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Topic -        GS-3 mains paper    intellectual property rights         economic development        GII 2021  Global Innovation Index is an annual index launched by the World Intellectual property organisation (WIPO) - it was setup in 1967. WIPO is an agency of UNO which has 193 member countries and self funded under UNO.  Since its inception in 2007 GII has shaped the innovation measurements, agenda and become a cornerstone of economic policy making. This index comprises 81 indicators including measures , knowledge creation , education, infrastructure present of 132 countries.  Top ten ranked economy in GII -2021 are : Switzerland  Sweden The US The UK Republic of Korea Netherland Finland  Singapore  Denmark Germany. France  ChinaB6 Japan Hong Kong  India: It is ranked at 46th place in GII 2021 ( there is an improvement for  two steps in ranking from last year) It w...

Topic: ecological issues  GS-3PAPER, GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA  CCRI The children climate risk index is an annual index produced by the UNESCO to rank the countries based on the risk posed by the climate crisis on the health, lifestyle, livelihood, habitation in the form of flooding, droughts, erosion, pollution,  heatwave, ,cyclone, landslides etc. CCRI report 2021 states that in 33 countries of  world children's are in "extremely high risk" including four South east Asia countries.  Serious deprivation faced by children due to the intensifying effect that climate and environmental shocks have on existing inadequate access to such as water, sanitation, health-care, education.  Extremely high risk countries of sought east Asia are ranked: 14th- Pakistan  15th- Bangladesh  25th-Afghanistan  26th- India  India's neighbour's ranks are: 51st- Nepal  61st- Sri Lanka 111st- Bhutan  India: 600 million Indians will face acute water shortages...