India In Global Indices

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India in Global Indices

Global Innovation Index

The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in, innovation. It is published by Cornell University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization, in PARTNERSHIP with other organisations and institutions, and is based on both subjective and objective data derived from several sources, including the International Telecommunication Union, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.

India’s current position

India has jumped five places to rank 52 in the Global Innovation Index 2019, up from the 57 it had in last year’s rankings.  India’s rise in the rankings has been a consistent trend over the last few years. It had ranked 81 in 2015, which rose to 66 in 2016, 60 in 2017 and 57 in 2018.

India is consistently among the top in the world in innovation drivers such as ICT Services exports, graduates in science and engineering, the quality of universities, gross Capital Formation a measure of economy-wide investments and creative goods exports.

The report also highlighted that India stands out in the world’s top science and technology clusters, with Bengaluru, Mumbai, and New Delhi featuring among the top 100 global clusters.

Global Competitiveness Index

Featuring the new Global Competitiveness Index, the Report assesses the competitiveness landscape of 140 economies, providing unique insight into the drivers of economic Growth in the era of the Fourth Industrial revolution.

Current position of india

The country’s favourable demographic has earned it a rank of 58 among 140 countries in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest global competitiveness index. This was mainly because it is home to the third largest market in the world after China and the US, according to the WEF report.

While India’s ranking is 18 places down from last year, the WEF has clarified that the 2018 index employs a majority of new factors such as workforce diversity, labour rights, e-governance, and disruptive businesses. This is the largest gain among all G20 economies. India is the leader among the South Asian economies.

The WEF has credited India’s large market size as its major asset. India was also among the best in four sub-categories.

  • Shareholder governance
  • Airport connectivity
  • GDP per capita (by purchasing power parity)
  • Quality of research institutions

China is already more advanced when it comes to investing in research and development… than the Average high-income economy, while India is not far behind, and let down only by its less-efficient Bureaucracy for business creation and insolvency,” the WEF report says. “The catch-up process is reflected in the emergence of Chinese and Indian companies in technology-intensive sectors”.

India ranks among the bottom 20 countries in:

  • Female participation in labour force
  • Trade tariffs
  • Terrorism incidence

India also has a dismal student-teacher ratio in schools (35.2), an insolvency recovery rate of 26.4 cents for every dollar, and imports make up 23% of its GDP.

The report also says that “relatively low performance on soundness of banks and regulatory capital ratios” are holding back the stability of India’s financial system.

Despite India having the second largest user base of smartphones, mobile and Internet penetration is still low, and it takes 29.8 days to start a business in the country.

Global Creativity Index

Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible or a physical object.Scholarly interest in creativity involves many definitions and concepts pertaining to a number of disciplines: psychology, cognitive science, Education, philosophy , technology, theology, Sociology, linguistics, business studies, songwriting, and economics, covering the relations between creativity and general intelligence, mental and neurological processes, Personality type and creative ability, creativity and mental Health; the potential for fostering creativity through education and training, especially as augmented by technology.

The study says that Australia was found to be the most creative, with a global ranking of 1 in talent, 4 in Tolerance, and 7 in technology. The US was ranked second while being 3rd in talent, 4th in technology and 11th in tolerance. New Zealand came in 3rd, as it was 3rd in tolerance, 7th in tech, and 8th in talent.  

India’s rank is pretty bad in all the three T’s. In the global technology India is at 71st and in the innovations our country stand at  52nd. Similarly in global talent, we stand at the rank  of 92nd. In tolerance, which includes the racial and ethnic tolerance India has been placed at 92.

Global gender gap report

Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the world’s total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide. The Global Gender Gap Report benchmarks 149 countries on their progress towards gender parity across four thematic dimensions: Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment.

India made no improvement in the overall gender gap ranking by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2018, compared to 2017. It stood at a low 108 out of the 149 countries in 2018, the same as in 2017.

India ranked lower on all segments – economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival ranking, and political empowerment.

The country continues to rank third-lowest in the world on health and survival. It remained the world’s least-improved country on this sub-index over the past decade. In fact, its ranking slipped to 147 on this segment in 2018, from 141 in the previous year. Only two countries were below India on this ranking — Armenia at 148 and China at 149.

