Forbes presents the 2024 World's Billionaires List. Total billionaire wealth: $14.2 trillion (up by $2 trillion from 2023). Top 20 billionaires added $700 billion since 2023. S.: 813 billionaires worth $5.7 trillion. China: 473 billionaires worth $1.7 trillion (real estate losses wiped $300 billion). India: 200 billionaires, ranking 3rd globally. Top 10 Richest People (2025) Elon Musk: $433.9B (Tesla, SpaceX, U.S.) Jeff Bezos: $239.4B (Amazon, U.S.) Mark Zuckerberg: $211.8B (Facebook, U.S.) Larry Ellison: $204.6B (Oracle, U.S.) Bernard Arnault & Family: $181.3B (LVMH, France) Larry Page: $161.4B (Google, U.S.) Sergey Brin: $154.0B (Google, U.S.) Warren Buffett: $146.2B (Berkshire Hathaway, U.S.) Steve....Read More
In 2024, India ranked second globally for cyberattacks, with 95 entities affected by data theft, according to CloudSEK’s ThreatLandscape Report 2024. The United States had the highest number of attacks, with 140 incidents. Israel ranked third, with 57 cyberattacks. The finance and banking sectors were the most impacted, with 20 victims. Other affected sectors included government (13), telecommunications (12), healthcare and pharma (10), and education (9). 108 ransomware incidents were reported in India in 2024. Lockbit was the most active ransomware group, responsible for over 20 attacks. Major breaches included the leak of 850 million records from Hi-Tek Group, customer....Read More
Current Context : The QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education experts, released the third edition of the ‘QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025’. Top Indian Performers: IIT Delhi ranked 171 globally (India Rank 1), showing the largest leap with an improvement of 255 ranks from 426 (2024). IIT Kharagpur ranked 202 globally (India Rank 2), up by 147 ranks from 349. IIT Bombay ranked 234 globally (India Rank 3), advancing 69 ranks from 303. Other Notable Institutions: IIT Kanpur ranked 245 globally, showing an exceptional improvement of 277 ranks from 522. University of Delhi, the only non-IIT in the top....Read More
Current Context : Union Health Secretary, Apurva Chandra released "Health Dynamics of India (Infrastructure and Human Resources) 2022-23". It is an annual publication formerly known as “Rural Health Statistics”. It has been published every year since 1992. It provides important data about India’s National Health Mission (NHM), helping leaders make better healthcare decisions. KEY DATA FROM THE REPORT On March 31, 2023, the report gives a clear picture of India’s healthcare system: There are 1,69,615 Sub-Centres (SCs). 31,882 Primary Health Centres (PHCs). 6,359 Community Health Centres (CHCs). 1,340 District Hospitals (DHs). The healthcare system is supported by 2,39,911 health workers, 40,583 medical....Read More
Current Context : Ministry of Commerce and Industry under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) released Ease of Doing Business Reforms ranking. RELEVANT DATA : Top performer states : Kerala ranked top, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tripura, and Uttar Pradesh. Worst performers states : Arunachal Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, and Puducherry. Odisha has reformed its mining sector, UP has begun promoting investment, Maharashtra is attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by improving infrastructure Sikkim is adding value to organic farming,Read More
Current Context : Indian brand Amul has been ranked as the world’s strongest food brand and the strongest dairy brand, according to Brand Finance, UK annual report titled ‘Food & Drink 2024’. According to the report, Amul has risen from the second rank in 2023 to become the world’s strongest food brand in 2024, with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 0 out of 100 and an AAA+ rating. ABOUT AMUL It is the world's largest milk cooperative company in the world. Products including milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, and more. Established in 1946 Headquartered in Anand, Gujarat, Managed....Read More
The Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2024 have been released, providing valuable insights into the performance of universities across Asia. THE Asia University Rankings use 18 performance indicators to reflect the attributes of institutions. The 2024 ranking includes 739 universities from 31 territories. With 119 universities Japan remained the most-represented nation this year. India followed with 91 institutions. A total of 98 universities joined the ranking since last year. TOP 10 INDIAN UNIVERSITIES IN THE LIST ARE Indian Institute of Science (IISc): 32nd Rank Anna University: 119th Rank Mahatma Gandhi University: 134th Rank Jamia Millia Islamia: 148th Rank....Read More
Time magazine has released the list of 100 most influential personalities of the world. At just 25 years of age, Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza is the youngest person on this years’ TIME list. Yulia Navalnaya, wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has also been included in this list. This time, 15 artists, 15 titans, 16 icons, 24 leaders, 15 innovators and 15 pioneers have been included in Time magazine. INDIANS IN THE LIST: Olympian Sakshi Malik, Indian-origin actor Dev Patel, actor Alia Bhatt, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and World Bank President Ajay Banga were among the eight Indians....Read More
Delhi airport has been named among the world's top 10 busiest airports for 2023 in a list topped by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital is ranked tenth, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is on top and it handled over 10.46 crore passengers last year. It is followed by Dubai International Airport, which saw more than 8.69 crore passengers, and Dallas Forth Worth International Airport. The latter handled over 8.17 crore passengers in 2023. Others in the list are London's Heathrow airport (4th spot), Tokyo's Haneda airport....Read More
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