CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The global happiness report was released on March 20, 2019, on World Happiness Day by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. India fell seven spots in the ranking in 2019 as compared to 2018, India’s rank was 132nd in 2018, 122nd in 2017 and 118th in 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -Finland was deemed the happiest country. India ranked 136th on the World Happiness Report compiled and released by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network on Saturday. It has ranked a total of 150 countries. India’s position improved by three notches from last year’s 139th rank.

Detailed explanation-3: -India was ranked at 133 in the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s (SDSN) 2018 World Happiness Report which ranked 156 countries according to things such as GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity and absence of corruption.

Detailed explanation-4: -India ranked 136th in the World Happiness Report 2022. 139th in 2021 and 144th in World Happiness Report 2020.

Detailed explanation-5: -Finland is in the top position in the world happiness report in 2022. Followed by Denmark and Iceland in second and third place. Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway, Israel and New Zealand, were among the top 10 ‘happiest’ countries in the world [1].