Neighbouring Sri Lanka stood at the top position on the health and survival category. India’s ranking on political empowerment came down to 19 in 2018, from 15 in the previous year. The country has closed nearly 40 per cent of its gender gap on this sub-index. On political empowerment, one country — Bangladesh — has reached a level of gender parity of more than 50 per cent among South Asia. The region’s remaining countries are yet to achieve a gender parity level of at least 20 per cent.


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India has made significant progress in recent years in a number of global indices. In the 2023 Ease of Doing Business Index, India ranked 63rd out of 190 countries, up from 142nd in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to simplify the business registration process and reduce the number of procedures required to start a business. India also made progress in the 2023 Global Competitiveness Index, ranking 63rd out of 141 countries, up from 77th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to improve the country’s Infrastructure-2/”>INFRASTRUCTURE and education system.

India also made progress in the 2023 Global Innovation Index, ranking 46th out of 132 countries, up from 60th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to promote innovation and Entrepreneurship. India also made progress in the 2023 Global Peace Index, ranking 139th out of 163 countries, up from 141st in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to reduce violence and improve security.

India also made progress in the 2023 Human Development index, ranking 131st out of 189 countries, up from 136th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to improve the country’s health and education system. India also made progress in the 2023 World Happiness Report, ranking 136th out of 156 countries, up from 140th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to improve the country’s economy and social welfare.

India also made progress in the 2023 World Press Freedom Index, ranking 150th out of 180 countries, up from 140th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to improve the country’s media Environment. India also made progress in the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking 86th out of 180 countries, up from 87th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to combat corruption.

India also made progress in the 2023 Global Gender Gap Index, ranking 140th out of 156 countries, up from 145th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to promote Equality/”>Gender Equality. India also made progress in the 2023 Environmental Performance Index, ranking 168th out of 180 countries, up from 177th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to improve the country’s environmental performance.

India also made progress in the 2023 Resource Efficiency Index, ranking 115th out of 140 countries, up from 123rd in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to improve the country’s resource efficiency. India also made progress in the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals Index, ranking 120th out of 165 countries, up from 130th in 2014. This improvement is due in part to the government’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Overall, India has made significant progress in a number of global indices in recent years. This progress is due in part to the government’s efforts to improve the country’s economy, infrastructure, education system, health system, and social welfare. However, there is still much work to be done, and India will need to continue to make progress in order to achieve its full potential.

Here are some frequently asked questions and short answers about India:

Sure. Here are some MCQs on the topics of India’s economy, politics, and Society:

  1. India is the world’s largest Democracy. True or False?
  2. India’s economy is the world’s sixth largest. True or False?
  3. The official language of India is Hindi. True or False?
  4. India is a secular country. True or False?
  5. The capital of India is New Delhi. True or False?

Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. False. The Official Languages of India are Hindi and English.
4. True
5. True

Here are some more MCQs on India’s economy:

  1. India’s economy is growing at a rate of about 7% per year. True or False?
  2. India’s main exports are textiles, Software, and gems and jewelry. True or False?
  3. India’s main imports are crude oil, gold, and machinery. True or False?
  4. India is a member of the World Trade Organization. True or False?
  5. India is a member of the G20. True or False?

Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

Here are some more MCQs on India’s politics:

  1. The current Prime Minister of India is Narendra Modi. True or False?
  2. The current President of India is Ram Nath Kovind. True or False?
  3. The ruling party in India is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). True or False?
  4. The main opposition party in India is the Indian National Congress (INC). True or False?
  5. India is a federal republic. True or False?

Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

Here are some more MCQs on India’s society:

  1. The population of India is over 1.3 billion. True or False?
  2. The Literacy rate in India is over 70%. True or False?
  3. The life expectancy in India is over 60 years. True or False?
  4. The majority of the population in India is Hindu. True or False?
  5. The official currency of India is the Indian rupee. True or False?

Answers:
1. True
2. True
3. 69.3 years (2020)
4. True
5. True

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