Question: In the new Sustainable Development Goal Index released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung, India is ranked-
(a) 106th
(b) 108th
(c) 99th
(d) 110th
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- On 20 July 2016 the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung launched a new Sustainable Development Goal Index.
- The SDG Index and Dashboard collect available data for 149 countries to assess where each country stands in 2016 with regard to achieving the SDGs.
- The SDG Index ranks countries based on their performance across 17 goals.
- The index has been topped by Sweden with the score of 84.5.
- The next four countries in the list are 2. Denmark (Score -83.9), 3. Norway (Score -82.3), 4. Finland (score-81.0) and 5. Switzerland (Score -80.9).
- The Central African Republic is at the bottom of the list (149th rank) with the score of 26.1.
- Above this Liberia with the score of 30.5 ranked 148th.
- Congo (Score -31.3) is ranked 147 th, Niger (Score -31.4) 146 th and Chad (Score -31.8) at 145.
- India is ranked 110th in the index with the score of 48.4.
- Among the neighboring countries Bhutan 82nd place (score -58.2), Sri Lanka 97 th (score 54.8), Nepal 103rd place (score 51.5), Pakistan ranked 115 (score -45.7), Bangladesh ranked 118 (score -44.4) and Afghanistan ranked 139 (score -36.5) has been received.
- Among the BRICS countries Russia ranked 47th (score -66.4), Brazil 52th (score-64.4), China 76th (score -59.1).
- Among the developed countries, United States, ranked 25th (score -72.7), UK 10th (score -78.1), Japan 18th (score -75.0), Singapore 19th (score -74.6), Australia 20th (score -74.4), Germany 6th (score -8.5), and Canada 13th (score -76.8).
Reference:
http://unsdsn.org/news/2016/07/20/new-index-shows-countries-need-to-act-urgently-to-achieve-sustainable-development-goals/
http://www.ptinews.com/news/7679980_India-ranks-110th-on-Sustainable-Development-index-
http://unsdsn.org/news/2016/07/22/the-sdgindex-dashboards-launch/