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India's Ranking in Different Indexes/Report 2019

1. India ranked at 34th position on world travel and tourism competitiveness index
• According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) report, India has jumped 6 places to claim
34th spot on world Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019.
• The WEF report shows, over 1.5 crore international tourists arrived in India while the share of
travel and tourism industry was 3.6 per cent and that of industry employment was 5.1 per cent.
• Spain tops the ranking index followed by France and Germany.
• Other countries in the top 10 include Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia,
Italy, Canada, and Switzerland.

2. India among top 10 nations in gold reserves

• India has surpassed the Netherlands to move into the list of top10 countries in terms of total
gold reserves.
• According to the World Gold Council, India has gold reserves totalling 618.2 tonnes, which is
marginally higher than the Netherlands’ reserves of 612.5 tonnes.
• According to the World Gold Council, the U.S. leads the country list with total gold reserves of
8,133.5 tonnes followed by Germany with 3,366.8 tonnes.
• In terms of individual countries, India actually ranks 9th since the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) occupies the third position after the U.S. and Germany.

3. ‘Statue of Unity’, Mumbai’s Soho House among Time’s 100 greatest places in the world
• The 597-ft tall ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat and Mumbai’s Soho House have been featured by the
Time magazine in its second annual list of the 2019 World’s greatest places, in a compilation of
100 new and newly “noteworthy destinations.
• The ‘Statue of Unity’, the world’s tallest statue, is a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,
independent India’s first home minister as well as deputy prime minister.
• Soho House Mumbai is Asia’s first Soho House that puts a local spin on the “formula that has
allowed Nick Jones’ members-­only clubs to blossom across the US and Europe”.

4. India ranks 9th on “Global Happiness Survey” by Ipsos

• According to a “Global Happiness Survey” by Ipsos, Indian has been ranked 9th on the
happiness index among 28 global markets.
• For India, there has been a six per cent drop (from 83 per cent in 2018 to 77 per cent in 2019).
• Australia and Canada at the top spot (at 86 per cent) have emerged as the happiest nations of
the world, While Russia (47 per cent) emerged at the bottom of the heap, among the 28
markets.

5. Delhi, Mumbai fall in EIU’s Global Liveability Index 2019

• Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index for 2019, released with both Delhi and
Mumbai sliding down ranks.
• New Delhi dropped 6 places to 118, from 112 last year and Mumbai also fell in this year’s index,
by two places to 119, from 117 last year.
• Vienna in Austria, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia make the top three cities.
• The survey ranks countries across indicators including stability, healthcare, education,
infrastructure, culture and environment.

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6. Mumbai at 45th spot and Delhi at 52nd in World Safe Cities Index 2019
• According to a report of Economist Intelligence Unit, Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th
safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019, while Delhi stood at the 52nd position.
• Tokyo taking the top spot, while Singapore and Osaka came 2nd and 3rd in the list.

7. Karnataka tops the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index –

• The State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index-SARAL was launched during the Review Planning
and Monitoring (RPM) Meeting with States and State Power Utilities.
• Karnataka has topped the index which evaluates Indian states based on their attractiveness for
rooftop development.
• SARAL has been designed collaboratively by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
of India (ASSOCHAM) and Ernst & Young (EY).

8. India slips to 7th largest economy in 2018

• According to the World Bank, India has been pushed to the 7th place in the global GDP rankings
in 2018.
• In 2017, India had emerged as the 6th largest economy.
• The US remains the top economy with a GDP of $20.5 trillion in 2018.
• China was the 2nd largest economy with $13.6 trillion, while Japan took the 3rd place with $5
trillion.
• India’s GDP was at $2.7 trillion in 2018, while UK and France were at $2.8 trillion.
• India still remains the fastest-growing major economy in the world.

