Sunteți pe pagina 1din 18

Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

2016 List of Organization Reports(Jan Dec)

Organization Report Title


January
Quality Council of India (QCI) Report Card of Swachh Bharat Mission
Trends in International Migrant Stock UN
Handbook Oxford University
Business Optimism Report Grant Thornton International Business (IBR)
Asia Pacific 2016 Wealth Report New World Wealth
worlds fastest growing economy WEF
2016 Best Countries US News and World Report
Global Human Development Report UNDP
(HDR) 2015
Global Go to Think Tank Index Think Tank
Report (GGTTI) 2015
Digital Dividends World Bank
Foreign Direct Investment Flow UNCTAD
Climate change: A risk to the global UBS
middle class
Ocean Alert!! (Plastic > Fish) @2050 WEF
An Economy for the 1% Oxfam
Indias fastest-growing state IndiaSpend

Organization Report Title


February
Think India. Think Retail 2016 report Knight Frank & Retailers Association of India
Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 Union Petroleum and Natural Gas
minister DharmendraPradhan
Index of Internet Readiness of Indian Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
States
Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth
and Kolkata Sciences Dr. Harsh Vardhan
City Momentum Index 2016: The Rise JLL
of the Innovation-Oriented City
One Humanity: Shared Responsibility UN
International IP Index US Chamber of Commerce
Global Economic Prospect (GEP) report World Bank
Most disaster hit countries of 2015 UNISDR
Hurun Report 2016 Hurun
worlds best city to live in Mercer Quality of Life - Study
FinTech capital of the world Ernst & Young
Monster Salary Index (MSI) Monster India & Paycheck.in
The Major importer of Arms in the world SIPIR (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute)
National Air Quality Indices (AQI) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

1|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Organization Report Title Notes


March
Knight Frank Wealth Report 2016 Mumbai(21) and Delhi(33)
Himachal Pradesh Sixth Economic Census report First state in the country to
complete the census and release
the report
WEF Global Energy Architecture 1.Switzerland
Performance Index Report 2.Norway
3.Sweden and India(90)
ILO Women at Work: Trends2016 Womens wages remain
unchanged in the past 20 years
CB Insights led by Peter Top 100 Global Venture Capitalists Sameer Gandhi(25)
Fanton PromodHaque(32)
SalilDeshpande(35)
OECD Standardised e-format for Exchange Report submitted to assist Tax
of Country-by-Country reports Administration to ensure swift and
efficient implementation of
the BEPS measures
Fortune magazine Fortune 50 leaders Jeff Bezos - 1
Arvind Kejriwal - 42
Nikki Haley - 17
ReshamSaujani - 20
Global Trends in Renewable UN Top 3: US, Japan, UK
Energy Investment for 2015 The contribution by India, China
& Brazil in 2015 is $156 billion
Nomura GDP growth 6% to 7.8% in the year 2016-
17.GDP
ICRA GDP growth 7.6% in current
fiscal and 7.75% in 2016-17
Brand Trust Report India Study 2016 Most trusted online Brand -
Amazon
Top player - Samsung
Akamei technologies places world with high Internet speed Top 3:South Korea ,Sweden
South Korea And Norway
India 114th
Symantec Highest financial Trojan Infections India 3rd

Organization Report Title Notes


April
National Institutional Ranking India Rankings 2016 First:
Framework (NIRF). Indian Institute of Science
IIT M
IIM B
Manipal College of Pharmacy
US research firm IHS Inc Largest Spender on Defence India has become the worlds
fourth largest spender on defence,
following a 13.1%
1. United States of America,
2. China,
3. United Kingdom

2|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

World Health Organisation Global Report on Urban Health Showing the health in
equities between the richest and
poorest urban populations.
It is projected to increase from 380
million in 2014 to 600 million by
2031.
Stockholm International Peace World Military Expenditure India has been ranked
Research Institute (SIPRI) at 6th Position in the 2015
report on Trends in world military
expenditure.
WHO First Global Report on Diabetes World Health Day 2016 -April 7
Theme Halt the rise: Beat
Diabetes
New World Wealth New World Wealth survey Top rated trains in the world -
Indias Maharajas Express
Favorite Hotels - the Bellagio in
Las Vegas
Favorite airlines -
Singapore Airlines
Global Connectivity Index Huawei. India placed at the 44th position

