UPSC 2017 PRELIMS IMPORTANT WORLD REPORTS AND INDICES : ORGANISATION.

UPSC 2017 PRELIMS IMPORTANT WORLD REPORTS AND INDICES : ORGANISATION.

TM CONTENT CHAPTER TITLE PAGE 1 Previous UPSC Questions 3 2 Reports : Organisations 4 3 Indexes : Organisations 15

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 3 PREVIOUS UPSC QUESTIONS Prelims 2014 Question: 1. Which of the following organizations brings out the publication known as World Economic Outlook? a. The International Monetary Fund b. The United Nations Development Programme c. The World Economic Forum d. The World Bank Answer: (a) Prelims 2015 Question: 1. Which one of the following issues the Global Economic Prospects report periodically? a. The Asian Development Bank b. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development c. The US Federal Reserve Bank d. The World Bank Answer: (d) 2. India s ranking in ease of doing Business Index is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following have declared that ranking? a. Organization of Economic Cooperation and development (OECD) b. World Economic Forum c. World Bank d. World trade Organization (WTO). Answer: (c) 3. Global Financial Stability Report is prepared by theorganization of Economic Cooperation and development (OECD) a. European Central Bank. b. International Monetary Fund. c. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. d. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Answer: (c) Prelims 2016 Question: 1. Which of the following is/ are the indicator/ indicators used by IFPRI to compute the Global Hunger Index Report? a. Undernourishment b. Child stunting c. Child Mortality Select the correct answer using the code given below 1. a only 2. a and c only 3. a, b and c 4. a and c only Answer: (3)

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 4 REPORTS : ORGANISATION

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 5 ECONOMICS Global Economy Report Published Organisation Why in News? 1. Asian Development Outlook Asian Development Bank Asian Development Bank in Asian Development Outlook 2016 has lowered India s growth forecast to 7.4 per cent from an earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent for the financial year ending March 31, 2017. 2. World Economic Outlook International Monetary Fund According to World Economic Outlook October 2016, global growth is projected to slow to 3.1 percent in 2016 before recovering to 3.4 percent in 2017. 3. Remittance report. Global Economic Prospects. World Bank The World Bank revised its 2016 global economic growth forecast down to 2.4 percent from the 2.9 percent pace projected in January. The move is due to sluggish growth in advanced economies, stubbornly low commodity prices, weak global trade, and diminishing capital flows. Development Report Published Organisation Why in News? 1. World Development Report IBRD (World Bank) According to World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends, digital technologies have spread rapidly in much of the world. But, digital dividends that is, the broader development benefits from using these technologies have lagged behind. 2. Ease of Living Report. Ease of Doing Business. IBRD (World Bank) India has moved one rank up to the 130th position in the World Bank s ease of doing business ranking for 2017. This marginal improvement came on the back of slight improvement in four indicators getting electricity, enforcing contracts, trading across borders and registering property. 3. Industrial Development Report UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) Theme of Industrial Development Report 2016: The Role of Technology and Innovation in Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 6 Report Published Organisation Why in News? 4. World Investment Report UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) According to the World Investment Report 2016, India has retained its ranking as the 10th highest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2015, receiving $44 billion of investment that year compared to $35 billion in 2014. India also jumped a place in terms of attractiveness as a business destination in 2015, to 6th place, with 14% of the respondents naming it as their destination of choice. 5. Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report WEF (World Economic Forum) India ranks 52 in the World Economic Forum s 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index.The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranks 141 countries across 14 separate dimensions, revealing how well countries could deliver sustainable economic and societal benefits through their travel and tourism sector. 6. World Cities Report UN-Habitat Recently in May 2017, India has been unanimously elected as the President of the UN-Habitat. Global Financial System 1. Global Financial Stability Report International Monetary Fund According to the October 2016 report, the transmission of monetary policy is stronger in economies with larger nonbank financial sectors. 2. Global Financial System Report BIS (Bank for International Settlements) About: mandate to identify and assess potential sources of stress in global financial markets, to further the understanding of the structural underpinnings of financial markets, and to promote improvements to the functioning and stability of these markets. 3. Global Money Laundering Report FATF (Financial Action Task Force)

