2022 New Energy Outlook Report

2022 New Energy Outlook Report was released by the global, clean energy research provider BloombergNEF. The report analysed the Net Zero scenarios or pathways that limit global warming to 1.77°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050 with 67 percent assurance. What are the key findings of the report? The greenhouse gas emissions from developing countries, especially ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: 100% renewable energy • Carbon capture and storage • carbon capture and storage (CCS) • Energy Sector • Energy Sector Reform • Global warming • net zero emission • net zero emissions

The Future of Food and Agriculture — Drivers and Triggers for Transformation

The report titled “The Future of Food and Agriculture — Drivers and triggers for transformation” was released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on December 2. This report analysed the current and emerging drivers of agrifood systems and their possible future trends. What are the key findings of the report? The world is expected ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) • Food and Agriculture Organization • Food security • Global Food Security • UN food and agriculture organization

EIU Cost of Living Index 2022

The Worldwide Cost of Living 2022 report was released recently by the London-based  Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). It compares prices of more than 200 goods and services in 172 countries across the globe. What are the key findings of the report? The semiannual report found sweeping changes in the living expenses in cities, triggered mainly ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Cost of living • Economist Intelligence Unit • Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) • EIU • the economist intelligence unit • Worldwide Cost of Living Survey

More than 100 Million People Displaced in 2022

A report titled “Turning the tide on internal displacement: A development approach to solutions” was released recently by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). What are the key findings of the report? For the first time in history, more than 100 million people were forcibly displaced in 2022, majority of them within their own countries. ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Displaced Families • Internally displaced person • United Nations Development Program (UNDP) • United Nations Development Programme • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Global Wage Report 2022-2023

The report titled the “Global Wage Report 2022-2023: The Impact of inflation and COVID-19 on wages and purchasing power” was released recently by the International Labour Organization (ILO). What are the key findings of the report? Global wages declined in 2022 for the first time since the 2008 global financial crisis due to increasing living ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: G20 • International Labour Organisation • International Labour Organization • International Labour Organization (ILO) • minimum wage • Real wages • Wages

Global Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities

The Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities was released on December 2 by the World Health Organization (WHO). It was released ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3). What are the key findings of the report? The persons with disabilities are at higher risk of premature death and ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: Persons with Disabilities • United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities • World Health Organization • World Health Organization (WHO)