Question: Which of the following city has topped NITI Aayog’s inaugural SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22 ?
(a) Shimla
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Dhanbad
(d) Kochi
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Shimla has topped among the 56 urban areas while Dhanbad in Jharkhand is at the bottom.
- NITI Aayog launched the inaugural SDG Urban Index & Dashboard 2021-22, to further strengthen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) localization and institute robust SDG monitoring at the city level.
- Top 5 Urban Areas with the score : Shimla: 75.50, Coimbatore: 73.29, Chandigarh: 72.36, Thiruvananthapuram: 72.36, Kochi: 72.29
- The SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 ranks 56 urban areas on 77 SDG indicators across 46 targets of the SDG framework.
- These includes 44 cities with population above one million and 12 State capitals with population less than a million.
BY: AMIT GUPTA