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 7 ENVIRONMENT 1. India State of Forest Report Forest Survey of India The India State of Forest Report released in Dec 2015 showed an increase in India s forest and tree cover. 2. Actions on Air Quality UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) 3. Global Environment Outlook UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) As per the 2016 report, with the decline of the global air quality, action in some air quality areas points to political will to tackle this global public health emergency although current efforts still fall short. According to the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6): Regional Assessments, worst impacts of climate change will occur in pacific, south and south-east Asia. By 2050, around 40 million people of India may get affected due rising sea levels, storms, and cyclone. It will affect India, China, Bangladesh coastal regions. 4. The Rise of Environmental Crime UNEP & INTERPOL The 2016 report revealed that environmental crime grew up by 26 % larger than previous estimates of 2014. Environmental crime is the world s 4th largest criminal enterprise after drug smuggling, counterfeiting and human trafficking. Environmental Crime includes the illegal trade in wildlife, corporate crime in the forestry sector, the illegal exploitation and sale of gold and other minerals, illegal fisheries, the trafficking of hazardous waste and carbon credit fraud. 5. Global Assessment Report UNISDR (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction) According to the 2015 report, average annual loss (AAL) from multi-hazard disasters in India is to the tune of $9.8 billion per year as 58.6 per cent of its land is prone to earthquakes and 8.5 per cent vulnerable to cyclone.

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 8 6. The Living Planet Report WWF (World Wildlife Fund) With wildlife disappearing at an unprecedented pace across the world, the Living Planet Report 2016 identifies India as an ecological black spot where around half of the wildlife lives in the danger of being wiped out. The report highlights the pressure on water and land India faces because of unsustainable human activities. Around 70% of surface water is polluted and 60% of ground water will reach critical stage where it cannot be replenished in the next one decade 7. Report card of Swachh Bharath Mission Quality Council of India

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 9 TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY SECURITY 1. Technical Cooperation Report. Nuclear Technology Review IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) In news because, India has joined the International Energy Agency as an associate member. 2. Safety Reports ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) 3. Global Innovation Index Cornell University INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) No safety concerns were raised by United Nations watchdog, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), during its recent safety audit of India s aviation standards. Indian compliance rates as regards quality control, regulatory framework and in-flight, passenger and cargo security were assessed to be 99.25 per cent against a world average of about 66 per cent. India scored a major improvement in its Global Innovation Index ranking this year, moving up to the 66th place from 81 in 2015. India s better performance in the latest index readings was due to its strengths in tertiary education, software exports, corporate R&D and market sophistication. 4. World Energy Outlook (WEO). Southeast Asia Energy Outlook. 5. OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report. World Oil Outlook 6. World Intellectual Property Report (WIPR) International Energy Agency OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ) WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) The World Energy Outlook 2015 (WEO- 2015), in light of low energy prices, calls for no complacency on energy security front and sees clear signs that the energy transition is underway, that is, from fossils to renewable. India, which will move to the centre stage of global energy, is the subject of an in-depth focus in WEO-2015. As per the 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO), oil and gas, combined, are expected to supply around 53 percent of the global energy demand by 2040. Overall, India leapt 14 places from the 85th rank last year to the 61st in the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII). India has also been ranked the world s top exporter of information and communication technology and the report recommends that India should leverage this lead to innovate in emerging areas where biology and materials sciences intersect with computing.

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 10 7. Global Information Technology Report. Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report WEF (World Economic Forum) India ranks 91 on the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2016, a key component of the World Economic Forum s The Global Information Technology Report 2016. The report assesses the state of networked readiness of 139 economies using the NRI and examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in driving innovation. The NRI is thus a key tool in assessing a country s preparedness to reap the benefits of emerging technologies and capitalize on the opportunities presented by the digital transformation. 8. The Energy Report WWF (World Wildlife Fund)

