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Pakistan at 99th spot in Global Innovation Index as it faces low literacy rate

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Pakistan at 99th spot in Global Innovation Index as it faces low literacy rate

According to local media reports, Pakistan faces a lack of innovation due to low literacy rates, insufficient on-the-job training, and lack of substantial investment in education.

Among the 132 economies in 2021, the Global Innovation Index ranked Pakistan 99th. This ranking indicates that the country has a low literacy rate and lacks substantial investment in innovation in R&D and education. Pakistan is facing a lack of innovation. According to local media reports, low literacy rates, poor on-the-job training, and lack of substantial investment in education.

Among the 132 economies in 2021, the Global Innovation Index ranked Pakistan 99th, which shows that the country has a low literacy rate and lacks innovative investment in R&D and educational forms.

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Pakistan’s education expenditure is close to 2.9% of its GDP. According to The Express Tribune, it has the lowest literacy rate in South Asia and Asia as a whole.

The country’s literacy rate is 62.3%, while the female literacy rate is even lower at 51.7%.

Pakistani publications added that people with low literacy skills are inadequately prepared for the labor market, continuing education and on-the-job training.

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Islamabad has also failed to make the necessary investments in innovation in the form of R&D, education, solid infrastructure, and institutional-supported innovation activities, which may improve the country’s education system.

The innovation ranking relies on 82 different indicators under seven pillars. In terms of human capital and research indicators, Pakistan ranks 117th.

Switzerland, Sweden and the United States are the top three countries in terms of innovation. Among Asian countries, Vietnam ranks 44th, India ranks 46th, and Iran ranks 60th. India ranks second among low- and middle-income economies, and first in Central and South Asia. forum.

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

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Day 6 box office receipts for Game Changer: Ram Charan’s film takes another hit, earning over ₹110 crore

Game Changer box office collection day 6: Ram Charan and Kiara Advani-starrer released in theatres on January 10.
Game Changer box office collection: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani-Game Changer is one the first big releases of this year, and came with huge audience expectations. However the film opened to mixed reviews and has performed decently at the box office. As per the latest version of Sacnilk.com, Game Changer has minted ₹6.11 crore in its sixth day of release. Game Changer is directed by Shankar.

Game Changer box office collection

The report states that Game Changer has now crossed the ₹110 crore mark at the box office. It minted ₹5.55 crore on its first Wednesday, which is the lowest for the film so far. The film had seen a slight growth on its fifth day of release, with ₹10 crore net. The overall collections now stand at ₹112.26 crore.

Game Changer minted ₹51 crore on its opening day, and saw a dip in collections on its second day with ₹21.6 crore. Day three collections were at ₹15.9 crore whereas day four net was ₹7.65 crore. The film saw a sharp decline in its weekdays and is yet to recover. Game Changer is facing stiff competition from a number of releases, which includes Nandamuri Balakrisha’s Daaku Maharaj, Unni Mukundan’s Marco and Allu Arjun’s Pushpa 2: The Rule.

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Amid box office concerns for the film, a pirated version of Game Changer was allegedly aired on a local TV channel and shown in buses. Screenshots of the same surfaced on X, which caught the attention of producer Sreenivas Kumar. He took to his X account to demand strict action on it.

A few days ago, the makers of the film had filed a complaint against individuals for allegedly leaking a pirated version of the film online. The complaint also states that before the film’s release, the producers and a few team members were threatened through social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, wherein the same alleged pirates demanded money from producers and threatened to leak the pirated version if their demands were not fulfilled.

Game Changer is directed by Shankar and stars Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, and SJ Suryah. The film has also been released in Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.

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