India further slips down in Human Development Index, now stands at 131 Agencies December 16, 2020 New Delhi, Dec 16: India's Human Development Index or HDI position has marginally dropped after improving last year. In the latest UNDP's HDI ranking, India stands at 131. Last year India's ranking was 129. HDR is UNDP's annual assessment of the state of human development worldwide and includes the Human Development Index (HDI), which measures individual countries' progress. However, UNDP officials say this doesn't mean India didn't do well but others did better. UNDP Resident Representative Shoko Noda praised India's commitment to reduce carbon emission and said that India can help other countries too.