Dell Future-ready cities Delhi ranked 44th


Top 3:
San Francisco, Singapore and
London
Forbes Global Game Changers List Top 2:AprkBenioff of
Salesforce.com and
AprkZuckerberg of Facebook
Indians:
1.Rahul Bhatia 3rd
2.Cyrus Poonawalla 23rd
3.Sunny Varkey 26th
Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index Top 3: Finland , Netherland &
Norway
India 133rd
TIME 100 influential People List RaghuramRajan
Priyanka Chopra
SaniaMirza
SunitaNarain
BinnyBansal and Sachin Bansal
SundarPichai
Ipsos Most influential brand in India Google, Facebook and Gmail
World Anti-Doping Agency WADA report 2016 Top 3: Russia, Itlay and India

Innocenti Report UNICEF Top 3: Denmark, Finland and


Card Fairness for Children Norway
Credit Suisse Emerging Consumers scorecard 2016 1.India
2.China
3.Saudi Arabia
World Bank Migration and Development Brief 1.India - $69 billion
2.China
3.Philippines
Committee Report of Technical Committee on Committee has published a 15
3|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Large Scale Integration of Renewable point Action Plan for facilitating


Energy large scale integration of
renewables in the country, in a
secure and reliable manner.
ShyamBenegal panel Report on censor board Children and adults are protected
from potentially harmful or
unsuitable content while
audiences, particularly parents, are
authorized to make informed
watching decisions.

Organization Report Title Notes


May
Forbes Crony-capitalism index India 9th
Top 3: Russia Malaysia, the
Philippines
Human rights group Walk Global slavery index India topped with 18.35 million
Free Foundation
EY Renewable Energy Country Top 3: US, China & India
Attractiveness Index
World Wildlife Fund Protecting People through Nature as In 96 countries, around 229 natural
main title and Natural World and mixed World heritage sites
Heritage sites as Drivers of including Western Ghats facing
sustainable Development as Sub title Threats

Index of a London 2016 Foreign Direct Investment Top 3: US, China and Canada
Confidence Index India has secured ninth position
World Cities Report 2016 India is planned to add 300 million
UN Urbanisation and Development: new urban residents by 2050
Emerging Futures report
Travel Planning and Booking Top Tourist spots in the world No: 1 Machu Picchu in Peru
site TRIP advisor No: 2 Sheikh Zayed Grand
Mosque in Abu Dhabi
No: 5 - Tajmahal
WHO Worlds most polluted cities India is home to four of the five
cities in the world with worst air
pollution
Gwalior 2nd
Allahabad 3rd
Patna 6th
Raipur 7th
Delhi 11th
The dirtiest air was recorded at
Zabol in Iran
WHO World Health Statistics for the year Life ExpectancyIncreased by 5
2016 years between 2000 and 2015 and
increasing from 1960
Highest Life Expectancy 86.6
years Women in Japan
UNEP UN environment report over 40 million people in India
will be put at risk from rising sea

4|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

levels by 2050.
UNEP Actions on Air Quality Report Air Pollution range increased by
8% and affect the Air Quality,
World Steel Association Top 10 steel importers in 2015 India - worlds third largest steel
producer
ASSOCHAM &KPMG ASSOCHAM-KPMG study India has become the Fifth largest
producer of e-waste in the world
RGI Census 2011 data on Households by The highest % of Female headed
religion, Sex of head of household 17.4% in Christian Community
and household size The Lowest % of Female headed
11.5% in Jain Community
MIALs data The ChhatrapatiShivaji
International airport four times
more assemblages than other
airports

