# WDR

• The world development report has estimated a 120% income gain for Indians going to work overseas, compared to a 40% rise in case of internal migration.
• The report released on Tuesday has estimated that low skilled Indians migrating to the US stand to gain the most as they would see a jump in income of nearly 500%, followed by UAE at almost 300%.
• Those migrating to the Gulf cooperation council nations comprising Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and UAE, stand to gain less.
• The report estimated the number of migrants globally at 184 million, which is 2.3% of the population, including 37 million refugees.

# Wheat procurement

• The government procurement of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season has increased by almost 25% compared to the corresponding period last year.
• Data show that the wheat procurement touched 171 lakh tonnes as on Monday and during last year, the government entities had procured 188 lakh tonnes.
• Meanwhile, the centre has allowed the states including UP to procure wheat through panchayats and they will get the commission ₹27 per quintal.
• The food ministry has also allowed Rajasthan government to procure wheat on non-DCP mode, which means food corporation of India directly or through the state government agencies will procure wheat from the purchase centres.

# Ease of moving index

• Pune and pimpri chinchwad in Maharashtra topped the list of 40 prominent cities in terms of ease of movement and ease of reaching destination in 2022, according to a study carried out by the Ola mobility Institute.
• Mumbai ranked second and Coimbatore ranked third, followed by Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Indore.
• As per the report, Aizwal in mizoram emerged as a top performer in clean mobility.
• Kanpur emerged as the safest city to travel on public transport.

# US

• North Dakota became the latest US state on Monday to enact a near total ban on abortion.
• The law makes North Dakota atleast the 14th state with an active ban on nearly all abortions.