India’s Ranking & Index in different indices 2022

29/11/2022

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India’s Ranking & Index in different indices 2021-22:

Different organization/ agency releases a list of countries with the ranking and Index in different indices every year. In the govt. exams, India’s Ranking and the country on the first rank in the respective indices are asked. So, here, we are providing you with an article “India’s Ranking and index in Different Indices in the year 2021-22″.

Ranking Index (October 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
‘India Tourism Statistics 2022’	Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar		Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Worst state list in terms of child marriage	In 2020 by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner		Jharkhand
Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index	Prepared by Oxfam International and Development Finance International (DFI) measures governments policies	123rd	Norway
Public Affairs Index 2022	prepared by the Bengaluru-based think tank Public Affairs Center (PAC)		Haryana
Global Hunger Index 2022	Published by: Concern Worldwide and Welthungerh ilfe	107th
Grievance Redressal Index	Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for September 2022		Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022			HCL founder Shiv Nadar has named as the most generous person in India with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore
Mercer CFS Global Pension Index		41th	Iceland
list of centi-millionaires	Report of International Investment Migration Advisory Firm Henley & Partners	3rd	USA
World’s busiest airport in October 2022	The UK-based aviation analytics firm OAG	Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi- world’s 10th busiest airport in October 2022	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the US- busiest in the world in Oct 2022

Logistics Performance Index 2022 released

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, and Gujarat are among the 15 states and UTs categorized as achievers in the logistics index chart 2022, according to a report released by the commerce and Industry Ministry.
The report has been released by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Puducherry, Sikkim, and Tripura are the other states categorized as fast movers in the ranking.
The 15 states and UTs ranked in the aspirers’ category include Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, and Mizoram.

Shiv Nadar most generous person in India: Hurun report

HCL founder Shiv Nadar has named as the most generous person in the country with an annual donation of Rs 1,161 crore, according to EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022
Nadar, 77, has reclaimed the ‘India’s most generous’ title with a donation of Rs 3 crore per day.
Wipro’s Azim Premji, 77, slipped to the second position with an annual donation of Rs 484 crore after ruling at the top position for the last two consecutive years.
India’s richest man Gautam Adani, 60, ranked seventh with a donation of Rs 190 crore.
In India a total of 15 individuals made an annual donation of over Rs 100 crore, 20 donated over Rs 50 crore and 43 over Rs 20 crore.
With a donation of Rs 120 crore, Rohini Nilekani is the most generous woman philanthropist in the country.
A M Naik, 80, group chairman of Larsen and Toubro, who donated Rs 142 crore, is the country’s most generous professional manager.
Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha increased their donation by 300 percent to Rs 100 crore.
Infosys’s Nandan Nilekani, Kris Gopalakrishnan, and S D Shibulal donated Rs 159 crore, Rs 90 crore and Rs 35 crore, ranking 9th, 16th and 28th.

Ranking Index (August, Sept 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Grievance Redressal Index	The Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)		Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Human Development Index 2021	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	132 out of 191 countries	Switzerland
Disposal & entry of cases through the e-Prosecution portal	Portal is managed by the Union govt under its Digital India Mission		Uttar Pradesh
The list of states in attracting industrial investments	The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)		Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Pradesh & Odisha combined have bagged 45%)
Global Crypto Adoption report 2022	Published by crypto analysis firm Chainalysis	India ranked fourth	Vietnam
Global Innovation Index 2022	The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	40th position	Switzerland

Ranking Index (July, 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Asia Pacific Sustainability Index 2021	Knight Frank, an international property consultant based in London, UK	Among the Indian cities, Bengaluru was ranked first. While in the index it has been ranked 14^th.	SINGAPORE
QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2023	Global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)	Mumbai ranked at 103 has emerged as India’s highest-ranked student city.	London (UK)
1st Edition of State Ranking Index For NFSA	Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal		Rank 1 Odisha
Delta ranking of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM),	The Union Ministry of Rural Development		Jharkhand
The Global Gender Gap Index 2022	World Economic Forum (WEF)	India at 135 out of 146 countries	Iceland
Expat Insider Rankings for 2022	InterNations	India has ranked 36 out of the 52 countries	Mexico
Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index June 2022		India’s rankings fell by three spots in the median mobile speeds. It dropped down to 118th rank.	Norway
Henley Passport Index 2022	Based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA)	Indian passport has ranked at 87th in the Henley Passport Index among 199 passports.	Japan
3rd edition of India Innovation Index	By Suman Bery by Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog.		Karnataka (States) Manipur (Union Territories and City States Category)

Ranking Index (June, 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’sRank	1st Rank
World Competitiveness Index 2022	Institute for Management Development (IMD).	37th rank	Denmark
Global Skills Report (GSR) 2022	Coursera State	68th rank	Switzerland
Global Gold Recycling Report	World Gold Council Report	4th rank	China
Speedtest Global Index	Ookla	115^thRank	Norway and Singapore
The Global Liveability Index 2022’	Economic Intelligence Unit’s (EIU)	New Delhi has been ranked 112^th and Mumbai is ranked at 117th position.	Vienna
4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI)	FSSAI		Tamil Nadu
2021’s highest paid CEO	Fortune		Elon Musk, Tesla: USD 23.5 Billion Tim Cook, Apple: USD 770.5 Million Jensen Huang, NVIDIA: USD 561 Million
THE Asia University Rankings 2022	Times Higher Education (THE).	Indian Institute of Science (IISc)-42^nd
Global Environmental Performance Index 2022		180^th	Denmark
Global Startup Ecosystem ranking	Policy advisory and research firm Startup Genome	Bengaluru ranked 22nd
NeSDA Report 2021	National e-governance service delivery assessment	Kerala topped among states, J&K topped among UTs

Ranking Index (May, 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list for 2022	Forbes’		Top Forbes’ highest-paid athletes: 1. Lionel Messi (Soccer): $130m 2. LeBron James (Basketball): $121.2m 3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer): $115m 4. Neymar (Soccer): $95m 5. Steph Curry (Basketball): $92.8m
20^th World Press Freedom Index 2022	Reporters Without Borders (RSF)	150th	Top: Norway (1st) Denmark (2nd) Sweden (3rd) Estonia (4th) Finland (5th) Bottom: North Korea (180th)
THE Impact Rankings 2022	Times Higher Education (THE)	· India 4th best-represented nation, with Turkey · 8 Universities from India are placed in the top 300 universities in the world. · Calcutta University has been ranked first among all the central and state-aided public universities in the country.	Top Universities: · Western Sydney University (Australia) · Arizona State University (The US) · Western University (Canada)
2021 Cryptocurrency Gains by Country	Chainalysis	India ($1.85 billion) ranked 21st in estimated Crypto Gains in 2021	1. United States ($49.95 billion) 2. United Kingdom ($8.16 billion) 3. Germany ($5.82 billion) 4. Japan ($5.51 billion) 5. China ($5.06 billion) Ethereum is the most noteworthy gainer among the crypto assets.
Civil Registration System Report 2020	Registrar General of India (Ministry of Home Affairs)	Highest sex ratio at birth in the country in 2020: 1. Ladakh (1104) 2. Arunachal Pradesh (1011) 3. A&N Islands (984) 4. Tripura (974) Kerala (969)	Lowest sex ratio at birth in the country in 2020: · Manipur (880) · Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (898) · Gujarat (909) · Haryana (916) · Madhya Pradesh (921)
Forbes’ Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide 2022	Forbes’	Top-ranked Indian company: 1. Reliance Industries Ltd (53^rd globally) 2. State Bank of India (105^th) 3. HDFC Bank (153^rd) 4. ICICI Bank (204^th)	Top-ranked company: 1. Berkshire Hathaway 2. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 3. Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco)
World Air Power Index 2022	World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA)	IAF ranked 3rd	1^st: United States Air Force (USAF)
Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021	World Economic Forum (WEF)	54^th The theme of the WEF’s Travel and Tourism Development Index 2021 is “Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient Future”.	Top 10 countries: Japan (5.2) United States (5.2) Spain (5.2) France (5.1) Germany (5.1) Switzerland (5.0) Australia (5.0) United Kingdom (5.0) Singapore (5.0) Italy (4.9) Bottom position: Chad (117)