Organization Report Title Notes


June
Mercer 2016 Cost of Living Survey Mumbai is Indias most expensive
city
Hong Kongis worlds most
expensive city
BP Statistical Review World Energy report 2015 Top 3 Oil Consumer:
US, China and India
Good Country 2015 index First : Sweden
Last: Libya
70th : India
2016 Global Retail Development India hasranked 2nd among 30
Index (GRDI) developing countries in 2016
Institute for Economics and Global Peace Index Iceland 1st
Peace Denmark -2nd
Austria 3rd
India 141st
Burundi, Serbia, Burkina Faso
ranked least positions
WEF Human Capital Index Top 3: Finland, Norway, Swiz
India ranked at 105th position
UNICEF State of the Worlds Children 2016 Aim - to curb the harassment
against the children
UNCTAD World Investment Report India 4th (Asia) & 10th (World)
Global Renewables Report 2015 Top 5:
China, US, Japan, UK and India
UNEP and INTERPOL The Rise of Environmental Crime The Environmental crime
Report extended largely upto 26% from
the previous record in 2014

Report Title Organization Notes


July
Business optimism Index Grant Thornton International India 3rd
Business Report (IBR)
Logistics Performance Index World Bank India 35th

5|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Money held by its citizens SNB (Swiss National Bank) UK - First


US - Second
India 75th
Readiness for Digitized World Economic Forum (WEF) Singapore - First
Economy Finland - Second
Sweden - Third
India 91st
Best in the Institutional Investor Mothersonsumi Systems (Autos
Asia Pacific region for and Auto Parts),
corporate transparency, trust, Maruthi Suzuki India (Autos and
and access to top executives Auto Parts),
HDFC Bank (Banks)
Indusind Bank (Banks),
Kotak Mahindra Bank (Banks),
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
(Health Care and
Pharmaceuticals)
Fastest pace in the world in International Air Transport Domestic Air Passenger Growth
2015 Association (IATA) India topped
International - American Airlines
Top airline - Hong Kong-Taipei
List of Shark Fishing Nations World Wildlife Fund(WWF) Indonesia - First
India - Second
FORTUNE 500 2016 Fortune Top 3:
1.Wal-Mart with revenue of
$482,130
2.Exxon with revenue of
Mobil$246,204
3.Apple with revenue of $233,715
Indian Companies:
Indian Oil Corp 161st
RIL 215th
Bharat Petroleum 358th
2016 BRICS rankings QS Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore 6th
IIT, Bombay -13th
IIT, Delhi 15th
IIT, Madras 19th
IIT, Kanpur 22nd
IIT, Kharagpur 25th
IIT, Roorkee 39th
University of Calcutta- 54th
IIT, Guwahati -54th
Sustainable Development UN Sweden First
Index India 110th
Scimago Institutions Rankings Top 2:
Report 1.Frances National Centre for
Scientific Research
2.Chinese Academy of Science,
China
99th - Council of Scientific
Industrial Research (CSIR),
India(12th best Gov Institute)
6|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Forge goods trade OECD (Organisation Economic China 1st


Cooperation and Development) and Turkey 2nd
the European Unions Intellectual Singapore 3rd
Property Office India 5th
Pathetic Global Stunted Top 3:
Growth Children List India, Nigeria and Pakistan
Urban and Rural Internet International Charity Organization Maximum number of urban
Connectivity Index l called Water Aid internet subscribers- Tamil Nadu
maximum number of rural internet
subscribers - UP
Corporate Transparency list Transparency International Top 3:
BhartiAirtel
Tata Communication
Mahindra & Mahindra
Annual rankings of top IT- NASSCOM Top 3:
BPM (business process 1.Tata Consultancy Solutions
management) employers in the 2.Infosys
country for 2016. 3.Cognizant Technological
Solutions Ltd
Ministry of Tourism Data on domestic and foreign tourist Domestic:
visits to states and UTs 1.Tamil Nadu
2. Uttar Pradesh
3.Andhra Pradesh
Foreigner Visits
1.Tamil Nadu
2.Maharashtra
3.Andhra Pradesh
Cleanest city survey 2016 Centre for Science and Environment Top 3:
(CSE) 1.Alappuzha, Kerala.
2.Panaji, Goa
3.Mysuru, Karnataka.

