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GEM 2021/2022 Report :India Ranked 4th in Ease of Starting Business; Saudi Arabia Topped

In accordance with the “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 Global Report: Opportunity Amid Disruption”, unveiled at the Dubai Expo, India is among the top five easiest places to start a new business.
They had placed India 4^thIt was topped by Saudi Arabia and followed by Netherlands & Sweden.

The Indian Government has agreed to provide a grant to Sri Lanka for implementing its ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’ which is modelled on Aadhaar card. However, no information is provided on the value of the grant.

The US Green Building Council (USGBC)released the 9th annual ranking of top 10 countries outside ofthe United States (US) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in 2021 in which India ranked 3rd with 146 projects.
It has been topped by China with 1,077 LEED projects certified in 2021, followed by Canada at 2nd position with 205 projects.
India becomes home to 146 more LEED licensed buildings and spaces in 2021, it represents 2,818,436.08 Gross Square Meters (GSM) of area.

The United Kingdom has marked the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s rule, the queen looked to the future of the monarchy.
She surpassed Louis XIV of France as the longest-reigning monarch of a sovereign state.

Salesforce, a leading player in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), published the 2022 Global Digital Skills Index which highlights the growing global digital skills crisis and the need for action.
India has scored 63 out of 100, leads the digital skills readiness and has the highest readiness index among the 19 counties.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief, Jens Stoltenberg will take over as Norway’s central bank Governor at the end of the year.

Chinais celebrating the Spring Festival; it’s the most important annual festival as it entered the Lunar new “Year of the Tiger”.
Last year was celebrated as the Lunar Year of the Ox.
Year of the Tiger has begun from February 1, 2022, and will end on January 21, 2023.