9. India is the 46th highest risk country in the world: Water Stress Index 2019
• According to the Water Stress Index 2019, formulated by London-based risk analytics firm
Verisk Maplecroft, India is the 46th highest risk country in the world.
• 11 out of India’s 20 largest cities face an ‘extreme risk’ of water stress and 7 are in the ‘high
risk’ category. Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nashik, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Indore
are among the cities facing ‘extreme risk’.
• Chennai is the “tip of the iceberg” for India’s water-stressed cities.

10. Global Innovation Index 2019 – On July 24, 2019, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and
Railways, Piyush Goyal launched the 12th Edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) for the year
2019 in New Delhi.
• The theme of the 2019 GII is “Creating Healthy Lives – The Future of Medical Innovation”.
• Global Index is published annually by Cornell University, INSEAD (Institute Européen
d’Administration des Affaires) and the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO) and GII Knowledge Partners.
• It ranked 129 economies based on 80 indicators, ranging from intellectual property filing rates
to mobile-application creation, education spending and scientific and technical publications.
• The headquarters of World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) is in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ranking
• India was ranked 52nd in 2019 with the score 36.58 out of 100 from 57th position in 2018.
• Top 3 countries – Switzerland, Sweden and United States of America.

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11. Global Multidimensional Poverty Index -
• The MPI provides a comprehensive and in-depth picture of global poverty – in all its dimensions
– and monitors progress towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 – to end poverty in all
its forms.
• The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is published by United Nation Development
Programme (UNDP)
Key findings
• Across 101 countries, 1.3 billion people—23.1 percent—are multidimensionally poor.
• Two-thirds of multidimensionally poor people live in middle-income countries.
• One in every three children (under the age of 10) and every second child below the age of 18
years is multidimensionally poor in the world.
• About 34% of the world’s children and 17.5% adults covered under MPI survey are
multidimensionally poor.
• One adult in six is multidimensionally poor compared with one child in three, hence children are
more prone to multidimensional poverty than adults.
Indian Scenario
• India’s MPI value reduced from 0.283 in 2005-06 to 0.123 in 2015-16.
• India has lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest
reductions in the multidimensional poverty index.
• India and Cambodia has reduced their MPI values the fastest among the 10 selected countries for
which changes over time were analysed.
• Jharkhand has reduced the incidence of poverty at a faster pace than other regions (reduced the
incidence of multidimensional poverty from 74.9% in 2005-06 to 46.5% in 2015-16).
• India (along with Ethiopia and Peru) significantly reduced deprivations in all 10 indicators, namely
nutrition, sanitation, child mortality, drinking water, years of schooling, electricity, school
attendance, housing, cooking fuel and assets.
• MPI reduced from 640 million people (55.1%) in 2005-2006 to 369 million people (27.9%) in 2015-
16.

12. Chandigarh best performing state in the field of education in the Performance Grading
Index 2017-18
• Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) informed that in the Performance Grading
Index 2017-18, Chandigarh was ranked best among States and Union territories (UTs) in the
field of education.
• The Index ranked the states on the basis of 5 parameters including learning outcomes and
quality, access, infrastructure and facilities, equity and governance process. 36 States/ UTs
were ranked in the Index.
• Other Rankings: Kerala was ranked second followed by Gujarat (3), Haryana (4), Tamil Nadu
(5), Punjab (7), Rajasthan (8), Delhi (9).
• Least Rankings: Arunachal Pradesh (36), Nagaland (35) and Meghalaya (34) were the least
performing states.
• Literacy: Kerala had the highest literacy rate followed by Lakshadweep and Mizoram.

13. Public Affairs Index 2018: Kerala Best Governed State, Bihar Worst
• Kerala is the best governed state in the country, according to a survey released by a Bengaluru
think-tank, Public Affairs Centre.
• As per the report, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat are among the top five states
delivering good governance.

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• Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha ranked the lowest on the index,
indicating higher social and economic inequalities.
• Among smaller states – with the population less than two crore – Himachal Pradesh topped the
list of states with good governance, followed by Goa, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura.
• Meghalaya performed the worst in this list. Manipur, Nagaland, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir
were the other poor performers.
• This year’s index also measured how child-friendly each state is. Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and
Mizoram topped this index.