Report Title Organization Notes


August
Civil Unrest Index Verisk Maplecroft 1.Syria
2.Yemen
3.Libya
4.India
List of Americas top Forbes 1.Conn.-based Jeff Erdmann of Merrill
wealth advisors 2.Manhattan-based Morgan Stanleys
Brian Pfeifler
3.UBS Christopher Errico.
Indians:
Raj Sharma - 17th
Ash Chopra - 129th
Sonny Kothari - 176th
RajuPathak- 184th
List of 100 richest people Forbes Top 3 persons:
in the technology field Bill Gates
Jeff Bezos
Marl Zuckerburg
Indians:
AzimPremji - 13th
7|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Shiv Nadar 17th


Top 10 Highest-Paid Forbes Top 3:
actress in the World 1.Jennifer Lawrence
2.Mellissa Mccarthy
3.Scarlett Johansson
10.Deepika Padukone
List of the worlds highest Forbes Top 3:
paid actors 1.Dwayne Johanson
2.Jackie Chan
3.Matt Damon
Indians:
8.Shah Rush Khan
10.Ahskay Kumar
List of 100 The Worlds Forbes Top 3:
Most Innovative 1.TESLA MOTORS INC.
Companies. 2.SALESFORCE.COM INC
3.REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS
Indian Companies:
Asian Paints(18), Hindustan Unilever
(31), Tata Consultancy Services (66), Sun
Pharmaceutical Industries (73) and
Larsen & Toubro (89).
Bloomberg Misery Index Thailand 1st,
Singapore 2nd,
China 23rd and UK 21st
TripIndex Cities TripAdvisor Top 3:
1.Hanoi,
2.Mumbai,
3.Cape Town
Mumbai has been ranked the most
expensive city in India but the second
least expensive in the world
Global Innovation Index World Intellectual Property Switzerland-1st
(GII) Organization (WIPO) Sweden-2nd
UK -3rd
China -17th
India 66th
Global Liveability The Economist 1.Melbourne city -6th consecutive year
Ranking awards 2.Vienna
Carbon Clean 200 List Corporate Knights Top 3:
1 TOYOTA MOTOR
2 SIEMENS AG-REG
3 JOHNSON CONTROLS
Indian Companies:
Suzlon Energy -68
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd - 106
Tata Chemicals - 114
Thermax Ltd -139
Exide Indus -153
IDFC Ltd at 155 for
Havells India at 166
Top 100 Most Valuable Brand Finance rating agency Top 3:
Brand in the US 1.Apple
8|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

2.Google
3.Amazon
TCS bags 58th
The W20: The 20 Johannesburg-based The New Top 3:
Wealthiest Countries in World Wealth 1.US 2.China 3.Japan and 7.India
the World
Change The World 2016 Fortune Top 3:
Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals
IDE Technologies Industrial Machinery
General Electric Industrial Machinery
Indian giants Cipla(46th) and Godrej(48th)
bags their prestigious spots
worlds third biggest tech ASSOCHAM Top 3:
startup hub 1.US
2.UK
3.India
Bengaluru is host to the largest share of
technology start-ups in the
country, followed by Delhi NCR and
Mumbai.
Industry, service sectors ASSOCHAM Uttarakhand on the top on its study in
growth 2016 terms of growthin the industry and
service sectors in the last ten years
Child Sex Ratio Registrar General Number of girls per 1,000 boys is all set
and Census Commissioner to fall drastically to a little over 800 by
of India 2021 census in Uttarakhand
2016 World Population Population Reference Bureau World population will reach 9.9 billion in
Data Sheet (PRB) 2050, up 33 percent from an estimated
7.4 billion now.
Robotic Automation Chartered Institute of Management Top 3:
implementation Accountants(CIMA) Zimbabwe 1st
China 2nd
India 3rd
World Risk Report 2016 UNU Institute for Environment Island state of Vanuatu 1
and Human Security (UNU-EHS) Sri Lanka-63rd and
and Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft Bangladesh - 5th position
Pakistan - 72th
India- 77
China -85th
Nepal - 108th

