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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is India’s rank according to the biennial Environment Performance Index 2020 released jointly by Yale University and Columbia University?
A
138
B
168
C
158
D
148
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is 168. It measured the environmental performance of 180 countries and was released by the Yale University on June 4, 2020. India’s rank was 177 (with a score of 30.57 out of 100) in 2018. The country scored 27.6 out of 100 in the 2020 index.

Detailed explanation-2: -India was ranked 168th in Environmental Performance Index-2020, with a score of 27.6.

Detailed explanation-3: -The EPI, a biennial index, was started in 2002 as Environmental Sustainability Index by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is India’s rank on Environmental Performance Index? India is ranked 180th among 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -India ranks at the bottom in a list of 180 countries in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index.

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