Data: More than 120 countries reported some level of disruption in ‘Routine Immunization’ due to COVID-19
A recently released ‘Lancet’ study notes that around 126 countries reported some level of disruption…
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Review: India’s contingent includes 120 athletes competing in 18 sports at Tokyo 2020
India’s contingent at Tokyo 2020 is the largest ever with medal hopefuls across multiple sports.…
Review: UNICEF report notes that an additional 9 million children could be pushed into Child Labour if no additional measures are taken
The UNICEF & ILO’s report on the global child labour estimates for 2020 notes that…
Data: FDI flows to ICT Projects increase in 2020 despite an overall global slowdown
As noted in our previous story, global FDI inflows reduced by 35% in 2020 reaching…
Review: WHO report raises concerns about the effects of e-waste exposure on Child Health
The WHO recently released a report that outlines the link between informal e-waste recycling activities…
Data: Global FDI Inflows reach a record low in 2020, lowest since 2005
The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc and hit the economies of almost all the countries in…
Data: Nearly 20% of the Foreign Students in India are enrolled in B.Tech as of 2019-20
Data from the 2019-20 report of AISHE indicates that while the number of foreign students…
Review: UNESCO Science Report highlights the need for increased R&D spending in India
UNESCO released the 7th edition of its ‘Science Report’ recently. The report tracks spending of…
Review: Challenges await Indian students going abroad as only Covishield is approved by WHO
Many universities in the US, UK and other countries are beginning physical in-person classes from…
Data: Global Remittance inflows fall by only 1.6% in 2020 and by 0.2% in India
Despite 2020 being a difficult year for economies of most countries, global remittances inflows fell…