Ranking Index (April, 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Hurun Richest Self-Made Women in the World 2022	Hurun Research Institute	· Falguni Nayar ranked 10^th · Radha Vembu, 2nd in India & 25^th globally · Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw ranked 26th	1. China (78) 2. United States (25) 3. United Kingdom (5) Top 3 on the list: Wu Yajun co-founder of Longfor (China has topped the list) Fan Hongwei, Chairman/President, Hengli Petrochemical Co Ltd (China) Wang Laichun of Luxshare Precision Industry (China).
NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index SECI- Round One	NITI Aayog	1. Gujarat 2. Kerala 3. Punjab	The top three performers among smaller states are: 1. Goa 2. Tripura 3. Manipur Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand were placed at the bottom.
Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022	Hurun Research Institute	1. Cyrus S Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India (SII) 2. Thomas Frist Jr & Family of HCA Healthcare 2. Li Xiting and Xu Hang of Mindray 5. Dilip Shanghvi & Family, of the Sun Pharmaceuticals	1. China (34) 2. United States of America (16) 3. Switzerland (15) 4. Germany (11) 5. India (9)
SIPRI’s “Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2021” report	Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)	India’s military spends 3rd highest in the world	1. US 2. China 4. UK 5. Russia
Forbes’ Real-time Billionaires List, as of 25 April 2022	Forbes’	Gautam Adani became the fifth richest person in the world

Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2022: Elon Musk topped; Mukesh Ambani ranked 10th

Forbes has released the 36th annual World’s Billionaires List 2022, which is topped by Elon Musk with net worth of $219 billion (the Tesla and SpaceX founder) followed by Jeff Bezos ($171 B), Bernard Arnault & family ($158 B), Bill Gates.

Among Indians, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) ($90.7 billion) has been placed on 10th position, followed by Gautam Adani ($90 billion) in 11th position. Ambani has topped the Forbes list of India’s 10 Richest Billionaires 2022.

World’s Richest Woman 2022: Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, cosmetics giant L’Oréal’s founder’s granddaughter, was listed as the richest woman in the world this year – with a net worth of $74.8 billion.

Savitri Jindal, the chairperson of the Jindal Group, is the richest woman in India, according to the Forbes’ Billionaires List 2022, with a net worth of $17.7 billion.

List of Top 10 billionaires:

Rank	Name	Company	Net Worth
1	Elon Musk	Tesla, United States	$219 B
2	Jeff Bezos	Amazon, United States	$171 B
3	Bernard Arnault & family	LVMH, France	$158 B
4	Bill Gates	Microsoft, United States	$129 B
5	Warren Buffett	Berkshire Hathaway, US	$118 B
6	Larry Page	Google, United States	$111 B
7	Sergey Brin	Google, United States	$107 B
8	Larry Ellison	Oracle, United States	$106 B
9	Steve Ballmer	Microsoft, United States	$91.4 B
10	Mukesh Ambani	Reliance Ind Ltd, India	$90.7 B

Ranking Index (March, 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
16th The Wealth Report 2022	Knight Frank	India ranked 3rd in billionaire population globally Bengaluru recorded the highest growth in the number of UHNWIs in 2021 at 17.1% to 352 billionaires. It was followed by Delhi (12.4% to 210) and Mumbai (9% to 1596) in 2021.	Top 5 countries in 2021: · United States · China · India · Germany · Russia
Sustainable Development Index 2021 in 9th edition of Down To Earth’s annual ‘State of India’s Environment Report 2022’	Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)	India ranked 120th	Top 5 countries: 1. Finland 2. Sweden 3. Denmark 4. Germany 5. Belgium
SKOCH State of Governance ranking 2021	SKOCH Group	1^st rank: Andhra Pradesh	2^nd: West Bengal 3^rd: Odisha 4^th: Gujarat 5^th: Maharashtra 6^th: Telangana
‘Democracy Report 2022: Autocratisation Changing Nature’	V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) Institute	India ranked 93rd	Top 5 Liberal Democracy Index (LDI) Countries: Sweden Denmark Norway Costa Rica New Zealand Most autocratic countries: Afghanistan, Belarus, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Venezuela
London & Partners (the Mayor of London’s international trade and investment agency) analysis of Dealroom.co investment data	London & Partners	2nd largest global venture capital investment hub for digital shopping companies Within India, Bengaluru, Karnataka topped with USD 14 billion worth of Venture Capital (VC) investments in digital shopping in 2021.	1. United States (US) 2. India 3. China 4. United Kingdom
8th Edition 2022 Fortune India The Next 500 list	Fortune India	RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel) has ranked 124^th IRCTC ranked 309
Trends in International Arms Transfer, 2021	Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)	Rank 1^st in imports 85% of India’s overall imports were from three countries. Russia (46%), France (27%), and the USA (12%) were the top three largest exporters of arms to India during the period. India was 23rd largest exporter during 2017-21.	Largest Arms Importers in 2017-21: India, followed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt (5.7%), Australia (5.4%) and China (4.8%) Largest Arms Exporters in 2017-21: USA, with 39% share, retained its position as the world’s largest arms exporters, followed by Russia (19%), France (11%), China (4.6%) and Germany (4.5%).
Bloomberg’s recent data on Market capitalization	Bloomberg	India ranked 5^th with an overall market capitalization of USD 3.21 trillion.	1. US with an overall market cap of USD 47.32 trillion, 2. China (USD 11.52 trillion), 3. Japan (USD 6 trillion) 4. Hong Kong (USD 5.55 trillion) 5. India 6. United Kingdom (UK) with M-Cap of USD 3.19 trillion, 7. Saudi Arabia with M-Cap of USD 3.18 trillion, 8. Canada with M-Cap of USD 3.18 trillion, 9. France with M-Cap of USD 2.89 trillion 10. Germany with M-Cap of USD 2.29 trillion.
Global Powers of Retailing 2022: Resilience Despite Challenges	Deloitte	Reliance Retail ranked 56th	1. Walmart Inc 2. Amazon, Inc., 3. Costco Wholesale Corporation, 4. Schwarz Group, 5. The Home Depot, Inc.
2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List	Hurun India	Mukesh Ambani emerged as Richest Indian & Asian & ranked 9th globally	1. Elon Musk (Tesla) 2. Jeff Bezos (Amazon) 3. Bernard Arnault (LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) 4. Bill Gates (Microsoft) 5. Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) 6. Sergey Brin (Alphabet) 7. Larry Page (Alphabet) 8. Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) 9. Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries Limited) 10. Bertrand Puech & Family (Hermes)
10th edition of World Happiness Report 2022	United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network	India ranked 136th	Top 5 countries: 1. Finland 2. Denmark 3. Iceland 4. Switzerland 5. Netherlands 16. United States 17. Britain 20. France Afghanistan was ranked as the unhappiest nation, followed by Lebanon, Zimbabwe, Rwanda and Botswana.
Global House Price Index Q4 2021	Knight Frank	India ranked 51st	1. Turkey saw the highest annual price growth rate by 59.6 per cent in Q4 2021. 2. New Zealand (22.6 per cent), 3. Czech Republic (22.1 per cent), 4. Slovakia (22.1 per cent) 5. Australia (21.8 per cent)
2021 World Air Quality Report	IQAir	Bhiwadi was the most polluted city in India, followed by Ghaziabad, Delhi and Jaunpur.	World’s most polluted capital city: 1. New Delhi (India) 2. Dhaka (Bangladesh) 3. N’Djamena (Chad) 4. Dushanbe (Tajikistan) 5. Muscat (Oman) World’s most polluted country: 1. Bangladesh 2. Chad 3. Pakistan 4. Tajikistan 5. India
NITI Aayog`s Export Preparedness Index 2021	NITI Aayog and Institute of Competitiveness	1. Gujarat	Top states: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Top UTs: Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh and Puducherry. Top Himalayan states: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Sikkim and Manipur. Union territories and states such as Lakshadweep, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Ladakh, and Meghalaya ranked worst.
UNEP’s Annual Frontier Report 2022	United Nations Environment Programme	Most noise polluted cities in India: 1. Moradabad, 2. Kolkata (89 dB), 3. Asansol (89 dB), 4. Jaipur (84 dB), 5. Delhi (83 dB).	Most noise polluted city in world: 1. Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2. Moradabad (UP, India), 3. Islamabad (Pakistan), 4. Rajshahi (Bangladesh), 5. Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) Quietest cities in the world: Irbrid at 60 dB, Lyon at 69 dB, Madrid at 69 dB, Stockholm at 70 dB, and Belgrade at 70 dB.
Celebrity Brand Valuation Report 2021 titled “Digital Acceleration 2.0”	Duff & Phelps (Now Kroll)		Most valued celebrity: 1. Virat Kohli 2. Ranveer Singh 3. Akshay Kumar 4. Alia Bhatt
Hurun Global Forty and Under Self-Made Billionaires 2022	Hurun Research Institute	India ranked 4th	1. USA (37) 2. China (25) 3. United Kingdom (8), 4. India (6) 5. Sweden (3) World’s richest self-made billionaire aged 40 and under: 1. Mark Zuckerberg ($76 billion) 2. ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming, 3. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, 4. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, 5. Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz

Ranking Index (February, 2022)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Report on Most valued insurance brand globally	London-based Brand Finance	10^th: Life Insurance Corporation strongest and the largest brand in the country with a valuation of $8.656 billion (around Rs 64,722 crore).	Also, LIC is ranked 3rd in brand strength globally after Poste Italiane, Italy and Mapfre, Spain.
India Press Freedom Report, 2021	Rights and Risks Analysis Group		Top states in attacks on journalists in 2021: 1. J&K 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Tripura 5. Delhi Bihar
Global Digital Skills Index 2022	Salesforce	India leads in Digital Skills Readiness
Bloomberg Billionaires Index	Bloomberg	Asia’s Richest Person: Gautam Adani ($88.5 billion) 2^nd: Mukesh Ambani’s $87.9 billion 8th February, 2022	World’s richest person: 1^st: Elon Musk ($235 Billion) 2^nd: Jeff Bezos ($183 Billion) 3^rd: Bernard Arnault ($168 Billion) 10^th: Gautam Adani ($88.5 billion)
TomTom Traffic Index Ranking 2021	TomTom		Most-congested city in the world in 2021: 1^st: Istanbul, Turkey 2^nd: Moscow 5^th: Mumbai 10^th: Bengaluru 11^th: New Delhi 21^st: Pune
Democracy Index 2021	The Economist Intelligence Unit	India ranked 46th	1^st: Norway 2^nd: New Zealand 3^rd: Finland 4^th: Sweden 5^th: Iceland 6^th: Denmark 7^th: Ireland 8^th: Taiwan 9^th: Australia 10^th: Switzerland Bottom 3: · North Korea · Afghanistan · Myanmar
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2021/2022 report		India ranked 4th in Ease of Starting Business	1^st: Saudi Arabia 2^nd: Netherlands 3^rd: Sweden
9th USGBC top 10 ranking of Countries outside of US for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in 2021	US Green Building Council (USGBC)	India ranked 3rd	1^st: China 2^nd: Canada
‘Deloitte 2022 CxO Sustainability Report: The Disconnect Between Ambition and Impact’	Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL)	Indian businesses ranked 5th
10th International Intellectual Property Index, ‘Compete for Tomorrow’ (IIP Index 2022)	Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC) of United States Chambers of Commerce (USCC)	India ranked 43rd	The top 5 countries: · Rank 1: United States of America · Rank 2: United Kingdom · Rank 3: Germany · Rank 4: Sweden · Rank 5: France

Ranking Index (January, 2022 )

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Henley Passport Index 2022	Henley prepared on the basis of exclusive data provided by International Air Transport Association (IATA)	83rd	Henley Passport Index 2022 rankings: · Rank 1: Japan, Singapore · Rank 2: Germany, South Korea · Rank 3: Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain · Rank 4: Austria, Denmark, France, Netherlands and Sweden · Rank 5: Ireland, Portugal · Rank 6: Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, UK and US · Rank 104: North Korea · Rank 105: Nepal and Palestinian · Rank 106: Somalia · Rank 107: Yemen · Rank 108: Pakistan · Rank 109: Syria · Rank 110: Iraq · Rank 111 (Bottom): Afghanistan
Global List for ‘the On-Time Performance Review 2021 Airlines and Airports’	Cirium	Chennai International Airport ranked 8^th under the large airports category	Rank 1^st: Miami Airport (United States) Rank 2^nd:Fukuoka Airport (Japan) Rank 3^rd: Haneda Airport (Japan)
2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)	Berlin, Germany-based non-governmental organisation Transparency International	85th	Rank 1^st: Denmark, Finland, New Zealand Rank 4^th: Norway Rank 180 (Last): South Sudan
World’s most valuable brand according to 2022 Global 500 report	Brand Finance	Tata Group (Rank 78th)- US$23.9 billion has emerged as the most valuable brand from India and also in South Asia.	Rank 1^st: Apple ($355.1 billion) World’s fastest-growing brand: TikTok (Rank 18th) – US$59.0 billion Brands in the top 10: 2. Amazon 3. Google 4. Microsoft 5. Walmart 6. Samsung 7. Facebook 8. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 9. Huawei 10. Verizon

Ranking Index (November, 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021	Hurun India and EdelGive		· Rank 1: Wipro’s Azim Premji (donation of Rs 9,713 crore during fiscal 2020-21) · Rank 2: Shiv Nadar (Rs 1,263 crore) · Rank 3 : Mukesh Ambani (Rs 577 crore) · Rank 4 : Kumar Mangalam Birla (Rs 377 crore)
2022 QS World University Rankings	QS (Quacquarelli Symonds)	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (42nd regionally) IIT Delhi (45th regionally)	· Rank 1: National University of Singapore · Rank 2: China’s Peking University · Rank 3 : Nanyang Technological University Singapore & University of Hong Kong
1st edition of the Global Drug Policy Index 2021	Harm Reduction Consortium	Rank 18: India	· Rank 1: Norway · Rank 2: New Zealand · Rank 3: Portugal · Rank 4: UK · Rank 5: Australia · Rank 26: Mexico · Rank 27: Kenya · Rank 28: Indonesia · Rank 29: Uganda · Rank 30: Brazil
Global Climate Change Performance Index 2022	Germanwatch along with Climate Action Network (CAN) and New Climate Institute	Rank 10: India	The first three overall positions remain empty as no country performs well enough in all index categories to achieve an overall very high rating. · Denmark (4^th) · Sweden (5^th) · Norway (6^th) · United Kingdom (7^th) · Morocco (8^th) · Chile (9^th) Worst performers: Australia, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan
IQAir Air Quality Index (AQI)	IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group	1^st: Delhi 4^th: Kolkata 6^th: Mumbai
2021 TRACE global Bribery Risk Rankings	TRACE International	Rank 82: India	· Rank 1 : Denmark · Rank 2 : Norway · Rank 3 : Sweden · Rank 192: Eritrea · Rank 193: Turkmenistan · Rank 194: North Korea
IPF Citizen Satisfaction Survey on SMART Policing 2021	Delhi-based think tank, IPF (Indian Police Foundation)	Bottom 3: · Chhattisgarh · Uttar Pradesh · Bihar	Top 3: · Andhra Pradesh · Telangana · Assam
1st Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Urban India Index 2021-22	NITI Aayog with GIZ and BMZ under the Indo-German Development Cooperation	Bottom 10 performers: Dhanbad, Meerut, Itanagar, Guwahati, Patna, Jodhpur, Kohima, Agra, Kolkata and Faridabad	Top 10 performing urban areas: Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Panaji, Pune, Tiruchirappalli, Ahmedabad and Nagpur

Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index 2021: Gujarat retained top spot

Gujarat has retained its position as the top performer among 21 states in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) 2021 index followed by Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nādu.
LEADS 2021 report has been prepared by a team of Transport & Logistics professionals at Ernst & Young LLP with guidance and inputs from officials of the Department of Logistics, Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
LEADS 2021 is the 3rd edition of the LEADS report (1st -2018; 2nd – 2019).

