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05 Sep, 2019
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GS-II | Higher Mortality from Cardio-Vascular Disease | |
Jurisprudence of the judicial rubber stamp | ||
GS-III | Global Liveability Index 2019 |
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New Delhi has dropped by six places to rank 118th on a list of the world’s most liveable cities due to increase in cases of petty crimes and poor air quality.While New Delhi registered the biggest decline in Asia, Mumbai also fell two places since last year to rank 119th on the list topped by Vienna (Austria) for the second consecutive year.
About the ranking
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes an annual Global Liveability Ranking.
The EIU ranking of 140 cities is based on their scores in five broad categories stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.
Why decline in liveabilty in India?
Abuses against journalists
Rise in Crime rates
Climatic changes Several cities, such as New Delhi in India and Cairo in Egypt received substantial downgrades on their scores owing to problems linked to climate change, such as poor air quality, undesirable average temperatures and inadequate water provision,” the report said.
Constrained liveability conditions
A score between 50-60 points, which is the case for India, indicates constrained liveability conditions.
The 2018 update to the WHO Global Ambient Air Quality Database shows that New Delhi has the sixth highest annual mean concentration of fine particulate matter among cities around the world.
Companies pay a premium to employees who move to cities where living conditions are particularly difficult and there is excessive physical hardship or a notably unhealthy environment.
Source: The Hindu
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