CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Across all 17 goals, Sweden tops the list of countries surveyed. It is, on average, 84.5% of the way to achieving the targets envisaged for 2030. Following closely were Scandinavian neighbours, Denmark and Norway, with Finland in fourth place.

Detailed explanation-2: -India is ranked 116th on the index with a score of 58.1, behind countries such as Nepal, Iran, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China. Pakistan is ranked 122. The report said that the countries which are closest to fulfilling the goals are not the biggest economies but comparably small, developed countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals with 169 targets that all 191 UN Member States have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2030.