Categories	Rank	States/UTs
States	1	Gujarat
	2	Haryana
	3	Punjab
	4	Tamil Nādu
	5	Maharashtra
North Eastern States and Himalayan UTs	1	Jammu Kashmir
	2	Sikkim
	3	Meghalaya
UTs	1	Delhi
UTs	2	Chandigarh

NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021: Bihar, Jharkhand, UP poorest states in India

Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Meghalaya have emerged as the poorest states in India, according to NITI Aayog’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).
India’s first ever national MPI measure is based on the reference period of 2015-16 of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS). Multidimensional Poverty Index measure has been constructed by utilising 12 key components which cover areas such as health and nutrition, education and standard of living.
According to the report, India’s national MPI measure uses the globally accepted and robust methodology developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Top 5	Bihar (51.91%)
	Jharkhand (42.16%)
	Uttar Pradesh (37.79%)
	Madhya Pradesh (36.65%)
	Meghalaya (32.67%)
Bottom 5	Kerala (0.71%)
	Goa (3.76%)
	Sikkim (3.82%)
	Tamil Nadu (4.89%)
	Punjab (5.59%)

Kantar’s BrandZ India report 2021: Amazon, Asian Paints, Tata Tea topped India’s Most Purposeful Brand Rankings

According toKantar’s BrandZ India 2021 report, Amazon, Tata Tea and Asian Paints emerged as the most purposeful brands in India across technology, FMCG and in non-FMCG categories respectively.
In technology ranking Amazonleads the index followed by Zomato, YouTube, and Google and Swiggy jointly in 4th place.
While Asian Paintstopped the non-FMCG rankings, Samsung and Jio ranked jointly in the 2nd position, followed by MRF. The FMCG category rankings saw Tata Tea topping the chart, Surf Excel in 2nd

India’s Top 5 Most Purposeful Brands:

Rank	Most Purposeful Technology Brands	Most Purposeful FMCG Brands	Most Purposeful Non-FMCG Brands
1	Amazon	Tata Tea	Asian Paints
2	Zomato	Surf Excel (Detergent brand)	Samsung & Jio
3	YouTube	Taj Mahal (tea brand)	MRF
4	Google & Swiggy	Parachute & Maggi	Tata Housing
5	Flipkart	Britannia	Airtel

Swachh Survekshan 2021 Ranking: Indore is the cleanest city, Chhattisgarh is cleanest state

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released the Swachh Survekshan 2021 Result. President Ram Nath Kovind has announced the Cities names and honored the municipal corporations working under the Swachhta Mission (Cleanliness Mission). In the 2021 edition of Swachh Survekshan, 4320 cities of the country participated. In this survey, 342 cities have got star ratings for cleanliness (Swachh).

Indore city has been declared the cleanest city of India for the 5th time in a row. While Surat (Gujarat) has been ranked second and Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) has been ranked third in ‘more than 1 lakh population’ category.
Vita, Lonavala, and Sasvad, cities from Maharashtra bagged the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions respectively in the India’s cleanest cities under ‘less than 1 lakh population’ category.
Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the state
Varanasi, has been adjudged the “cleanest Ganga town” while Bihar’s Munger and Patna have been ranked second and third in the category.
Maharashtra bagged the highest number of awards i.e. a total of 92 awards, followed by Chhattisgarh with 67 awards.
Star rating system: A total of 9 cities – Indore, Surat, New Delhi Municipal Council, Navi Mumbai, Ambikapur, Mysuru, Noida, Vijayawada and Patan- have been certified as 5 star cities while 143 cities have been certified as 3 star.
Cleanest State (with more than 100 urban local bodies): Chhattisgarh
Cleanest State (with less than 100 urban local bodies): Jharkhand
Cleanest City (with less than one lakh population): Vita city of Maharashtra
Cleanest small city (1-3 lakh population): New Delhi Municipal Council
Cleanest medium city (3-10 lakh population): Noida
Cleanest big city’ (10-40 lakh population): Navi Mumbai
Cleanest cantonment board: Ahmedabad cantonment
Cleanest District: Surat
Fastest Mover small city: Hoshangawad, Madhya Pradesh
Best Small City in Citizens’ Feedback: Triputi, Maharashtra
Top city in Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge: Navi Mumbai

Top 10 ranked city in Swachh Survekshan 2021:

Rank	City Name
1	Indore
2	Surat
3	Vijayawada
4	Navi Mumbai
5	Pune
6	Raipur
7	Bhopal
8	Vadodara
9	Vishakhapatnam
10	Ahmedabad

Ranking Index (October, 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Henley Passport Index 2021	Henley (Based on the survey of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) data.)	Rank 90	Top 5 · Rank 1: Japan, Singapore · Rank 2: Germany, South Korea · Rank 3: Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain · Rank 4: Austria, Denmark · Rank 5: France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden Bottom 5 · Afghanistan · Iraq · Syria · Pakistan · Yemen
Renewable Energy Country Investment attractiveness index 2021	EY	Rank 3	Rank 1: US Rank 2: China
Global Hunger Index 2021	Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe	Rank 101	92 rank: Pakistan, 76 rank: Nepal, Bangladesh
IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2021	Hurun	Rank 2: Gautam Adani Rank 3: Shiv Nadar & family Rank 4: SP Hinduja & family Rank 5: LN Mittal & family Rank 6: Cyrus S Poonawalla Rank 7: Radhakishan Damani	Rank 1: Mukesh Ambani
Forbes World’s Best Employer 2021 Ranking	Forbes	Rank 1: Reliance Industries (Rank 52 globally)	Global Ranking: Rank 1: Samsung Electronics Rank 2: IBM Rank 3: Microsoft Rank 4: Amazon Rank 5: Apple
71st Global Food Security Index 2021	London-based Economist Impact and is sponsored by Corteva Agriscience	India ranked 71st	Rank 1^st:Ireland Rank 2^nd: Austria Rank 3^rd: United Kingdom Rank 4^th: Finland Rank 5^th: Switzerland Last rank (113^th): Burundi
2021 Mercer CFS Global Pension Index (MCGPI) survey	Mercer Consulting	India ranked 40th	Rank 1: Iceland Rank 2: Netherlands Rank 3: Denmark Rank 43 (Bottom): Thailand Note: The 2021 MCGPI, has added 4 new retirement systems: Iceland, Taiwan, UAE and Uruguay.
World Justice Project’s (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021		India ranked 79th	Top 3: · Denmark · Norway · Finland Bottom 3: · Venezuela, RB · Cambodia · Congo, Dem. Rep.
Five years on: Global climate tech investment trends since the Paris Agreement	London & Partners, and Dealroom. Co	India ranked 9th	Rank 1: United States (US) Rank 2: China Rank 3: Sweden Rank 4: UK Rank 5: France
THE’s World Reputation Rankings 2021	Times Higher Education (THE)	Ranking of Indian Institutes: Rank 91-100: IISc Bangalore Rank 126-150: IIT Bombay Rank 176-200: IIT Delhi Rank 176-200: IIT Madras	Rank 1: Harvard University (US) Rank 2: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US) Rank 3: University of Oxford (UK) 10: Tsinghua University (China)
FIFA Ranking 2021	FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)	India ranked 106th	Rank 1: Belgium Rank 2: Brazil Rank 3: France Rank 4: Italy Rank 5: England

State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020: Karnataka topped

Karnataka ranked 1^st in the State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI) 2020 with a score of 70 out of 100 and is included in ‘Front runner’ category.

