The State of India’s Environment Report, 2022 of the Centre for Science and Environment was released by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
According to this report, India’s ranking has slipped due to substantial challenges in 11 SDGs such as zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, gender equality, and sustainable cities and communities.
India has dropped three places from last year’s ranking of 117 to 120.
The overall Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) score of India was 66 out of 100.
According to the report, the states that are least prepared to meet the SDGs by the target year of 2030 are Jharkhand and Bihar.
The report also stated that among the states Kerala topped, with Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh coming in second and third, respectively.
According to the report, Chandigarh topped among the Union Territories.