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 11 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 1. Global Wage Report ILO (International Labour Organization) The Global Wage Report 2014/15 warns of stalled wages in many countries and points to the labour market as a driver of inequality. 2. World Employment and Social Outlook 3. World Social Protection Report. World of work Report ILO (International Labour Organization) ILO (International Labour Organization) The World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2015 (WESO) warned that unemployment will continue to rise in the coming years, as the global economy has entered a new period combining slower growth, widening inequalities and turbulence. According to the report, by 2019, more than 212 million people will be out of work, up from the current 201 million. 4. Global Hunger Index IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute) 5. World Happiness Report Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) India ranks 97th out of 118 countries in the According to index. Also, according to the report, two out of five children below five years of age are stunted in India. In the World Happiness Report 2016, Denmark took the top spot as the happiest country in the world. India is among a group of 10 countries witnessing the biggest happiness decline with a 118th rank in the index. 6. Global Corruption Report (GCR) Transparency International India ranks 76th in global corruption index 2016, Denmark is least corrupt country. 7. Levels and Trends in Child Mortality Report UN Inter-agency Group According to the 2015 report, child (0-5 years) mortality rates (U5MR) in 2015 have plummeted to less than half of what they were in 1990.

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 12 8. Report on Regular Resources. The State of the World s Children reports UNICEF (United Nations Children s Emergency Fund ) The 2016 report states that five countries account for more than half of the global burden of under-five deaths. These countries are India (17 per cent), Nigeria (15 per cent), Pakistan (8 per cent), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (7 per cent) and Angola (5 per cent). 9. The Global Report UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). 10. State of world population UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) According to State of World Population 2015 Report, more than 100 million people today require humanitarian aid because of natural disasters and violence, more than at any time since World War II. About one-quarter of these people are women of reproductive age. 11. Global education monitoring Report UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) UNESCO includes Yoga in Intangible Cultural Heritage list 12. Global Gender Gap Report World Economic Forum (WEF) Out of the 144 countries surveyed, while Iceland topped the Gender Gap Index for the eighth consecutive year in a row, India stood at 87th position, from the 108th position in 2015. Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas, namely health, education, economy and politics.

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 13 13. Human Capital Report 2016 World Economic Forum The Human Capital Index 2016 ranks 130 countries on how well they are developing and deploying their human capital potential. India occupied the 105th position among the 130 countries surveyed in the Index. In 2015, India s position was 100th among the 124 countries surveyed in the Index. In the Asia-Pacific region, it is placed behind Sri Lanka (50), China (71), Indonesia (72), Iran (85), Bhutan (91) and Bangladesh (104) 14. Global Slavery Report Walk Free Foundation ( Australia-based human rights group ) 15. World human development report UNDP

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 14 SECURITY ISSUES 1. World Wildlife Crime Report. World Drug Report. Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2. Reports on Counterfeiting and Organized Crime UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute) The inaugural report in 2016 highlights how the poaching and illegal trade of thousands of different species across the globe present real environmental dangers. 3. Global Risks Report WEF 4. Safety Reports ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 15 INDEXES : ORGANISATIONS

Important World Reports and Indices : Organisation. 16 INDEXES AND ORGANISATIONS Index Published Organisation Why in news? 1. Logistics Performance Index World Bank The 2016 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) allows for comparisons across 160 countries. India s ranking jumped from 54 in 2014 to 35 in 2016. India is ahead of comparatively advanced economies like Portugal and New Zealand. 2. School Education Quality Index (SEQI). NITI Aayog Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index 3. Economic Freedom Index Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal 4. Education Development Index UNDP(United Nations Development Programme) 5. e-government readiness index(egdi). E-Participation Index 6. Change the World List Data Fortune United Nations Public Administration Programme (UNPAP) 7. Gender Inequality Index UNDP(United Nations Development Programme) 8. Global Competitiveness Index/ Report WEF (World Economic Forum) 9. Global Gender Index WEF (World Economic Forum) 10. Global talent competitiveness Index INSEAD business school in partnership with Adecco Group and the Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore 11. Global Wind Power Installed Capacity Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Index 12. Human Capital Index WEF (World Economic Forum) 13. ICT Development Index (IDI) United Nations International Telecommunication Union 14. National Air Quality Indices (AQI) Central Pollution Control Board 15. World Power Language Index Network Readiness Index WEF (World Economic Forum) 16. World Risk Index 17. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft in cooperation with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. 18. World Press Freedom Index 19. Reporters Without Borders

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