Report Title Organization Notes


September
Swachh Survekshan or the Rural development ministrt Cleanest district in HILLS:
Cleanliness Index 1.Mandi
2.West Sikkim
3.Shimla
Cleanest district in PLAINS:
1.Sindhudurg
2.Nadia
3.Satara
Logistics Performance Index - World Bank India -35th

9|Page
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Connecting to Complete Top 3:


2016. Germany-1st place
Luxembourg-2nd place
Sweden 3rd place
50 million children uprooted UNICEF a)50 million children -due to homes by
worldwide war, violence or persecution,
b)17 million Due to lack of
humanitarian aid &critical service.
c)58 per cent of refugees from
Pakistan
Global university rankings for Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Top 3:
2016/2017 1.MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT)
2.STANFORD UNIVERSITY
3.HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Indian Universities :
IITs,Bombay 219
IIT Delhi 185
Indian Institute of Science 152
2016 World Economic Freedom Centre for Civil Society along India - 112
Index (WEFI) with Canadas Fraser Institute. Top 3:
1.Hong Kong
2.Singapore
3.New Zealand
The Best Museum in the World TripAdvisor Hall of Fame -must-visit place in
India.
1 Lehs Hall of Fame,
2 Bagore Ki Haveli (Udaipur),
3 Victoria Memorial Hall (Kolkata),
4 Salar Jung Museum (Hyderabad) and
5 Jaisalmer War Museum (Jaisalmer)
Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors &
Horse in China topped the Asia list.

Digital Classifieds in India 2020 Google and KPMG This is spurred by


Smartphone penetration
Online users
every second consumer willing
to pay for VAT
World University Rankings Times Higher Education India-IISc, Bangalore -(201-250 group)
2016-17 IIT Bombay -(351-400 group)
1.University of oxford(united kingdom)
2.California Institute of Technology
(United States)
3.Stanford University
Best-paid actors 2016 Forbes Magazine. 1.Jim Parsons- $25.5 million
2.Johnny Galecki-($24 3.million),
3.Simon Helberg -($22.5 million)
Global Destinations Cities Index MasterCard Mumbai - 14
Chennai - 19
Kolkata 62
Top 3 :
1.Bankok-21.47 million visitors
10 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

2.London-19.88 million visitors


3.Paris - 18.03 million visitors
Health Index -sustainable UN India - 143rd
development goal (SDG) health Pakistan- 149th
performance Bangladesh -151st
Top 3:
1.Iceland
2.Singapore
3.Sweden
Broad measure of Ease of Doing Lee Kuan Yew School of Maharashtra emerges top among the
Business Public Policy of Singapore Indian states
world bank rank
Gujarat- 1
Delhi -15
Goa -19
Andhra Pradesh- 2
Maharashtra- 8
Attracting industrial investments RBI Andhra Pradesh-1st place
in 2015-16 Gujarat 2ns Place
Maharashtra 3rd place
Tamilnadu-4th place
50 Most Powerful Women List Fortune 1.Arundhati Bhattacharya(SBI Chief)
based outside the US (2nd place)
2.Isabelle Kocher( ICICI Bank CEO
and MD)(3rd place)
3.Shikha Sharma Axis Bank CEO
List of Highest paid TV Forbes magazine 1.Sofia Vergara
Actresses 2016 2. Kaley cuoco
3. Mindly Kaling
4. Ellen Pompeo
5. Mariska Harigitay
6. Kerry Washington
7. Stana Katic
8. Priyanka Chopra
9. Julianna Margulies
10. Julie Bowen
Indias 100 Richest People 2016 Forbes Mens List :
1.Mukesh Ambani
2. Dilip Shanghvi
3. Hinduja family
4. Azim Premji
Womens list :
Savithiri Jindal - 19
Vinod & Anil Rai Gupta - 46
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw - 65
Leena Tewari- 79
Global Competitiveness Index WEF India 39
Top 3:
1.Switzerland
2.Singapore
3.US
51 Most Powerful Women Fortune 1.Mary Barra-CEO & chairman of GS
Rankings 2. Indra Nooyi- CEO and Chairman of
11 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

