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6 Months National Reports & Ranking (A4)
6 Months National Reports & Ranking (A4)
National
Reports & Ranking
‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021.
The total forest and tree cover in the country is now spread
across 80.9 million hectares or 24.62% of the geographical
area of the country.
• The top 3 states in terms of increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh
(647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), Odisha (537 sq km)
the tiger numbers increased as per the latest estimation done in 2018, with an
estimated number of 2,967 as compared to 2014 estimation of 2,226.
Italy, Norway, Poland, and Belarus have the lowest MMR in the
world.
• The lowest sex ratio was reported by Manipur (880), followed by Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (898), Gujarat (909), Haryana (916) and
Madhya Pradesh (921).
• The sex ratio at birth of registered events is an important indicator to map the
sex differential of the population at the beginning of their life.
Que: What is the new Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in India as per the National Family
Health Survey (NFHS-5)?
lFनः राIJDय प^रवार 5वा5xय सवRyण (एनएफएचएस-5) के अनस
ु ार भारत म, नई
कुल lजनन दर (टDएफआर) |या है ?
Ans: 2.0
• Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released
the National Report of the 5th round of National
Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) at the ‘Swasthya
Chintan Shivir’ held at Vadodara.
• The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) which is measured as the average number
of children per woman has come down from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national
level between NFHS-4 and 5.
• There are only five states in India, which are above the replacement
level of fertility of 2.1, including Bihar (2.98), Meghalaya (2.91), Uttar
Pradesh (2.35), Jharkhand (2.26) Manipur (2.17).
However, obesity has increased from 21% to 24% among women and
19% to 23% among men.
• Gujarat has retained the top position in the • The Export Preparedness
second edition. The first edition was released in Index (EPI) is prepared by the
2020. NITI Aayog in partnership
with the Institute of
• Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana are Competitiveness.
the other top 5 states in the 2021 index
respectively. • The Index assesses the
readiness of the states and
• Across the Union Territories, Delhi has performed union territories, in terms of
the best, followed by Jammu and Kashmir, their export potential and
Chandigarh and Puducherry performance.
Que: Which state has retained its number one spot in the SKOCH State of
Governance rankings in 2021?
Que: rकस रा•य ने 2021 म, SKOCH 5टे ट ऑफ़ गवनƒस र=rकंग म, अपना नंबर एक
5थान बरकरार रखा है ?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh (2nd - West Bengal and 3rd - Odisha)
• The SKOCH Group has released the SKOCH Governance Report Card for 2021 in
New Delhi, ranking the states according to their performance in various projects
at state, district, and Email Article Print Article municipal levels.
• Andhra is also the only State from southern India to have been given ‘Star’
ratings in 2021, West Bengal, Odisha, Gujarat and Maharashtra are the other
States.
• Star States have focussed on agriculture, ease of doing business, power and
energy, social justice and security and water.
• Andhra Pradesh also bagged top position in police and safety, agriculture,
district administration, and rural development.
Que: Which state has scored overall highest in National e-governance Service
Delivery Assessment (NeSDA) Report 2021?
Que:राIJDय ई-गवनƒस सYव_स …डलDवरD असेसम, ट (NeSDA) ^रपोट_ 2021 म, rकस
रा•य ने सम† Tप से उ‡चतम 5कोर rकया है ?
Ans: Kerala
• NeSDA 2021 covers services across seven sectors – Finance, Labour &
Employment, Education, Local Governance & Utility Services, Social
Welfare, Environment and Tourism sectors.
• Among UTs: Jammu and Kashmir, assessed first time in NeSDA 2021,
scored highest among all UTs for six sectors.
• Among North-east and Hill States: Nagaland
• Among Remaining State Category A: Kerala
• Among Remaining State Category B: Odisha
• The ‘India TB Report 2022’ was recently released by the Union Health Minister.
• The total number of incident TB patients notified during 2021 were around 19
lakhs as opposed to that of 16 lakhs in 2020.
• There has been an increase in the mortality rate due to TB between 2019 and
2020 by 11 per cent in India.
Que: Which state has topped the 4th Food Safety Index awards announced by Union
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the occasion of World Food Safety Day?
Que:YवFव खाGय सरु yा ˆदवस के अवसर पर क,CDय 5वा5xय मं‰ी मनसख ु मंडाYवया
Gवारा घोYषत चौथे खाGय सरु yा सच
ू कांक परु 5कार8 म, कौन सा रा•य शीष_ पर है ?
Ans: Tamil Nadu
• The PGI-D structure has 600 points, across 83 indicators, grouped under six
categories – Outcomes, Effective Classroom Transaction, Infrastructure
Facilities & Student’s Entitlements, School Safety & Child Protection, Digital
Learning and Governance Process.
Best Performers:
The Indian Education System is one of the largest in the world with about
15 lakh schools, 97 lakh teachers, and nearly 26crore students from
varied socio-economic backgrounds.
• According to Oxfam India “Inequality Kills” report, wealth of India’s richest families
reached to a record high in 2021.
• In the report, India was described as ‘very unequal,’ country
• The top 10 people in India holds 57 per cent of the wealth. On the other hand, share
of bottom half is 13 per cent.
• Report states that, 84% of Indian households witnessed an income decline amid
covid-19 pandemic.
• Richest 98 Indians own the same wealth as bottom 552 million people.
• Number of Indian billionaires increased from 102 to 142, during 2021.
• Wealth of the top 100 families is Rs 57.3 trillion.
Que: What is the global rank of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the Brand
Finance ‘Most valuable’ insurance brand in 2021?
lFन: 2021 म, •ांड फाइन,स के सबसे मŽ
ू यवान बीमा •ांड म, जीवन बीमा }नगम
(एलआईसी) क: वैिFवक र=क |या है ?
Ans:10th