14. India ranked 86th in the Henley Passport Index 2019

• The Henley Passport Index 2019 have ranked the Indian passport on the 86th position with a
mobility score of 58.
• Japan and Singapore hold the top spot with a score of 189.
• The index includes 199 passports and 227 travel destinations including micro-states and
territories.

15. Global Peace Index 2019: India Ranks 141

• India’s ranked141 among 163 countries on the Global Peace Index 2019.
• Iceland remains the most peaceful country and Afghanistan the least peaceful nation.
• New Zealand has been ranked the second most peaceful country.
• Portugal was ranked third, and Austria fourth and Denmark was fifth most peaceful country in
the world.
• The report is prepared by Australian think tank Institute for Economics & Peace.

16. Money in Swiss banks: India ranked 74 – India has ranked at 74th place in terms of money
parked by its citizens with Swiss banks by the end of 2018.
• While with maximum holdings, UK (United Kingdom) has remained top in the list.
• The report is compiled by the Swiss National Bank (SNB).
• India was ranked 73rd in 2018.
• The US remains on the second with CHF 144 billion accounts 10.3% of foreign funds.
About Swiss National Bank:
• It is the central bank of Switzerland, and is therefore responsible for the monetary policy of the
nation of Switzerland and also for the issuing of Swiss franc banknotes
• Headquarters: Bern and Zurich
• Chairman: Thomas Jordan

17. Maharashtra ranks first in NITI Aayog’s AMFFR Index – Maharashtra achieves first rank in
NITI Aayog launched “Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index (AMFFRI)”.
• Gujarat secured the second rank with a score of 71.5 out of 100, followed by Rajasthan and
Madhya Pradesh.
• The index ranks states based on the degree of reforms they have undertaken in agricultural
marketing.
• AMFFRI has a score that can have minimum value “0” implying no reforms and maximum value
“100” implying complete reforms in the selected areas.

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18. NITI Aayog’s Health Index 2019 - Kerala took the top spot among larger states for overall
performance on health indicators in a NITI Aayog report, followed by Andhra Pradesh and
Maharashtra.
• Uttar Pradesh is the worst state in the index.
Key points
• Gujarat, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh stood at fourth, fifth and sixth spots.
• The ranking was done under three categories -- larger states, smaller states and Union
territories (UTs) -- to ensure comparison among similar entities.
• In terms of annual incremental performance among the larger states, Haryana, Rajasthan
and Jharkhand are the top-three states.
• Among the smaller states, Mizoram ranked first in overall performance, while Tripura and
Manipur were the top-two states in terms of incremental performance.
• Among the UTs, Chandigarh ranked first in overall performance, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli
improved the most.
• Niti Aayog member Vinod Kumar Paul said the Union government should spend 2.5 per cent of
gross domestic product on health.
• Kerala and Tamil Nadu have already reached the 2030 SDG target for neonatal mortality rate
(NMR), which is 12 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births.
• The report has been prepared in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
with technical assistance from the World Bank.
• The second round of the Health Index took into account the period 2015-16 (base year) to
2017-18 (reference year).

19. Global Gender Equality Index Released: India Ranks 95

• India ranked 95th out of 129 countries in a new index that measures global gender equality
looking at aspects such as poverty, health, education, literacy, political representation and
equality at the workplace.
• The list was topped by Denmark followed by Finland and Sweden.
• Chad was placed at bottom most position (129th).
• The Index is developed by Equal Measures 2030, a partnership effort of regional and global
organisations.
• Indicators: It includes 51 indicators across 14 of 17 official Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG).
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20. End of Childhood Index 2019 –

• India was ranked 113 in 176 countries on the wellbeing of children.
• The Index was released by ‘Save the Children’, a United Kingdom (UK) based non-profit
organisation which works for child rights.
• The Index was topped by Singapore.