Karnataka is followed by Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Under SEEI 2020, each state/UT has been classified as a Front runner, Achiever, Contender, and Aspirant based on their scores.

SEEI is released by the Ministry of Power and assesses the states in four categories using 68 qualitative, quantitative, and outcome-based indicators aggregating to a maximum score of 100 across six sectors. The State Energy Efficiency Index 2020 was developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Alliance for an Energy-Efficient Economy (AEEE).

Rank	State (score)
1	Karnataka (70)
2	Rajasthan (61)
3	Haryana (59.5)
4	Maharashtra (57.5)
5	Tamil Nadu (51.5)

Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021): Kerala topped in governance performance

According to the 6th edition of Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021) report by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC), a Bengaluru- based non-profit think tank, the top three slots have been taken by Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana among 18 large states.

Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021) ranks the states and Union Territories based on three pillars of equity, growth and sustainability along with 5 themes, 14 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 43 indicators.

Toppers among large states	1	Kerala (1.618)
	2	Tamil Nadu (0.857)
	3	Telangana (0.891)
Toppers among small states	1	Sikkim (1.617)
	2	Meghalaya (1.144)
	3	Mizoram (1.123)
Toppers among Union Territories	1	Puducherry (1.182)
	2	Jammu and Kashmir (0.705)
	3	Chandigarh (0.628)

Ranking Index (September, 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
THE World University Rankings 2022	Times Higher Education (THE)	Indian University Rank · IISc Bangalore – 301-350 bracket · Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar – 351-400 bracket. · IIT Indore – 401-500 bracket.	1^st: University of Oxford 2^nd: California Institute of Technology 3^rd: Harvard University
National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2021	Ministry of Education, Government of India		· Indian Institute of Technology Madras 1st in Overall Category as well as in Engineering · Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 1st in the University as well as Research Institution category · IIM Ahmedabad 1st in Management colleges · All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 1st in Medical · Jamia Hamdard, Delhi 1st in Pharmacy subject · Miranda College, Delhi 1st amongst colleges · IIT Roorkee 1st in Architecture subject · National Law School of India University, Bangalore 1st in Law · Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal, 1st in “Dental” category
‘100 most influential people of 2021’ list	Time Magazine	· Prime Minister Narendra Modi · West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee · Chief Executive Officer of the Serum Institute of India (SII), Adar Poonawalla	· US President Joe Biden · Vice-President Kamala Harris · Duke & Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry & Meghan · Former US president Donald Trump · Chinese President Xi Jinping · Co-founder of the Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
Global Innovation Index 2021	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	Rank 46^th: India	· Rank 1: Switzerland · Rank 2: Sweden · Rank 3: US · Rank 4: UK
3rd State Food Safety Index 2021 (SFSI)	Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)	Larger States: · Gujarat · Kerala · Tamil Nadu Smaller States: · Goa · Meghalaya · Manipur UTs: · Jammu and Kashmir, · Andaman and Nicobar Islands · New Delhi
Asiamoney 2021 Poll	Asiamoney	Overall Most Outstanding Company in India: HDFC Bank Most Outstanding Company in India – Banking Sector: HDFC Bank

Ranking Index (August, 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Fortune Global 500 list for 2021	Fortune	List of 7 Indian Companies · Reliance Industries (155) · State Bank of India (205) · Indian Oil (212) · Oil & Natural Gas (243) · Rajesh Exports (348) · Tata Motors (357) · Bharat Petroleum (394)	1^st: Walmart Country wise rank: 1^st China (143 Companies) 2^nd U.S. (122) 3^rd Japan (53)
“Global Youth Development Index 2020”	Commonwealth Secretariat in London	Rank 122^nd	Rank 1: Singapore Rank 2: Slovenia Rank 3: Norway Rank 4: Malta Rank 5: Denmark
World’s 100 best airports list 2021	Skytrax	The list of India’s airports in World’s Top 100 Airports 2021 Delhi at number 45 Hyderabad at 64 Mumbai at 65 Bengaluru at 71	Rank 1: Doha Hamad Rank 2: Tokyo Haneda Rank 3: Singapore Changi Rank 4: Seoul Incheon Rank 5: Tokyo Narita
‘Most polluted cities’ in the world in 2020 report	British company HouseFresh	Most Polluted city in the world Rank 1: Hotan, Xinjiang province, China Rank 2: Ghaziabad, India Cleanest city in the world Rank 1: Judbury, Australia	Top 4 Polluted country in the world Rank 1: Bangladesh Rank 2: Pakistan Rank 3: India
Hurun Global 500 Most Valuable Companies list 2021	Hurun	Reliance Industries (USD 188 billion) ranked at 57 India is ranked 9th with 12 companies	Top 6 Companies: Apple (USD 2,443 billion) Microsoft Amazon Alphabet Facebook Tencent Top countries: US – 243 companies China – 4 Japan – 30 UK – 24
Cushman Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2021	Cushman & Wakefield	Rank 2: India	Rank 1: China Rank 2: India Rank 3: US Followed by Canada, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Lithuania, Thailand, Malaysia and Poland.
Safe Cities Index 2021	Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)	New Delhi at 48th Mumbai at 50th	World’s top 10 Safest cities 1. Copenhagen 2. Toronto 3. Singapore 4. Sydney 5. Tokyo 6. Amsterdam 7. Wellington 8. Hong Kong 9. Melbourne 10. Stockholm Bottom of the index: Yangon (Myanmar)

Ranking Index (July, 2021)

