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It is the longest-standing global index for assessing gender equality, measuring countries' progress in closing gender gaps across 4 key dimensions  \no Economic Participation and Opportunity,  \no Educational Attainment,  \no Health & Survival,  \no Political Empowerment.  \no Published by: World Economic Forum- Published annually since 2006,  \no Rating Mechanism: Each dimension is scored on a scale from 0 to 1, where 1 represents full gender parity and 0 denotes complete inequality.  \no The index aims to act as a strategic benchmarking tool, enabling countries to assess and compare gender disparities.  \no Objectives: To act as a guiding tool for tracking progress on gender gaps in health, education, economy, and politics.  \no Global Gender Gap Index 2026:  \no Top three positions are acquired by Iceland, Finland and Norway respectively.  \no India retained its rank 131, out of 145 countries.  \no The lowest ranked country is Chad, with Iran and Pakistan in the last three.  \no World Economic Forum: An international non-profit organisation that brings together business, political, and social leaders to discuss global challenges.  \no Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.  \no Establishment: During 1971, by German-born engineer and scholar Klaus Schwab. Originally named as the European Management Forum.  \no Original Goal: To help European corporate leaders improve their business competitiveness against U.S. companies.  \no India’s Engagement: India holds the second-largest base of member companies and corporate leaders participating in the Forum outside of its home regions.  \no Major Reports: WEF regularly publishes globally recognized reports, including the Global Competitiveness Report and the Global Gender Gap Report, Energy Transition Index, Global Risk Report, Global Travel and Tourism Report.  \nCopper  \nThe record-high price surge of copper creates costs pressures for the industrialists.  \no What is It? Copper is a naturally occurring chemical element, having atomic number 29.  \no Occurrence: It is found as a free metal in nature. It also occurs in minerals like chalcocite, chalcopyrite, and bornite.  \no Properties: Soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Also, a corrosion resistant element.  \no Recyclability: Copper is 100% recyclable without any loss in quality, making it an eco-friendly metal.  \no Alloys:  \no Global Distribution: About 65% of global unmined reserves concentrated in just five countries: Chile, Australia, Peru, Mexico, and the United States.  \no Distribution in India: Limited.  \no Rajasthan (52%) -Khetri Copper Belt.  \no Madhya Pradesh (23%) -Malanjkhand Mine.  \no Jharkhand (15%) -Singhbhum Copper Belt.  \no Imports: India primarily imports copper from Japan, Chile, Peru, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia.  \no Japan is the largest supplier, accounting for the vast majority of India's refined copper imports, alongside smaller shares from Tanzania and Mozambique.  \nPakistan - China Boundary Joint Commission  \nIndia rejected the Boundary Joint Commission set up by Pakistan and China, stating that they’ve no legal basis to decide on arrangements related to Indian territory under occupation.  \no What is It? It is a bilateral institutional mechanism operationalised between Pakistan and China to oversee border affairs, frontier management, and cross-border facilitation along the geographical alignment separating Xinjiang and Pakistan-administered Kashmir (specifically Gilgit-Baltistan and the ceded TransKarakoram) .  \no Xinjiang: China's largest region, sharing borders with eight countries: Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India (via the disputed Ladakh/Aksai Chin sector).  \n17 September 2026  \no Uighur Muslims: predominantly Muslim minority Turkic ethnic group, whose origins can","cbCaisP2VEpucl9Q","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisP2VEpucl9Q","pdf",1080379,"English","# Global Gender Gap Index\n## What it is\n## Scoring and objectives\n## Key highlights and rankings\n# Copper\n## What it is\n## Properties and recyclability\n## Global distribution and India sources\n# Pakistan - China Boundary Joint Commission\n## India’s position and dispute context\n# International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)\n## What it is\n## Establishment, headquarters, membership\n## Grants and functions\n# Sohar Port\n## What it is\n## Location and strategic significance","[{\"question\":\"What does the Global Gender Gap Index 2026 measure and how is it scored?\",\"answer\":\"It assesses gender equality progress across four dimensions: economic participation, educational attainment, health \\u0026 survival, and political empowerment. 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