India has slipped one notch in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2020 released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The country is ranked 131 in the list of 189 countries. It was ranked 130th in 2019. To build this index, the average age, education, and income in a country are mainly made the basis.
Norway in the first place, Ireland in second place, and Switzerland in third place. The HDI value of India has been kept at 0.645 in this report. It is considered as close to one. Norway's HDI value of number one is 0.957 I. The neighboring countries Sri Lanka and China were ahead of us. Pakistan has fallen two places from 152 last time.
According to the Human Development Report, the life expectancy of Indians in the year 2019 was 69.7 years. It was 72.6 years in Bangladesh and 67.3 years in Pakistan. According to the report, Bhutan was ranked 129, Bangladesh ranked 133, Nepal ranked 142 and Pakistan ranked 154 in the index.
Norway topped the index followed by Ireland, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Iceland. UNDP Resident Representative Shoko Noda told reporters that 'the decline in India's ranking does not mean that India did not do well, but it means that other countries have done better'.
Noda said that India can help other countries. He also praised India's efforts to reduce carbon emissions. According to the report released on Tuesday by the UNDP, India's gross national income per capita in 2018 was US $ 6,829 based on purchasing power parity (PPP) which fell to USD 6,681 in 2019.
Important facts
Due to increasing financial security, ownership of land, the situation of women has shown improvement. Violence from such women decreased and social prestige increased. But malnutrition is found most among the children of tribal communities. Due to this, there is a physical weakness in children and there is no physical growth according to age.
Climate change is also affecting girls' education and health. Due to these reasons, parents are reducing the expenses for their girls when income decreases.
Good thing: fifth in solar power capacity, four years ahead of target
In 2008, India started the Climate Change National Action Plan and had set a target of reducing energy requirements on fossil fuels by 35 percent by 2030. The report stated that by July 2019, India started generating 30 GW of solar power. He is four years ahead of his target. It is ranked fifth in solar generating capacity.