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10 stories for “Reports & Indices” · January 2026
Clear filtersIndia reduced malaria cases by nearly 80% between 2015 and 2023 under the National Framework for Malaria Elimination, targeting elimination by 2030. By 2023, 34 States/UTs had an Annual Parasite Incidence below 1 per 1,0...
A NITI Aayog-TERI report on e-waste and lithium-ion battery recycling says about 78% of India's e-waste is handled by the informal sector, which recovers only 10-20% of the materials. India generated about 6.19 million t...
India came 6th out of 11 Asian economies in the Asia Manufacturing Index 2026, released by Dezan Shira & Associates, an advisory firm based in Hong Kong. The index compares how attractive countries are for manufacturing,...
Former President Ram Nath Kovind released the Responsible Nations Index 2026 in New Delhi. The index is prepared by the World Intellectual Foundation. Instead of measuring power or wealth, it ranks 154 countries on how r...
A NITI Aayog report analysed 18 central MSME schemes and proposed their convergence via a centralised AI-enabled portal, merged cluster schemes and integrated marketing support; MSMEs contribute around 29-30% of GDP and...
The International Labour Organization's Employment and Social Trends Report 2026 projected a 4.9% global unemployment rate (about 186 million people), a global jobs gap of 408 million, and youth unemployment of about 12....
NITI Aayog released the fourth Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2024; Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat ranked among the top large states, with Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir leading smaller states and UTs.
India was ranked 80th in the Henley Passport Index 2026 with visa-free/visa-on-arrival access to 55 destinations, sharing the rank with Nigeria and Algeria; Singapore held the strongest passport with access to 192 countr...
The Central Ground Water Board released the Annual Groundwater Quality Report 2025: 71.7% of India's groundwater meets BIS limits while 28.3% exceeds parameters; nitrate is the most widespread pollutant, with uranium hig...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti released the Dynamic Groundwater Resource Assessment Report 2025. Annual recharge is about 448.52 billion cubic metres (BCM) and extraction about 247.22 BCM, so the stage of extraction is 60.63...