Index

Index released by

India’s Rank

1st Rank

Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021

Startup Blink

20th

Rank 1: US

Rank 2: UK

Rank 3: Israel

Rank 4: Canada

Rank 5: Germany

Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020

International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

10th

Rank 1: US

Rank 2: UK and Saudi Arabia

Rank 3: Estonia

Ranking Index (June, 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank / Bottom Rank	1st Rank
World University Rankings 2021-22	Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR)	Top 10 Indian Institutes Global Rank 415: IIM Ahmedabad Global Rank 459: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru Rank 543: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Rank 557: IIT Madras Rank 567: IIT Bombay Rank 571: University of Delhi Rank 623: IIT Delhi Rank 708: IIT Kharagpur Rank 709: Panjab University Rank 818: IIT Kanpur (68 Indian Institutes in Top 2000)	Rank 1: Harvard University Rank 2: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rank 3: Stanford University Rank 4: University of Cambridge Rank 5: Oxford University
SDG India Index 2020-21	Niti Aayog	The worst-performing states and UTs include: Chhattisgarh, Nagaland and Odisha with a score of- 61 Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh at a score of- 60 Assam scored- 57 Jharkhand scored- 56 Bihar at-52	The top-performing states and UTs as per the report are: Kerala with a score of- 75 Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with a score of -74 Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Uttarakhand scored- 72 Sikkim scored- 71 Maharashtra with a Goal score of- 70
The State of India’s Environment Report 2021 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by United Nations	Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)	Rank 117: India
THE Asia university rankings 2021	Times Higher Education (THE)	Rank 37: IISc Bangalore Rank 55: IIT Ropar Rank 78: IIT Indore	Rank 1: Tsinghua University, China Rank 2: Peking University
‘The Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2020’	Times		1^st Spot: Rhea Chakraborty 2^nd Spot: Miss Universe 2020, 3rd runner-up Adline Castelino 3^rdSpot: Actress Disha Patani 4^th Spot: Kiara Advani 5^th Spot: Deepika Padukone
Global Liveability Index 2021	Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)	Here’s the list of the 10 least liveable cities in the world: · Damascus (Syria) · Lagos (Nigeria) · Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) · Dhaka (Bangladesh) · Algiers (Algeria) · Tripoli (Libya) · Karachi (Pakistan) · Harare (Zimbabwe) · Douala (Cameroon) · Caracas (Venezuela)	The top 10 most livable cities in the world · Auckland, New Zealand · Osaka, Japan · Adelaide, Australia · Wellington, New Zealand · Tokyo, Japan · Perth, Australia · Zurich, Switzerland · Geneva, Switzerland · Melbourne, Australia · Brisbane, Australia
QS World University Rankings 2022	Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)	· Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru (186th position) · Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay (177th position) · IIT Delhi (185th rank)	Rank 1: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Rank 2: University of Oxford Rank 3: Stanford University University of Cambridge
World’s Best Banks 2021	Forbes with market research firm Statista		Rank 1: DBS Bank
Global Skills Report 2021	Coursera	Rank 67: India	Rank 1: Switzerland Rank 2: Luxembourg Rank 3: Austria
World Giving Index 2021	Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)	Rank 14: India	Rank 1: Indonesia Rank 2: Kenya Rank 3: Nigeria Rank 4: Myanmar Rank 5: Australia
“Global House Price Index” – Q1 2021.	Knight Frank	Rank 55: India	Rank 1: Turkey Rank 2: New Zealand
World Competitiveness Index 2021	Institute for Management Development (IMD)	Rank 43: India	Rank 1: Switzerland Rank 2: Sweden Rank 3: Denmark
15th edition of Global Peace Index 2021	Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Sydney	Rank 135: India (5th in South Asia region) Least peaceful country · Bottom: Afghanistan is the least peaceful country again for fourth consecutive year. · Yemen · Syria, · South Sudan, · Iraq	Rank 1: Iceland since 2008 Rank 2: Denmark Rank 3: New Zealand Rank 4: Portugal
Sustainable Development Report 2021 (6th Edition)	Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung	Rank 120: India	Rank 1: Finland Rank 2: Sweden Rank 3: Denmark
Ease of Living Index 2020	Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)		Rank 1: Bengaluru Rank 2: Chennai Rank 3: Shimla Rank 4: Bhubaneshwar Rank 5: Mumbai
‘Annual Bank Statistics of 2020’	Swiss National Bank (SNB), the Central Bank of Switzerland.	Rank 51: India	Rank 1: United Kingdom (UK) Rank 2: US
QS Executive MBA Rankings 2021	Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)	IIM Bangalore: Rank 1 in India Rank 39 globally
Global list of biggest philanthropists of last century	Hurun and Edelgive Foundation		Rank 1: Jamsetji Tata Rank 2: Bill Gates and his now-estranged wife Melinda Rank 3: Henry Wellcome Rank 4: Howard Hughes
World Investment Report 2021	UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	Rank 5 (largest recipient of FDI inflows in world): India- USD 64 billion	Top 3 US-USD 156 billion China-USD 149 billion Hong Kong-USD 119 billion

Ranking Index (May, 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Brand Finance Insurance 100 report for 2021	London-based consultancy firm Brand Finance	Most valuable insurance companies Rank 10: LIC with $8.65 billion. Strongest insurance brands Rank 3: India’s LIC.	Most valuable insurance companies Rank 1: PingAn Insurance of China-$44 billion Rank 2: China Life Insurance-$22 billion Rank 3: Germany’s Allianz with $20 billion. Strongest insurance brands Rank 1: Italy’s Poste Italiane Rank 2: Spain’s Mapfre
2021 ranking of global retail power houses	Deloitte	Fastest growing retailer in the world Rank 2: Reliance Retail Ltd List of Global Powers of Retailing Rank 53: Reliance Retail Ltd	List of Global Powers of Retailing Rank 1: US giant Walmart Inc Rank 2: Amazon.com Inc Rank 3: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders 2021	Fortune Magazine	Rank 10: Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India (SII)	Rank 1: Jacinda Ardern, PM of New Zealand
EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (impressive show on solar PV segment)		Rank 3: India	Rank 1: US Rank 2: China

Ranking Index (April, 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Global Gender Gap Report 2021	World Economic Forum	140th	Rank 1: Iceland Rank 2: Finland Rank 3: Norway Rank 4: New Zealand Rank 5: Sweden
35th Forbes’ annual billionaire list	Forbes	Rank 10: Mukesh Ambani	Rank 1: Jeff Bezos Rank 2: Elon Musk Rank 3: Bernard Arnault Rank 4: Bill Gates Rank 5: Mark Zuckerberg Rank 6: Warren Buffett Rank 7: Larry Ellison Rank 8: Larry Page Rank 9: Sergey Brin
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU 2020)	ShanghaiRanking Consultancy	Best higher education institutes in India: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore Best varsity in India: Calcutta University	Rank 1: Harvard University Rank 2: Stanford University Rank 3: University of Cambridge Category of 501- 600- IISc Bangalore
Internet inclusion and gender equality report	Facebook and Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)	49th	Rank 1: Sweden Rank 2: United States Rank 3: Spain Rank 4: Australia Rank 5: Hong Kong.
Henley Passport Index 2021	Henley & Partners	84th	Rank 1: Japan Rank 2: Singapore Rank 3: Germany, South Korea Rank 4: Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain Rank 5: Austria, Denmark Rank 107: Pakistan Rank 110: Afghanistan (Bottom)
World Press Freedom Index 2021	Reporters Without Borders	142nd	Rank 1: Norway Rank 2: Finland Rank 3: Sweden Rank 177: China Rank 179: North Korea
Global Energy Transition Index 2021	World Economic Forum (WEF)	87th	Rank 1: Sweden Rank 2: Norway Rank 3: Denmark
Chandler Good Government Index 2021	Chandler Institute of Governance, Singapore	49th	Rank 1: Finland Rank 2: Switzerland Rank 3: Singapore Rank 4: Netherlands Rank 5: Demark
SIPRI’s TRENDS IN WORLD MILITARY EXPENDITURE report 2020	Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)	3rd	Rank 1: United States Rank 2: China Rank 4: Russia Rank 5: United Kingdom

March 2021

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Ease of Living Index 2021	Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry	More than 10lacs Population Rank 2: Pune Rank 3: Ahmedabad Rank 4: Chennai Rank 5: Surat, Rank 6: Navi Mumbai Less than 10 Lacs Population Rank 2: Bhubaneshwar Rank 3: Silvassa Rank 4: Kakinada Rank 5: Salem Rank 6: Vellore followed by Gandhinagar, Gurugram, Davangere Municipal Performance Index 2020 (More than 10 lacs) Rank 2: Bhopal Rank 3: New Delhi Municipal Council Municipal Performance Index 2020 (less than 10 lacs) Rank 2: Gandhinagar.	More than 10 lacs Population: Bengaluru Less than 10 lacs Population: Shimla Municipal Performance Index 2020 (More than 10 lacs): Surat Municipal Performance Index 2020 (less than 10 lacs): Tirupati
List of aspirational districts ranking in January	Niti Aayog		Rank 1: Nawada (Bihar) Rank 2: Kiphire (Nagaland) Rank 3: Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh)
11th QS World University Rankings 2021		Rank 172: Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay)	Rank 1: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (US) Rank 2: Stanford University (US) Rank 3: University of Cambridge (UK)
Economic Freedom Index 2021	Heritage Foundation, a US Conservative think-tank	26^th in Asia-Pacific 121^st globally	Rank 1: Singapore Rank 2: New Zealand Rank 3: Australia Rank 4: Switzerland Rank 5: Ireland
Business to Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2020	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	Rank 71	Rank 1-Switzerland Rank 2-Netherlands Rank 3-Denmark
World Air Quality Report 2020	Swiss organisation, IQAir	22 of world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India	Most polluted capital city Rank 1-Delhi Most polluted city Rank 1-Xinjiang, China Rank 2 – Ghaziabad
World Happiness Report 2021	United Nations	Rank 139	Rank 1- Finland Rank 2- Iceland Rank 3- Denmark Rank 84^th– China Rank 105– Pakistan Rank 148^th -Zimbabwe Bottom (149)- Afghanistan
International Intellectual Property Index 2021	US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC)	40th	Rank 1: US Rank 2: UK Rank 3: Germany
Military Direct’s study on strongest armed forces	Military Direct	4th	Rank 1: China Rank 2: USA Rank 3: Russia Rank 5: France

