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A Jordan-based publication has declared Prime Minister Imran Khan ‘Man of the Year’ in the Muslim world while US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has been declared ‘Woman of the Year’.

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As per the report Pakistani economy will grow by 3.4% in 2025

The world economy will grow by 2.8% in 2025

The report titled ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects Report’ released in January 2025 by the United Nations (UN)

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Indonesia topped UK-based Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) annual World Giving Index for the fifth successive year in 2022.

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• The World Book Capital (WBC) is an initiative of UNESCO which recognises cities for promoting books and fostering reading for a year starting on April 23rd, World Book and Copyright Day.

• World Book Capital 2020: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
  
• World Book Capital 2021: Tbilisi (Georgia)

• World Book Capital 2022: Guadalajara (Mexico)

• World Book Capital 2023: Accra (Ghana)

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According to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) following country ranked in the World Giving Index 2021

1.         India was ranked 14th,

2.         Nepal was ranked 27th,

3.         Sri Lanka 63rd,

4.         Bangladesh 69th,

5.         China 95th

6.         Pakistan 107th.

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World Press Freedom Index 2025

Total countries: 180

Topper: Norway

Bottom: Eritrea

Pakistan: 158th

India: 151st

Additional Information:

This index has been released by Paris-based international NGO named Reporters Without Borders

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Global Peace Index 2024

Released by: Economics and Peace (IEP) 

Total countries: 163 (independent states & territories)

Topper: Iceland 

Pakistan: 140

Bottom: Yemen

Additional information

Global Peace Index 2023 was also topped by Iceland

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Explanation

India is set to become largest country in the world in population by 2023.

World population estimated to reach 8 billion by November 2022, 8.5 billion by 2030, and 10.4 billion by 2100.

The average Fertility Rate of the world population stood at 2.3 births per woman over a lifetime in 2021.

The report titled World Population Prospects released by: United Nations Population Fund (on 11 July 2022)

Note: World population day is observed on July 11.

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Measles and rubella have been eradicated from Sri Lanka and the Maldives after decades of immunisation programmes, by  World Health Organization on July 8, 2020.