CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India occupies 3rd rank in terms of number of PhDs awarded in Science and Engineering (S&E) (nearly 25, 000) after the USA and China. India ranks 3rd globally in terms of number of Startups (77, 000) and in terms of no of UNICORNs (107) in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mr Singh said that according to the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Science & Engineering Indicators 2022 report of the United States, India’s position globally in scientific publications, has improved from seventh position in 2010 to third position in 2020.

Detailed explanation-3: -Switzerland is located in Central Europe. It’s one of the most advanced countries in Science, with an h-index score of 1, 142 compared to 57, 331 papers published by Swiss scholars in 2021. These were 4.3 papers per 1, 000 Swiss citizens. The average number of citations per paper was 1.60.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has recently overtaken the UK to become the fifth largest economy in the world. What is the nominal GDP of India in 2022? India’s nominal GDP in 2022 is $3.8 trillion. According to the World Economy Ranking 2022, which are the countries with the 10 largest economies in the world?