India, June 28 -- India has secured its highest-ever position in the global UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index, climbing to 94th among 167 countries in the 2026 edition of the index. With an overall SDG score of 68.3 out of 100, India improved from 99th place in 2025, reflecting its strongest performance since 2015.

Since the SDGs were adopted in 2015, India has been among the world's biggest movers in the rankings, rising 18 places from 112th to 94th by 2026 says the 2026 Sustainable Development Report, released by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

According to the report, countries in East and South Asia have recorded the strongest advances on the SDGs since 2015, with India (+18) and China (+14) regis...