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Clear filtersAs per Bloomberg New Economy Forum's India Transition Factbook 2026, India is placed third worldwide when the clean hydrogen volumes contracted so far are added up. The country has secured binding deals for 3 lakh tonnes...
According to the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2026, issued by Welthungerhilfe (WHH), Helvetas and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), the world's hunger score has worsened to 18.1 from 17...
The latest global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Oxford. Launched in 2010, the index spans 108 countries and assesses poverty th...
WIPO's Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 ranks 139 economies on innovation. Switzerland stayed first for the 16th straight year, followed by Sweden and the United States. India was 38th overall and first among both 36 l...
According to WHO's Global Health Estimates, India's life expectancy at birth was 71 years in 2023, above Pakistan (68.2) but below Bangladesh (72.7). It had dropped from 70.5 years in 2019 to 68.1 in 2021 before recoveri...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), in its State of Global Water Resources 2025 report, noted a persistent fall in groundwater in parts of India during 2022–2025, with over-extraction a key cause, meaning withdr...
GIFT City rose nine places to rank 37th globally in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 40, released in September 2026, while Mumbai moved up three places to 49th. GIFT City was the only Indian centre among the top...
India has retained the 131st position in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Gender Gap Index 2026, which covered 145 economies. Iceland topped the list, followed by Finland and Norway. India's overall gender parity...
A landmark United Nations report warns the world will likely breach the 1.5°C warming limit around 2030, though a temporary overshoot could be reversed later this century. The Paris Agreement (2015) seeks to keep warming...
The FAO's Status of the World's Soil Resources 2026 report finds soil degradation worsening worldwide, with South Asia, especially India, badly affected. 58% of regional assessments showed decline since 2015 and only abo...
The Global Gas Report 2026, released by the International Gas Union (IGU), Snam and Rystad Energy, says global natural gas demand reached a record 4,202 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2025, while supply hit a record 4,147...
The 13th edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026, released by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), has reported a fall in global terrorism during 2025. Deaths linked to terrorism dropped by 28...
