India drops one spot to 132 in 2021 Human Development Index

India has climbed down one spot in the Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Programme, ranking 132 out of 191 countries and territories.According to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme, the drop in the Index from 0.645 in 2019 to 0.633 in 2021 can be attributed to falling life expectancy.

Human Development Index is a measure of a nation’s health, education and standards of living and India has globally declined for two years in a row, 2020 and 2021.

Source: Radio Pakistan