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According to a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network, India witnessed the highest global prevalence of childhood diabetes cases and fatalities in 2019, alongside holding the record for the highest disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) burden.
As per the World Health Organization, a single DALY signifies the deprivation of one year of overall well-being and optimal health.

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According to the World Investment Report 2023 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the total amount of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing Asian countries stayed at USD 662 billion in 2022.
This shows no significant change compared to the previous year. This figure, although representing approximately half of the worldwide inflows, remained constant.

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As per a recent study published in The Lancet journal, it is revealed that approximately three million children and adolescents lose their lives due to infectious diseases annually.
This figure is equivalent to one death occurring every 10 seconds due to infectious diseases. India, Nigeria and Pakistan share the highest disease burden.

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The State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022 report, issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), highlights the escalating effects of global warming and resulting climate change in the region.
Over the past three decades, the region has experienced significant impacts including rising average temperatures, altered rainfall patterns, and a surge in extreme weather phenomena such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfires, tropical cyclones, floods, landslides, as well as the melting of glaciers and rising sea levels.

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Recently, the Finance Ministry unveiled the Annual Economic Review report for May 2023, announcing that India’s GDP growth for FY 23 reached 7.2 percent, exceeding the previously estimated 7 percent from February. The report also highlighted that both consumption and investment have surpassed their levels prior to the pandemic, indicating a positive recovery in the post-pandemic period.

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University collaborated on a report titled ‘From Evidence to Action: Twenty Years of IOM Child Trafficking Data to Inform Policy and Programming.’
According to this report, more than 50% of child trafficking victims are subjected to trafficking within their own countries.

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According to the OECD’s 2023 Employment Outlook, there is currently limited evidence of notable adverse impacts on employment resulting from AI.
The report highlighted that despite the current low adoption rate of AI, the combination of swift advancements, decreasing costs, and the growing pool of skilled AI professionals suggests that OECD economies could be on the verge of an imminent AI revolution.

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United Nations has said that India has registered remarkable reduction in poverty with 41.5 crore people coming out of it in just 15 years.
The UN said, 25 countries, including India, successfully halved their global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) values within 15 years. These 25 countries include Cambodia, China, Congo, Honduras, Indonesia, Morocco, Serbia, and Vietnam besides India.

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Scorching divide: How extreme heat inflames gender inequalities in health and income report was released recently by the Arsht–Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock).
The report has cautioned that in hot years, extreme temperatures could lead to the deaths of approximately 204,000 women each year in India, Nigeria, and the United States combined by 2050.

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A recent research has unveiled connections between a nation’s creditworthiness and the repercussions of climate change.
Unless emission cuts occur, about 59 countries, including India, might witness a decline in their sovereign credit ratings, and global corporate debt could escalate in the next ten years.