Question

The HDI ranking of India according to 2020 UNDP HDI report is
1. 136
2. 130
3. 131
4. 182

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 131

The correct answer is 131.

• Human Development Index
  • India ranked at 131st position out of 189 countries in the Human Development Index 2020.
  • This report was published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
  • HDI emphasizes that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone.
  • It is a composite index that measures average achievement in three basic dimensions of human development- a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living.
  • The 2020 Report has introduced planetary pressures-adjust Development Index (HDI) by a country per capita carbon dioxide emissions and material footprint.
• Structure of the 2020 Human Development Report
  1.  Renewing human development for the Anthropocene.
  2.  Mechanisms of change to catalyse action.
  3. Exploring new metrics.