGaMA Report on urban nutrition

Citizens Alliance against Malnutrition

conducted in 2014 to capture essential nutrition data of children aged 0-59 months in the 10 largest cities of India; related to Nutrition (weight, height, age) & Household (parent’s years of schooling, religion, access to services)

Rule of Law Index World Justice Project

Scores are accorded ranging from 0 to 1, with 1 indicating strong adherence to rule of law; performance across eight factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice

62/113

Public Affairs Index Public Affairs Centre (PAC), India (think tank)

ranked Indian states on themes such as essential infrastructure, support to human development, social protection, women and children, crime, law and order, delivery of justice, environment, transparency and accountability, fiscal management and economic freedom this year's index also measured child friendliness of states (KL top, JK bottom)

KL, TN top 2; BH last; HP top in small states

RTI Rating Access Info Europe + Centre for Law and Democracy + Transparency International

6th

Internet Shutdown Tracker

Software Freedom Law Center

India tops the world with highest number of internet shutdowns (a govt imposed blanket disablement of access to the internet)

Varieties of Democracy report

Univ of Gothenburg, Sweden (backed by EU + multilateral funding)

India termed 'backslider' as quality of democracy has declined; India qualifies as electoral democracy; Categories = Liberal democracy, Electoral democracy, Electoral Autocracy, Closed Autocracy

States Startup Rankings 2018

DIPP first ever; states identified as leaders across various categories such as Startup policy leaders, incubation hubs, seeding innovation, scaling innovation, regulatory change champions, procurement leaders, communication champions, North Eastern leader, hill state leader; Tools for ranking - State and UT startup ranking framework, compendium of good practices for promoting startups in India, startup India kit

GJ best, then KN, KL, OD, RJ

DRIP (Deficient Rainfall Impact Parameter) Index

CRISIL measures interaction between irrigation and weather shocks; higher the score, more adverse is the impact of deficient rains

BH, KN, MH, UP most hurt; jowar, soyabean, tur, cotton, maize most hurt crops

Envistats India 2018 MOSPI

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Inclusive Wealth Report 2018

UNEP

State Energy Efficiency Preparedness Index

Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AIEEE) + BEE + NITI Aayog

Examines states' policies, regulations, financing mechanisms, institutional capacity; Sectors : Building (UJALA, Energy Conservation Building Code), Industry (BEE's PAT program), Municipal (EESL's street lighting program), Energy efficient transportation, DISCOMs (reducing T&D losses

front runner states in this 1st edition : AP, KL, MH, PB, RJ

Composite Water Mgt Index

NITI Aayog Indicators : source augmentation, irrigation supply mgt, watershed developmet, participatory irrigation, sustainable on-farm water use (demand mgt), rural drinking water, urban water supply and sanitation, policy

GJ best

Status of trace and toxic metals in Indian rivers 2018

CWC 42 rivers in India have at least 2 toxic heavy metals beyond permissible limit; Ganga polluted with 5 metals

Teenage Girls Index (TAG Report)

NGO Nandi Education, health and hygiene, aspirations KL, MZ top states; UP last; Mumbai best city

Ease of Moving Index Ola Mobility Institute

depicts mobility preferences and aspirations of India commuters across 20 cities

Death Watch Intnl Press Institute

on killing of journalists across world Mexico and Afghan deadliest