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2017 List of Organization Reports(Jan - Mar)

Organization Report Title Notes

January
Expat survey 2016 HSBC Top 3:
1.Switzerland
2.Hong Kong
3.India
Getting over Globalization Credit Suisse Research Top 3:
Report Institute(CSRI) 1.South Africa
2.India, Brazil and Russia
3.China
Global Talent INSEAD, Adecco Group and HCLI Top 3:
Competitiveness Index 1.Switzerland
2.Singapore
3.United Kingdom
92.India
Global Talent INSEAD, Adecco Group and HCLI Top 3:
Competitiveness Ranking of 1.Switzerland
Cities 2.Zurich
3.Helsinki
Mumbai is the only Indian city in the
list
Inclusive Development Index World Economic Forum (WEF) Top 3:
2017 Developing economies
1.Lithuania
2.Azerbaijan
3.Hungary
Advanced Economies
1.Norway
2.Luxembourg
3.Switzerland
India 79
2017 City Momentum Index World Economic Forum (WEF) Top 3:
1.Bangalore (India)
2.Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
3.Silicon Valley (USA)
Passport Index 2017 Arton Capital Top 2:
passportindex.org 1.Germany
2.Singapore and Sweden
78. India
World Employment Social ILO Global unemployment is expected to
Outlook: Trends 2017 rise by 3.4 million in 2017 and
economic growth at 3.4 per cent this
year and 3.6 per cent in 2018
An economy for the 99 per Oxfam The richest 1 percent of the
cent population in India holds 58 percent
of the countrys total wealth which is
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higher than the global figure of 50

2016 Annual Status of
Education Report (ASER)
Cashless India Scorecard
2016 Corruption Perception
Index
Eight Great Powers of 2017
Global Go To Think Tank
Index Report
Pratham
Walnut app
Transparency International (TI).
American Foreign Policy Magazine
Pennsylvania University, US
percent
Himachal Pradesh was found to be
best performing state in India on the
education front as compared to the
rest of the states.
Top 3:
Gujarat, Telangana and Haryana
Top 3 Least Corrupt Nations
Denmark, New Zealand and Finland
India 79th
Top 3:
United States, China & Japan (both
share same position) and Russia
India 6th
Indian Think Tank ORF Ranks
Highest in Asia category
Top 3:
China, India, Japan

Organization Report Title Notes

February
FT Global MBA Ranking 2017 Top 3:
1.INSEAD, (France/Singapore)
2.Stanford Graduate School of
Business
3.University of Pennsylvania,
(Wharton/US)
Global Intellectual Property 5th Annual International Intellectual India Ranks 43 Among 45 Nations
Center (GIPC) Property Index The Roots of Top 3:
Innovation 1.United States
2.United Kingdom
3.Germany
Fortune 2017 Worlds Most Admired Top 3:
Companies List 1.Apple
2.Amazon.com
3.Starbucks
Indian Company JLL has placed in
this list
The Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2017 India Ranked 143
out of 186 economies
Other countries:
China
111th
Nepal (125
Sri Lanka (112)
Pakistan (141)
Stockholm International Peace Worlds Largest Arms Importer in the Top 3:

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Research Institute (SIPRI) Last Four Years India, China & Pakistan
Largest Exporters
USA & Russia
Brand Finance Top three most-valuable brands in IT TCS ranked first
Department of Health and Infant mortality rate in India Top 3:
Family Welfare Goa
Kerala and Puducherry
New World Wealth Richest Indian City Top 3:
Mumbai
Delhi
Bengaluru

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Times Higher Education
(THE)
Times Higher Education
(THE)
Health Ministry
Janaagraha Centre for
Citizenship and Democracy
Kerala has achieved the maximum number of enrollment and registrations under the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) regime
GSM Association
Global Corruption Barometer Transparency International
for the Asia Pacific Region
2017 Skytrax World Airport
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March
Top 10 global universities
Asia University Rankings 2017
National Family Health Survey-4
Annual Survey of Indias City
Systems 2016
GSMA Intelligence Consumer
Survey 2016
Skytrax
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Top 3:
1.California Institute of Technology
2.cole Normale Suprieure
3.Pohang University of Science and
Technology
8. Indian Institute of Science
National University of Singapore
(NUS) First
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in
Bengaluru 27th
1.Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) saw a
decline from 57 to 41 per 1,000 live
births between NFHS-3 (2005-06)
and NFHS-4
2.The sex ratio at birth (number of
females per 1,000 males)
improved from 914
to 919
3.Total Fertility Rate (TFR) declined
to 2.2 children per woman
Top 3:
Thiruvananthapuram
Pune
Kolkata
India will lead the world
in Smartphone adoption with a net
addition of 350 million connections
in 2016-20
1.India
2.Vietnam
3.Thailand
Singapore based Changi Airport
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Awards First
Mercer 19th annual Quality of Living survey Top 3:
1.Vienna
2.Zurich
3.Auckland
Hyderabad emerged as the best city
in terms of living standards among
Indian cities
Sustainable Development 2017 World Happiness Report Top 3:
Solutions Network 1.Norway
2.Denmark
3.Iceland
122.India
UN Women in Politics 2017 Map Top 3:
Rwanda, Bolivia, Cuba
India ranked 148
WEF 100 Young Global Leaders List 2017 Indians in the list :
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Shruti Shibulal
Ambarish Mitra
Hindol Sengupta
Rwitwika Bhattacharya-Agarwal
As You Sow 25 Overpaid CEOs in US Leslie Moonves - First
Sandeep Matharani(Indian) - Fourth
Bloomberg 2017 Bloomberg Global Health Top 3:
Index Italy
Iceland
Switzerland
Minister of Housing and AMRUT City Rate AA+ rating are NDMC, Navi
Urban Poverty Alleviation Mumbai and Pune followed
by Ahmadabad, Visakhapatnam and
Hyderabad with AA rating
Economist Intelligence Unit 2017 Worldwide Cost of Living Cheapest Cities
(EIU) Index 1.Almaty (Kazakhstan)
2.Lagos (Nigeria)
3.Bangaluru (India)
5.Chennai (India
5.Mumbai(India)
8.New Delhi (India)
Expensive Cities
Singapore
Hong Kong
Zurich (Switzerland)
Forbes 'World's Billionaires' 2017 Top Three Billionaire
Bill Gates
Warren Buffet
Jeff Bezos
Top 3 Indian Billionaires
Mukesh Ambani (33)
Lakshmi Mittal (56)
Azim Premji (72)
Youngest Billionaire: Alexandra

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Wealthiest Women
Billionaire: Liliane Bettencourt
UN Development Programme 2016 Human Development Index Top 3:
(HDI) 1.Norway
2.Australia
3.Switzerland
India 131
WEF Energy Architecture Performance Top 3:
Index (EAPI) 2017 1.Switzerland
2.Norway
3.Sweden
India 87th
WHO Global Nutrition Report 2016 India 170th
Fortune Magazine Worlds 50 Greatest Leaders 2017 Top 3:
1.Theo Epstein
2.Jack Ma
3.Pope Francis
Centre for Asia Pacific Top 3:
Aviation (CAPA) 1.USA
2.China
3.India

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