PepsiCo
3. Marillyn Hewson- CEO and
Chairman and President of Lockheed
Martin
Census 2011 data Takshashila Institution a)Bihar-lowest medians age
b) Kerala & Tamil- highest median
ages(census 2011)

Report Title Organization Notes


October
Report on human development Assam Gov HDI estimated at 0.557 against the
national average of 0.586
World RTI Act Rank Access Info Europe (AIE) and 1.Mexico has topped the rankings,
the Canada-based Centre for followed by Serbia and Slovenia.
Law and Democracy (CLD) 2. India ranked 4th
worlds 100 most valuable Brand consultancy Interbrand Top 10 :
brands Microsoft Corp., Toyota Motor Corp.,
IBM Corp., Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd., Amazon.com Inc., Mercedes-
Benz and General Electric Co.
2016 Biopharmaceutical Pharmaceutical Research and 1.Top 3: US, UK and Switzerland
Competitiveness & Investment Manufacturers of America and 2.Indian pharmaceutical companies
(BCI) Survey executed by the Pugatch ranked 19th
Consilium
Assocham-Sathguru Assocham Indian biosimilars market may reach
USD 40 bn by 2030
Global Hunger Index International Food Policy 1.India ranked 97 and Pakistan at 107,
Research Institute Nepal at 72, Sri Lanka at 84 and
Bangladesh at 90
2.Central African Republic, Chad, and
Zambia fared the worst while
Argentina fared the best among the
countries
Forbes Richest American List Forbes Top 3:
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren
Buffett
Indians in the list :
Romesh Wadhwani, Rakesh Gangwal,
John Kapoor, Kavitark Ram Shriram
and Neerja Desai
2016 Global Tuberculosis WHO The number of new
Report tuberculosis cases in a year from 1.7
million cases to 2.8 million in 2015.

Report Global Ratings agency S&P GST lent more weight to Indias 8%
growth projection
Largest holder of US govt bonds USA 1.Top2 : China, Japan
2.India at 12th
India to be 2nd largest coal BMI research US as the worlds biggest coal
producer by 2020 producer after China by 2020
India Would Become Second Union Minister for China is the largest steel manufacturing
Biggest Steel Manufacturer By Steel Birender Singh country followed by Japan and

12 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Year produces five times more steel than


India.
India to become 3rd largest International Air Transport China will displace the US as the
aviation market by 2026 Association (IATA) worlds largest aviation market around
2029. India will displace the UK for
third place in 2026,
while Indonesia enters the top ten at the
expense of Italy.
Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars National Council of Applied Top 2:
Economic Research (NCAER) China and India
Global Travel and Tourism World Economic Forum(WEF) Safest Countries
Report 1.Finland
2. Qatar
3. UAE
Least Safe countries
1 . Nigeria
2. Columbia
3. Yemen
Global Gender Gap Report 2016 World Economic Forum(WEF) Top 3 :
1.Iceland
2.Finland
3.Norway
India ranked 87th
2016 Global Power City Index Mori Memorial Foundations Top 3:
Institute for Urban Strategies London, New York and Tokyo
Mumbai 39th
New World Wealth Report New World Wealth Top 3:
1.London ($2.7 trillion)
2.New York City ($2.6 trillion)
3.Tokyo ($2.2 trillion)
Mumbai 14th( $820 billion)
RGI data Registrar General of India 1.Jammu and Kashmir has
(RGI) surpassed Kerala as the state with the
highest life expectancy in India
2.Kerala has highest overall life
expectancy at birth at 74.9 years, 72 for
men and 77.8 for women , followed
by Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir
Census 2011 data on Disabled Registrar General of India 65.7 lakh disabled population in age-
Population in the age-group 5- (RGI) group 5-19 at Census 2011 in India out
19 of which 40.2 lakh (61.2%) are
attending educational institutions, 8.0
lakh (12.1%) attended educational
institutions earlier and 17.5
lakh(26.7%) never attended any
educational institutions.
World Giving Index 2016 Charity Aid Foundation Top countries;
Myanmar
US, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka,
Canada, Indonesia, the UK,
Ireland and the UAE.
Literacy study International Commission on India falls short in female literacy
Financing Global Education compared to its neighbours
13 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Opportunity countries including Pakistan,