Ranking Index (February 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Global 500 ranking of the strongest brands globally	Brand Finance	Rank 5th Reliance Jio	· Rank 1: Chinese Mobile app WeChat · Rank 2: Ferrari · Rank 3: Russian bank Sber · Rank 4: Coca Cola
Number of new cases of leprosy in the world annually	World Health Organization (WHO)	1^st	· Rank 2: Brazil · Rank 3: Indonesia
International Economic Resilience (IER) Rank	PHDCCI	2^nd most resilient economy in 2021	· Rank 1: Germany
Democracy Index 2020	Economist Intelligence Unit	53rd	· Rank 1: Norway · Rank 2: Iceland · Rank 3: Sweden · Rank 4: New Zealand · Rank 5: Canada

Ranking Index (January 2021)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
COVID-19 “performance index”	Lowy Institute, an Australian think-tank	86^th	New Zealand, Vietnam
Corruption Perception Index 2020	Transparency International	86^th	Rank 1: New Zealand Rank 2: Denmark Rank 3: Finland
Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index	Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)	10^th	Singapore
Global Climate Risk Index 2021	Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch	7^th	Top three most affected countries 1^st : Mozambique 2^nd : Zimbabwe 3^rd : Bahamas
Global Firepower Index 2021	By Global Firepower (GFP)- potential military strength	4^th	1^st– US 2^nd-Russia 3^rd– China
Hurun Global 500, 2020		11 Indian companies find place among 54th Rank-Reliance Industries Ltd ($169 billion) 73rd Rank-TCS ($139 billion) 105TH Rank-HDFC ($107.5 billion)	1st Rank-Apple ($2.1 trillion) 2nd Rank– Micro Soft ($1.6 trillion) 3rd Rank-Amazon ($1.2 trillion)
Henley Passport Index 2021	International air Transport Association	85^th	Rank 1- Japan Rank 2- Singapore Rank 3– South Korea and Germany Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria were the countries with the worst passport.
India Innovation Index ranking 2020	Niti Aayog	1^st Karnataka 2^nd Maharastra	Union Territories, 1st –Delhi
World’s most-valued IT services brand	Brand Finance	Rank 3^rd: TCS Rank 4^th: Infosys Ltd. Rank 7^th: HCL Technologies Ltd. Rank 9^th: Wipro Ltd.	1^st – Accenture Plc 2^nd -IBM

Ranking Index (December)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
US Air Quality Index	The United States Environmental Protection Agency	2^nd –New Delhi	1^st– Lahore 3^rd – Kathmandu
Fortune 500 list of Indian firms (Update-5^th Dec)	Fortune		Rank 1: Reliance Industries Ltd Rank 2: IOC Rank 3: ONGC Rank 4: SBI Rank 5: BPCL
QS Asia University Rankings 2021	QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education think-tank	IIT Bombay (Rank 47), IIT Delhi (Rank 50), IIT Madras (Rank 56)	Rank 1:National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Rank 2: Tsinghua University, China (Mainland) Rank 3: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
Global Terrorism Index 2020		8^th	Afghanistan
Best performing police station in the country 2020	Ministry of Home Affairs		Nongpok Sekmai -Manipur
Climate change Index 2020 (Updated-8Dec)	Germany	10^TH	None of the countries were in top three ranks. Rank 4: Sweden Rank 5: UK Rank 6: Denmark
Most powerful woman Index	Forbes	Sitharaman is ranked 41st	1^st– Angela Merkel 2^nd Christine Lagarde 3^rd – Kamala Harris
Human Development Index 2020	United Nations Development Program (UNDP)	131^st	1^st -Norway 2^nd – Ireland 3^rd – Switzerland
Highest-paid celebrities	Forbes		Kylie Jenner -590 million dollars Rank 2- Kanye West, USD 170 million
Human Freedom Index 2020 (Updated-17^th Dec)	American think tank Cato Institute and Fraser Institute in Canada.	111^th	New Zealand, Switzerland and Hong Kong top 3.
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) Index 2020	Wizikey	1^st– HDFC	2^nd Rank: ICICI Bank 3^rd Rank: State Bank of India (SBI)

Ranking Index (November)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
World’s Best Cities for 2021	Vancouver-based Resonance Consultancy Ltd	62^nd -Delhi	London
Global Bribery Risk Matrix	TRACE	77^th	Denmark
FIFA rankings (28^th Nov)	FIFA	104^th	1-Belgium 2-France, 3-Brazil

Kerala, Goa Best Governed States, UP Ranks Lowest: PAC ranking

Kerala was adjudged the best governed state in the country while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom in the large states category, according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre.
Governance performance is analysed in the context of sustainable development defined by three pillars of equity, growth and sustainability.

Large state category

Four southern states, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka stood in the first four ranks in terms of governance.
Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar were at the bottom of the ranking, scoring negative points in the category.

In the small state category

Goa ranked first, followed by Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh.
Worst performers who scored negative points are Manipur, Delhi and Uttarakhand, according to the PAC report.

Union territory in the category

Chandigarh emerged the best governed union territory in the category of UTs, followed by Puducherry and Lakshadweep.
Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Andaman, Jammu and Kashmir and Nicobar were the least performers.

♦Ranking Index (October, 2020)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Forbes India Rich List 2020 (Update 7^th Oct)	Forbes Magazine		1) Mukesh Ambani; US$88.7 billion 2) Gautam Adani; $25.2 billion 3) Shiv Nadar; $20.4 billion
Oxfam’s Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) Index 2020 (Update 13^th Oct)	International charitable organisation ‘Oxfam International’ in partnership with Development Finance International and with inputs from independent experts.	129^th	Rank 1:Norway 158^th: South Sudan (Bottom)
Arton Capital’s Passport Index 2020	by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital.	58^th	New Zealand
Global hunger index 2020 (Update 17^th Oct)	Welhunger life and Concern Worldwide	94^th
Most powerful country in Asia Power Index 2020 (Update 19^th Oct)	Sydney-based Lowy Institute	4^th	1-US 2-China 3-Japan
Anemia Mukt Bharat Index (Update 22^nd Oct)	National Health Mission		Top -Haryana
World’s Best Employer 2020	Forbes	Top industry (India) –HCL (30th globally) Banking sector– HDFC (176^th Globally) Indian PSUs– NTPC	Top- Samsumg 2^nd –Amazon 3^rd – IBM
FiFa Rank (Men) (Update 28^th Oct)	FIFA	109^th	Rank 1: Belgium Rank 2: France Rank 3: Brazil

