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TopicGlobal rankings

Topic: Global rankings

Delhi, Mumbai India’s ‘most liveable cities’ & Bengaluru not far behind, shows Economist data

According to Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index, Delhi & Mumbai both scored 60.2, sharing 141st rank. Meanwhile, 10 of China’s 19 cities in the list were in top 100.

Flawed as several global indices may be, prickly India can’t be overly averse to foreign criticism

The defective methodologies or bias in such indices facilitate sweeping denialism as a response. And while 'emerging' India isn't weak, it also can’t be blind to its systemic imperfections.

Ukraine ‘happier’ after pandemic, Russian invasion; Afghanistan ‘unhappiest’: World Happiness Report 2023

India at No. 126 of 137 countries, below Pakistan & Sri Lanka, both of which are facing economic crises. The report analysed 6 factors including income, health, freedom & corruption.

Meet India’s 25 ‘most productive’ scientists: From CERN atom smashers to whiz with 84 doctorates

52 Indian scientists are in the world's top 2% according to the Alper Dodger Scientific Index for 2023, released Monday. Here’s a look at the top 25 and their work.

Hong Kong, New York and Geneva are world’s costliest cities for expats

The rankings are based on research conducted by ECA International at more than 490 locations worldwide, in March this year.

IISc, IIT programmes under India’s ‘eminence scheme’ feature in top 100 world rankings by subject

Under the IoE scheme, public institutes received funds from govt to develop research infrastructure and faculty, and private ones were given freedom from regulators.

Indian universities didn’t need NEP to change things. But feared UGC too much

There are two factors why Indian universities couldn’t do what a national education policy is now trying to achieve. Before implementing NEP, let's understand those first.

As India falls 7 spots in global ranking, is it a safe country to raise children?

According to U.S. News and World Report’s global perceptions-based survey on the best countries to raise children in, India ranks at 65 out of 80 countries.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.