Bangladesh, and Nepal.
Global Youth Development Commonwealth Secretariat Top 3:
Index Germany, Denmark and Switzerland
India Ranked 133rd
Other Countries :
Nepal- 77, Bhutan- 69 and Sri Lanka -
31

2016 deadliest year for UNHCR Top 3:


migrants crossing the Syria Arab Republic (28 per cent)
Mediterranean Afghanistan (14 per cent)
Iraq (nine per cent)
Indian Startup Ecosystem Nasscom-ZINNOV Top 3:
Maturing 2016 just US, UK and India

Science 2016 Top International Science Magazine Top 10:


Employer Ranking six are based in the US, two (Novo
Nordisk and Novozymes) in Denmark
and one (Roche) in Switzerland
Biocon 9th
Forbes Fab 40 List Forbes Top 3:
1.Roger Federer(Nike)
2.Lebron James(ESPN)
3.Phil Mickelson(Adidas)
Dhoni 10th
Farming Index NITI Aayog Top 5 states : Maharashtra, Gujarat,
Rajsthan, MP and Haryana
Bottom 5 states : Puducherry, Delhi, J
& K, Lakshwadeep and Meghalaya
New Study UNICEF 1.300 million children live with
polluted outdoor air
2.One child in seven around the globe
breathes outdoor air that is
minimum six times dirtier
than international recommendations
Poverty and Shared Prosperity World Bank India has highest number of people
living below poverty line
30 per cent of its population under the
$1.90-a-day poverty measure.
Ease of Doing Business World Bank Top states:
1.Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
3.Gujarat
4.Chhattisgarh,
5.Madhya Pradesh and
6.Haryana
Doing Business 2017: Equal World Bank Top 3:
Opportunity for All 1.New Zealand
2.Singapore
3.Denmark
India ranked 130
Other Countries:
Russia 40, South Africa 74, China
14 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

78, Brazil 123,India 130

Report Title Organization Notes


November
Climate Change Performance Germanwatch and Climate India 20
Index (CCPI) 2017 Action Network Europe Argentina (36) and Brazil (40),
Publication Canada (55), Australia (57) and Japan
(60)
Best of the World List 2017 National Geographic Traveler Central Indias National Parks
magazine
Measuring the Information UN International India 138 global rank Index 2016
Society Report 2016 Telecommunication Union 26th - Regional Rank Index 2016
(ITU). Top 3:
1.South korea
2.Iceland
3.Denmark
Employability Ranking for 2017 QS Graduate Top 100: IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay
Top 3:
1.Stanford University(USA)
2.Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT)(USA)
3.Tsinghua University(China)
Top Trending Tourist Booking.com Top 3:
Destinations For 2017 1.Reykjavik, Iceland
2.Cairns, Australia
3.Savannah, US
7th - Mumbai, India

Main Streets Across the World Cushman & Wakefield Delhis Khan Market 28th
Energy-saving rankings 2016 World Bank Top 3:
1.Andhra Pradesh
2.Rajasthan
3.Karantaka
Asias 50 Richest Families Forbes Top 3:
1.Lee family
2.Chearavanont family
3.Ambani family
worlds youngest self-made Forbes John Collison - Stripes co-founder
billionaire
Indias Most Attractive Brands Trust Research Advisory Top 3:
2016 LG,Sony and Samsung
Global business optimism index Grant Thornton International Top 3:
Business Report Indonesia, India and The Philippines
Business Person of the Year Fortune 1.Mark Zuckerberg Facebook
2016 2.Jeff Bezos - Amazon
3.Mary Dillon Ulta Beauty
Top 50 Business Persons List Fortune Mark Zuckerberg - 1st
HDFC Banks Managing Director,
Aditya Puri 36th
Ajita Rajendra of AO Simith- 34th
Mastercards Ajay Banga - 40th
2017 Worlds Best City Brands World Travel Market Top 3:

