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- Hyderabad surpassed other major metropolitan cities in terms of AAR, including Chennai (42.2), Bengaluru (40.5), Delhi (38.6), Mumbai (34.4), and Pune (30).
- In contrast, Meghalaya reported the lowest AAR at 7 per lakh women.
Cancer trends
- Among men, mouth cancer was most common followed by lung cancer, tongue cancer
- In contrast, women showed a higher proportion of breast cancer, followed by cervical cancer, ovarian cancer
- The report also notes a high burden of tobacco-related cancers (TRCs), accounting for 42.21% of all male cancers and 13.51% of female cancers.
- The mortality rate per lakh population was 30.9 for men and 20.2 for women
Category: Reports & Indices
HDFC bank , ICICI bank and SBI included in global data’s list of top 25 global banks
Date: 25-01-2025Category: Reports & Indices
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) achieved a significant milestone, becoming the second global IT services firm with a brand valuation of $21.3 billion, according to Brand Finance
Category: Reports & Indices
- The overall list for trust of the general population in the government, businesses, media and NGOs was again topped by China, while Indonesia replaced India for the second spot by virtue of an increased score despite the Indian score remaining unchanged.
Category: Reports & Indices
- According to a recent report published by the World Data Lab, India is projected to account for 16 % of global consumption on the basis of purchasing power parity by 2050.
- In 2050, India is projected to be just behind North America in the global consumption share. North America is projected to have a global consumption share of 17 % in 2050
- The report titled “Dependency and Depopulation: Confronting the Consequences of New Demographic Reality” was released by World Data Lab recently.
Category: Reports & Indices
- India has been ranked as having the 4th most powerful military in the world after the United States of America, Russia and China by the Global Firepower Index 2025.
- Bhutan was ranked at the bottom of the index at 145th position. Pakistan which was ranked 9th in 2024 dropped to 12th position in the 2025 ranking.
Top 10 countries of the Global Firepower Index 2025
Following are the top ten countries in the world having the strongest military.
- United States of America - score 0.0744
- Russia- score 0.0788
- China- score 0.0788
- India- score 0.01184
- South Korea - score 0.1656
- United Kingdom - score 0.1785
- France -score 0.1878
- Japan- score 0.1839
- Turkiye-score 0.1902
- Italy- score 0.2164
Category: Reports & Indices
- The Index by higher education UK-based firm QS evaluates how countries are equipping themselves to meet evolving global job market demand
- India ranks 25th overall in the index
- The country excels in the future of work indicator, securing the second-highest global score (99.1).
- The United States, known for its Silicon Valley and universities that have updated curricula, comes first with a 100 score.
Followed by the UK, Germany and Australia in that order
- The QS World Future Skills Index classifies economies into four categories based on their overall performance – future skills aspiring, practitioner, contender, and pioneer.
- India is positioned in the contender category.
- The new index is based on four key indicators – skills fit, academic readiness, future of work, economic transformation
- India was ranked second in terms of preparedness for jobs of the future including artificial intelligence (AI) and green skills, only behind the United States
Category: Reports & Indices