Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21
- Kerala has retained the top spot in NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been the worst performer as per the report.
- The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates the progress of states and union territories on social, economic, and environmental parameters.
- The third rendition of India's SDG Index was launched by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.
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Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot with a score of 74.
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Bihar, Jharkhand, and Assam were the worst-performing states in this year's India index.
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The SDGs are an ambitious commitment by world leaders which set out a universal and unprecedented agenda that embraces economic, environmental, and social aspects of the wellbeing of societies.
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First launched in December 2018, the index has become the primary tool for monitoring progress on the SDGs in the country and has simultaneously fostered competition among the states and union territories by ranking them on the global goals.