21. IIT Bombay has emerged the country’s best university: QS Rankings
• IIT Bombay has emerged the country’s best university for the second consecutive year in
the 2019 QS World University Ranking.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was named the world’s best for a record eighth
consecutive year.

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• Twenty-three Indian institutes feature in the sixteenth edition of the QS World University
Ranking in which IIT Bombay (152), IIT Delhi (182) and Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore (184) are ranked in the global top 200.
• The ranking is produced by global higher education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds, QS
ranks the world’s top 1,000 universities.
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22. IMD World Competitiveness Rankings 2019
• India ranked at 43rd position in the most competitive economy in the world.
• In 2018 India was ranked at 44th place.
• Singapore has grabbed the top position.
• Hong Kong SAR is in second position and US has slipped to the third place in 2019.
• The ranking is compiled by International Institute for Management Development (IMD).

23. Global Startup Ecosystem – India was ranked 17th position among 100 countries.
• It was released by Startup Blink.
• The report ranks countries based on the strength of its startup ecosystem.
• China was ranked 27th.
• Bangalore, New Delhi, and Mumbai were the top cities in the Indian startup ecosystem.
• Top three countries are: United States, United Kingdom and Canada.

24. India Ranks 140th In World Press Freedom Index –

• India ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2019.
• Index is released by Reporters Without Borders.
• The index is topped by Norway followed by Finland and Sweden.

25. WEF Global Energy Transition Index – India rank 76th on a global energy transition index.
• The report stated that India is amongst the countries with high pollution levels and has a
relatively high CO2 intensity in its energy system.
• Sweden remains on the top and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in the top three.
• The index is compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF).

26. Inclusive Internet Index 2019 – India has been ranked 47th.
• Sweden has topped the rankings followed by Singapore and the US.
• The Inclusive Internet Index 2019 was prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for
Facebook.
• The ‘Inclusive Internet’ score was based on the scores of availability, affordability, relevance
and readiness categories.

27. International IP index 2019

• India has jumped eight places to 36th position on the International Intellectual Property (IP)
Index.
• The US, the UK, Sweden, France and Germany remained the top five economies on the
intellectual property index in 2019
• In 2018, India was ranked at 44th position.

28. Corruption Perception Index 2018

• India has improved its ranking by 3 points by moving onto 78th position in the Corruption
Perceptions Index 2018 published by Transparency International.

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• China and Pakistan, in a list of 180 countries, lagged far behind than India at 87th and 117th
position respectively.

29. India ranks 54th in 'Bloomberg Innovation Index’ of 60 economies

• India has grabbed the 54th spot among 60 countries in the Bloomberg Innovation Index with a
score of 47.93 out of 100.
• South Korea has topped the Bloomberg Innovation Index for the sixth time in a row with a total
score of 87.38.
• Germany ranked second, Finland stood on the third spot.

30. Global Talent Competitive Index 2019:

• India ranked at 80th positions on the Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019.
• The index is released by INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and
Adecco Group.
• Switzerland topped the index which is followed by Singapore and the US.
• Last year in 2018, India was ranked at 81st position.

31. Democracy Index 2019: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released the Democracy
Index which ranks 167 countries by 60 indicators across five broad categories.
• Top 3 countries in the list are – Norway, Iceland and Sweden.
• Australia and New Zealand are the only “full democracies” in the entire Asia-Pacific region
• India was at the 41st place with a score of 7.23/10 and was placed in the flawed democracies
category.

32. Cancer Preparedness Index 2019 - India Ranks 19th

• India was ranked 19th out of 28 countries in the Index.
• Index is released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
• Top 3 countries are Australia (1st), Netherlands (2nd) and Germany (3rd).
• Bottom three are Saudi Arabia (28th), Romania (27th) and Egypt (26th).

33. World Happiness Report 2019 – India is ranked 140th out of 156 nations.
• The World Happiness Report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions
Network for the United Nations.
• For the second consecutive year, Finland topped the list.
• Denmark ranked second followed by Norway.
• Pakistan ranked 67th, Bhutan 95th, China 93rd, Bangladesh 125th, and Sri Lanka 130th
while South Sudan ranked last in the World Happiness Report.