♦Ranking Index (September,2020)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Global Innovation Index 2020 (Updated 2^nd Sep)	World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)	48^th	Switzerland
Rabobank’s (Updated 6^th Sep)		16^th –Amul	Switzerland’s Nestle
THE World University Ranking 2021 (Updated 6^th Sep)	Times Higher Education	Indian Institute of Science, or IISc, Bengaluru was placed in 301-350 overall category in the global rankings.	University of Oxford
Ease of doing business 2019 ranking (Updated 8^th Sep)	‘State Business Reform Action Plan 2019’ (BARP)		Andhra Pradesh-1st Uttar Pradesh-2nd Telangana-3rd
EASE Banking Reforms Index 2.0 (Updated 12^th Sep)	Indian Banking Association (IBA)		1^st –BOB 2^nd –SBI 3^rd -Oriental Bank of Commerce
Global Economic Freedom Index 2020 (Updated 16^th Sep)	Canada’s Fraser Institute	105^th	Hong Kong
Global Smart City Index 2020 (Updated 18^th Sep)	The Institute for Management Development (IMD), in collaboration with Singapore University for Technology and Design (SUTD)	85^th –Hyderabad 86^th – New Delhi 93^rd– Mumbai 95^th Bengaluru	Singapore
Human Capital Index 2020 (Updated 20^th Sep)	World Bank	116^th	1st-Singapore 2nd- Hongkong and China 3rd- Japan
World Risk Index (WRI) 2020 (Updated 27^th Sep)	United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Bundnis Entwicklung Hilft and the University of Stuttgart in Germany.	89^th	Vanuatu

♦Ranking Index (August)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Future Brand Index 2020 (Update 4^th August)	PwC Global	Reliance (2^nd Rank)	Apple
Fortune’s top 100 global companies 2020 (Update 11^th August)	Fortune	Reliance Industries (96^th Rank)	Walmart
“The Highest-Paid Actors Of 2020” (Update 11^th August)	Forbes	Akshay Kumar 6^th Rank ($48.5 million)	Dwayne Johnson ($87.5 Million )
Digital Quality of Life 2020 (Update 20^th August)	online privacy solutions provider Surf Shark	57^th	Denmark
Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 (Update 22^nd August)	NITI Aayog		Gujarat
Global list with average monthly wage (Update 28^th August)	Picodi.com	72^nd Rs 32,800 ($437)	Switzerland Rs 4,49,000 ($5,989) Bottom- Cuba, Rs 2,700 ($36).
Swachh Survekshan 2020	Union Urban Development Minister Hardeep Singh Puri	States with over 100 cities Top-Chhattisgarh States with less than 100 cities. Top-Jharkhand Among the towns along the banks of river Ganga Top- Varanasi	India’s Cleanest cities : 1) Indore,MP 2) Surat,Gujarat 3) Navi Mumbai,Maharashtra In less than 1 lakh population category: 1) Karad,Maharashtra 2) Saswad,Maharashtra 3) Lonavala,Maharashtra

Ranking Index (July)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Sustainable Development Report 2020 (Update-1^st July)	Teams of independent experts at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung.	117^th	Sweden
“INFORM Report 2020 (Updates 8 July)	Research centre INFORM, operating under European Commission (EU)	31^st	Somalia
Global Real Estate Transparency Index		34^th
Cancer preparedness Index (Updates 12July)	Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)	8^th	Australia
Global Manufacturing Risk Index (Updates 16July)	Cushman & Wakefield Report	3^rd	China
Billionaires Index (Updates 18July)	business magazine Forbes	5^th, Mr Ambani’s wealth at $75 billion	Jeff Bezos-$185.8 Billion Bill Gates-$113.1 Billion Bernard Arnault and family-$112 Billion Mark Zuckerberg-$89 Billion
Surveilled cities Index (Updates 25^th July)	UK-based Comparitech	Hyderabad is 16^th Chennai at 21 and Delhi ranked at 33.	Taiyuan (China)
Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) (Updates 28^th July)	United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).	3^rd	China

♦Ranking Index (June)

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report 2020 (Updated 13June)	StartupBlink	23^rd	US Three key factors: Quantity, Quality and Business Environment.
Forbes highest-paid celebrities 2020 (Updated 6^th June)	Forbes	Akshay Kumar (Rank 52)	Kylie Jenner
THE Asia University Ranking 2020 (Updated 11June)	Time Higher Education	IIT-Ropar (Rank 47), IIT-Indore (Rank 55), IIT-Kharagpur (Rank 59)	Rank 1: Tsinghua University, China Rank 2: Peking University, China
FSSAI food safety index for 2019-20 (Updated 12June)	Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)	Among the smaller states, Goa came first followed by Manipur and Meghalaya.	Largest States: Gujarat has topped following by Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra Among UT Chandhigarh, Delhi and Andaman Island secured top three rank.
Environmental Performance Index 2020 (Updated 9 June)	Yale and Columbia universities	168^th	1^st: Denmark 2^nd: Luxembourg
2020 Cost of Living Survey’ (Updated 11June)	Mercer’s	Mumbai World Rank: 60^th Asia: 19^th	Hong Kong
NIRF Rankings 2020 (Updated 11June)	Ministry of Human Resource Development	Rank 3: Banaras Hindu University	Rank 1: Indian Institute of Science Rank 2: Jawaharlal Nehru University
QS World University Rankings 2021 (Updated 11June)	Quacquarelli Symonds	Rank 172: IIT Bombay Rank 185: IISc Bangalore	Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT). USA
Safety and risk assessment of nations tackling Covid-19. (Updated 9 June)	Deep Knowledge Ventures	56^th	Switzerland
Fifa’s Latest Ranking (Updated 12June)	FIFA	108^TH	Belgium
Nature Index 2020 (Updated 12June)	Nature Research	12^th	United States of America
NIRF Pharmacy Colleges Ranking 2020 (Updated 12June)	HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal	Rank 2: Panjab University, Chandigarh	Rank1: Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
World Competitiveness Index 2020 (Updated 16 June)	Institute for Management Development (IMD)	43th	Singapore
SIPRI’s Yearbook 2020 (Updated 15 June)	Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The Swedish think-tank	6^th	1^st: US 2^nd: Russia 3^rd: UK
Most valuable firm globally by market-cap (Updated 16 June)		Reliance Industries (RIL). Rank 57^th ($150 billion.)	Saudi Aramco ($ 1,764.50 billion)
THE Young University Ranking 2020 (Updated 24 June)	Times Higher Education (THE)	62nd -IIT Ropar 64th -IIT Indore	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Accounting money in Swiss banks	Switzerland’s central bank	77^th	UK

♦May 2020

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
Budget transparency, accountability 2019 (Update -1^st May)	International Budget Partnership (IBP)	53^rd	New Zealand
Research and Development (R&D) Statistics and Indicators 2019-20 (Update -4^th May)	NSTMIS (National Science and Technology Management Information System)	3^rd	1^st-US 2^nd –China
Top 50 of FT Executive Education Ranking (Update -11May)		IIM-Bangalore only Indian institute (45^th Rank)	IESE Business School, University of Navarra
WEF’s global Energy Transition index 2020 (Update -12^th May)	Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)	74^th	Sweden
Forbes top 100 highest-paid athletes (Update -31^st May)	Forbes (June 1, 2019, until June 1, 2020)	Virat Kohli Rank-66^th ($26 million)	1^st -Roger Federer ($106.3 million) 2^nd – Ronaldo($105 million) 3^rd– great Lionel Messi($104 million) 4^th– Brazil’s Neymar ($95.5 million.)
World’s Highest-Paid Female	Forbes		Naomi Osaka (Japan-Tennis) $37.4 million

♦April 2020

Index	Index released by	India’s Rank	1st Rank
34^th Forbes billionaires list 2020 (Update-7April 2020)	Forbes	Mukesh Ambani is 17th position with 44.8 billion.	1^st: Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has top slot as worlds richest man with a net worth of $113 billion 2^nd: Bill gates (98 billion)
FIFA’s latest ranking (Update-9April 2020)	FIFA	108^th	1-Belgium 2-France 3-Brazil
Global Press Freedom Index 2020 (Update-22April 2020)	Published by Reporters Without Borders	142^nd	Norway
Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020 (Update-22April 2020)	Times	IIT-Kharagpur (57^th rank)	University of Auckland

♦March 2020