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What is the rank of India in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals Index adopted as a part of the Agenda 2030 by 192 United Nations member states? 

What is the rank of India in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals Index adopted as a part of the Agenda 2030 by 192 United Nations member states?  Correct Answer 120th

The correct answer is 120th.

Key Points

  • India has slipped three spots from 2021's 117 to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 192 United Nations member states in 2015.
  • With the latest rankings, India is now behind all south Asian nations except Pakistan, which stands at 129.
  • This was stated in the Centre for Science and Environment's State of India's Environment Report, 2022.

Additional Information

  • ​As per the TomTom Traffic Index Ranking 2021, Mumbai has been ranked at 5th, Bengaluru at 10th in terms of the most congested cities in the world in 2021.
  • IIT Madras has bagged the first position in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2021, for the third consecutive year.
  • International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitive Centre published its “World Talent Ranking Report”. 
  • India has slipped to 82nd position (drop by 5 slots from 2020) with a risk score of 44 in the global list of 2021 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix (TRACE Matrix).
  • QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) has released the 2022 QS World University Rankings.
  • The ranking has been topped by the National University of Singapore (NUS) for the 4th year in a row.
  • 4 Indian institutes have made it to the Times Higher Education (THE)’s World Reputation Rankings 2021, the annual ranking of THE that features the top 200 universities.
  • India has ranked 106th in the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) Rankings 2021.

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