15 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

1.London
2.Singapore
3.New York

50 top metropolitan Economic Oxford Economics Delhi displaces Mumbai(31st) as


entities in 2015 Indias economic capital
India Venture Capital and a Indian Institue of Technology India among worlds top 3 countries for
private equity report in Madras (IIT-M) launching new start-ups
7th Global Wealth Report Credit Suisse Research 1.Global wealth has risen by 1.4%
Institute 2.India s household wealth
decreased by 0.8%
Global Enabling Trade Report WEF India 102
2016 Top 3:
1.Singapore
2.Netherlands
3.Hong Kong
Trends in International International Association for Singapore
Mathematics and Science Study the Evaluation of Educational
(TIMSS) Achievement
Businessperson of the Year list Fortune First : Mark Zuckerberg
2016 Indians :
Satya Nadella -5th
Ajita Rajendra -34th
Aditya Puri -36th
Ajay Banga 40th

Organization Report Title Notes


December
Times Higher Education, Times varsity rankings of 2017 First Indian institute to be placed in the
BRICS top 15 universities
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) -14th
World Economic Forum (WEF) Power Language Index Top3:
English, Mandarin and French
Hindi 10th
Sydney-based think-tank, Global terrorism Index 2016 Top 3;
Institute for Economics & Iraq, Afghanista and Nigeria
Peace, India 7th
The Empathy Business 2016 Empathy Global Index Top 3:
Facebook, Alphabet and LinkedIn
9 Indian Companies listed in least
empathetic companies
TIME TIMEs Person of the Year Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Readers poll
TIME TIMEs Person of the Year 2016 US President Donald Trump

Straits Times of Singapore 2016 Asians of the Year Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal and
Binny Bansal
Fortune Company Of The Year 2016 Alphabet(Google)
Forbes Highest Paid Athletes Top 3:
Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods

16 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

Arnold Palmer
US based Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers 2016 Decision-makers category :
magazine External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj
The Moguls:
Anupama Nayar and Vineet Nayar
IHS Markit 2016 Janes Defence Budgets Top 3:
Report US, China, and the UK
India 4th
Capgemini Consultings Digital Innovation Destination India has emerged as the tops most
Transformation Institute country in Asia for innovation
Third biggest country globally
Forbes List Of US Richest Topped by Zuckerberg(Facebook)
Entrepreneurs Under 40 Vivek Ramaswamy -24th
Apoorva Mehta 31st
Top 10 Worlds Most Powerful Top 3:
Forbes People Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump
Angela Merkel
PM Narendra Modi -9th
Forbes Worlds most powerful CEO Larry Page(CEO of Alphabet)
BBC Most influential women of the Jayaben Desai(Gujarat)
past 70 years list
Global Wind Power Installed Top 3:
Capacity Index China, USA and Germany
India 4th
Amazon Annual Reading Trends Report Delhi, has emerged as the most well-
for 2016 read city in India for the fourth
consecutive year followed
by Bengaluru and Mumbai
ILO Global Wage Report 2016-17 Men earned more than women in
similar jobs, with the gap exceeding 30
percent. Women are paid 33% less than
men in hourly wages in India.
Forbes 2016 India Celebrity list Top 3:
Salman Khan
Shah Rukh Khan
Virat Kohli

17 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com
Current Affairs Sectionwise PDF

AffairsCloud Important Page Links

Current Affairs Sections

Current Affairs
Current Affairs 2016
Current Affairs Today
Current Affairs PDF
Current Affairs Quiz
Current Affairs Mock Test
Study Materials PDF

Subject-Wise Question Sections

Reasoning Questions
Quantitative Aptitude Questions
English Questions
Computer Questions
Banking Awareness Questions

Study Guide Sections

General Aptitude
Reasoning
Letter Writing
Math Tricks
Computer Awareness

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR EXAMS!!!

Suggestions are welcomed; Contact us any time at


Affairscloud@gmail.com&AffairsCloud1@gmail.com

18 | P a g e
Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com

S-ar putea să vă placă și