-The Economic Times Last year, India jumped 30 places ahead in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings, powered by numerous reforms introduced by the government. Even though the government is focused on making India an attractive destination for foreign companies, the situation on the ground may not be as 'easy' as it seems. Caught in red tape, an American manufacturing giant has threatened to leave India for Malaysia. The $26-billion Flex,...
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No, we can't compare Global Hunger Index rankings between two reports
Like last year, this year too journalists and media persons have compared India's Global Hunger Index (GHI) ranking vis-à-vis its position in previous years. Even the social media is buzzing with commentaries on the fallen GHI ranking of the country. The question remains whether such a comparison is possible. The newly released report entitled 2018 Global Hunger Index: Forced Migration and Hunger clearly says that the GHI scores are comparable within...
More »RTI Commissioner SRIdhar Acharyulu accuses union government of interfering with the independence of CIC -Parth Welankar
-Hindustan Times Acharyulu also expressed his astonishment over the Supreme Court asking the Centre to submit details of the decision-making process of the Rafale deal. He said, “I am surprised that now the Supreme Court has asked the government for the information regarding the decision-making process of the Rafale deal. Technical details of the deal are not important. Besides, why should the SC even ask for this information in the first...
More »Hindi's migrating footprint: How India's linguistic landscape is changing -Arjun SRInivas
-Hindustan Times While states in the Hindi-speaking belt, such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan, had the highest net outflow of migrants, Tamil Nadu and Kerala recorded the highest migrant inflow during the period. New Delhi: Tamil Nadu is known for anti-Hindi agitations both before and after India’s independence. Yet, according to census data, Tamil Nadu recorded the highest increase in the number of people reporting Hindi as their mother tongue between...
More »World Bank's 1st Human Capital Index: India lower than Bangladesh, Nepal; Finance Ministry rejects report
-The Indian Express In a statement, the Finance Ministry said the HCI score for India does not reflect the key initiatives that are being taken for developing human capital in the country. The World Bank on Thursday released its first report on Human Capital Index (HCI), which placed India at the 115th position, lower than Nepal, SRI Lanka, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Singapore topped the poll after it was highly rated for its universal...
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