34. India ranks 16th in terms of Highest Number of impacted Species in Hotspots – A recent
study published in PLOS Biology found that human impacts on species occur across 84% of the earth’s
surface and India ranks 16th in such impacts, with 35 species impacted on an average.
• Malaysia ranks 1st among the countries with the highest number of impacted species (125).
• Southeast Asian tropical forests, including those in India’s Western Ghats, Himalaya, and
north-east, are among the ‘hotspots’ of threatened species.
• However, these very areas are also ‘cool-spots’ (the world’s last refuges where high numbers
of threatened species still persist).

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35. Inclusive Internet Index 2019 – India has been ranked 47th.
• Sweden has topped the rankings followed by Singapore and the US.
• The Inclusive Internet Index 2019 was prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for
Facebook.
• The ‘Inclusive Internet’ score was based on the scores of availability, affordability, relevance
and readiness categories.

36. International IP index 2019

• India has jumped eight places to 36th position on the International Intellectual Property (IP)
Index.
• The US, the UK, Sweden, France and Germany remained the top five economies on the
intellectual property index in 2019
• In 2018, India was ranked at 44th position.

37. Corruption Perception Index 2018

• India has improved its ranking by 3 points by moving onto 78th position in the Corruption
Perceptions Index 2018 published by Transparency International.
• China and Pakistan, in a list of 180 countries, lagged far behind than India at 87th and 117th
position respectively.
• Somalia has been ranked last with a score of 10 behind South Sudan and Syria.

38. India ranks 54th in 'Bloomberg Innovation Index’ of 60 economies

• For the first time ever, India has been ranked in Bloomberg’s 2019 list of most innovative
countries in the world.
• India has grabbed the 54th spot among 60 countries in the Bloomberg Innovation Index with a
score of 47.93 out of 100.
• South Korea has topped the Bloomberg Innovation Index for the sixth time in a row with a total
score of 87.38.
• Germany ranked second, Finland stood on the third spot.

39. Global Talent Competitive Index 2019:

• India ranked at 80th positions on the Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019.
• The index is released by INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and
Adecco Group.
• Switzerland topped the index which is followed by Singapore and the US.
• Last year in 2018, India was ranked at 81st position.

40. Democracy Index 2019: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has released the Democracy
Index which ranks 167 countries by 60 indicators across five broad categories.
• Top 3 countries in the list are – Norway, Iceland and Sweden.
• Australia and New Zealand are the only “full democracies” in the entire Asia-Pacific region
• India was at the 41st place with a score of 7.23/10 and was placed in the flawed democracies
category.

41. World Bank's ease-of-doing-business 2019: India ranked at 77

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• India’s jumped 23 places to 77 among 190 countries in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business
2019 index.
• The World Bank on October 31, 2018 released the Doing Business Report 2019 titled as ‘Doing
Business 2019: Training for Reform’, assessing and ranking countries on the basis of ease of
doing business in the year 2018.
• In its annual 'Doing Business' 2019 report, the World Bank said India has improved on six of the
10 parameters on starting and doing business in a country.
• The biggest improvements have been in the indicators related "construction permits" and
"trading across borders.
• Last year, India ranked at 100th position.
• The top 3 economies in the ease of doing business rankings are New Zealand, Singapore,
and Denmark.

42. Climate Change Performance Index 2019:

• India ranked at 11th position.
• As per the Index, Sweden has topped the list while India was on 11th position.
• Saudi Arabia came last, in 60th place, partly due to its obstructive role during international
climate negotiations.

43. WEF Gender Gap Index 2018:

• India has been ranked 108th in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index 2018.
• As per the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2018, Iceland topped the list having closed more
than 85.8% of its overall gender gap.
• The Report was published for total 149 countries.
• Norway and Sweden were on 2nd and 3rd position respectively.