India ranks 144 in World Happiness Report: Here's the full list of 156 countries
4 years, 9 months ago

India ranks 144 in World Happiness Report: Here's the full list of 156 countries

India Today  

The World Happiness Report 2020 has been released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Finland was once again crowned as the world’s happiest country, extending its lead over Denmark and Switzerland. The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness that ranks 156 countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be. The World Happiness Report 2020 for the first time ranks cities around the world by their subjective well-being and digs more deeply into how the social, urban and natural environments combine to affect our happiness. --Inputs from World Happiness Report 2020 official website Read: National Forensic Sciences University bill introduced in LS: All you need to know Read: Motera Stadium: Facts about the world's largest cricket stadium to be inaugurated soon

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The European region where young people are happiest
9 months ago

The European region where young people are happiest

BBC  

The European region where young people are happiest Angel Villalba/Getty Images Lithuania ranks at number 19 in the 2024 World Happiness Report Czech Republic, Lithuania and Romania are all newly high on this year's World Happiness Report – and score especially high when it comes to happiness for people aged under 30. "There are more decent jobs at home, so …

Spellbinding chart reveals how top 20 league table of happiest countries in the world has changed over the last decade... and the surprising nation which now has the cheeriest under-30s
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Spellbinding chart reveals how top 20 league table of happiest countries in the world has changed over the last decade... and the surprising nation which now has the cheeriest under-30s

Daily Mail  

A mesmerising chart shows how the world's happiest countries have changed over time — with the exception of the top spot. Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the seventh year running, in an annual UN- War-scarred Afghanistan remains the unhappiest country in the survey of more than 140 nations, retaining bottom spot. From average salary to life …

Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Finland ranked world's happiest country for seventh year

Hindustan Times  

The annual World Happiness Report has again ranked Finland and other Scandinavian countries the most cheerful nations on Earth. Finland has remained the happiest country in the world for the seventh year a row with nordic neighbors Sweden, Denmark and Iceland also retaining their places in the top 10, according to the annual World Happiness Report published on Wednesday. But …

World Happiness Report: Why Gen Z is the unhappiest generation today
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World Happiness Report: Why Gen Z is the unhappiest generation today

Firstpost  

The World Happiness Report is out and Finland has once again been declared the happiest country in the world. The World Happiness report reveals that the younger generation shows higher levels of unhappiness, driven by extensive use of social media and cost of living crises. Image used for representational purposes/Pixabay The annual World Happiness Report has been published for the …

The quest for ‘happiness’ in the Viksit Bharat odyssey
1 year ago

The quest for ‘happiness’ in the Viksit Bharat odyssey

The Hindu  

Viksit Bharat has now been formally launched. ‘Happiness’ has become a goal Instead of ‘Viksit Bharat’, the theme ought to be ‘Happy India-Developed India’. Looking beyond GDP The need to include social indicators for development becomes more pertinent as GDP estimates fail to consider life’s human and social aspects. Similarly, the World Bank’s Environmentally Sustainable Development Division has developed a …

Dutch are high in Happiness Index and have a low 'happiness gap'
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch are high in Happiness Index and have a low 'happiness gap'

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is once again in fifth place in the World Happiness Index, a ranking compiled from Gallup surveys by a group of academics united in the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The survey is based on individuals’ own assessments of their lives, but reflects six variables: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity, and corruption. This year …

Explained | What is the World Happiness Report?
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | What is the World Happiness Report?

The Hindu  

The story so far: For the fifth consecutive year, Finland secured the top spot in the World Happiness Index. According to the World Happiness Report, Finland’s score was “significantly ahead of other countries in the top ten”. As per its website, The World Happiness Report, a publication of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network, uses survey data to determine …

Why Afghanistan was world's unhappiest country, even before Taliban takeover
2 years, 9 months ago

Why Afghanistan was world's unhappiest country, even before Taliban takeover

India Today  

Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world -- even before the Taliban swept to power last August. Afghanistan stacked up poorly in all six categories, a confounding result coming as it does before the Taliban's arrival and despite 20 years of US and international investment. that is why these 20 years of investment in Afghanistan collapsed in just 11 …

Finland most happiest country in world despite pandemic, India 139th
3 years, 9 months ago

Finland most happiest country in world despite pandemic, India 139th

India TV News  

India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the list of UN World Happiness Report 2021 released on Friday which is topped by Finland. The World Happiness Report 2021, issued by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared. It ranks the world's 149 countries …

Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID19
3 years, 9 months ago

Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID19

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report on happiness around the world released Friday suggests the pandemic has not crushed people’s spirits. “What we have found is that when people take the long view, they’ve shown a lot of resilience in this past year,” Columbia …

UK falls five places in global happiness index
3 years, 9 months ago

UK falls five places in global happiness index

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK has fallen five places on a list ranking …

Finland crowned world’s happiest country for third year running
4 years, 9 months ago

Finland crowned world’s happiest country for third year running

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since the first report in 2012, only four countries have claimed the top spot: Denmark in 2012, 2013 and 2016, …

National Happiness: How to improve overall well-being within society
5 years ago

National Happiness: How to improve overall well-being within society

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Peak happiness: Lonely Planet ranks Bhutan as the No.1 place to visit in 2020
5 years, 1 month ago

Peak happiness: Lonely Planet ranks Bhutan as the No.1 place to visit in 2020

The Hindu  

The Bible states that man doesn’t live by bread alone. It was the former king of Bhutan, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who declared that ‘Gross National Happiness ’ was more important than Gross Domestic Product. In 2012, the UN convened a high-level meeting on ‘Well-being and happiness: defining a new economic paradigm’ to encourage the spread of Bhutan’s philosophy. And Lonely …

India 9th on happiness index among 28 nations: Survey
5 years, 4 months ago

India 9th on happiness index among 28 nations: Survey

The Quint  

New Delhi, Aug 30 When it come to happiness, Indians consider good financial conditions and physical well-being among the top-most reasons to remain joyous, a new survey said on Friday, adding that India ranked ninth on happiness index among 28 global markets. Personal safety and security, friends and feeling in control of life were other top determinants for Indians to …

India slips 5 places to 141 on Global Peace Index 2019; Iceland again tops
5 years, 7 months ago

India slips 5 places to 141 on Global Peace Index 2019; Iceland again tops

India TV News  

India's rank has slipped five places to 141 among 163 countries on the Global Peace Index 2019, while Iceland remains the most peaceful country and Afghanistan the least peaceful nation, says a report. According to the report, South Asia's score for every indicator in ongoing conflict is less peaceful than the global average, with four out of six deteriorating last …

How To Measure Happiness
5 years, 9 months ago

How To Measure Happiness

NPR  

How To Measure Happiness Enlarge this image NPR NPR The Indicator from Planet Money How To Measure Happiness How To Measure Happiness Listen · 9:53 9:53 Happiness — it's something that most of us would say we seek in life, and there's plenty of differing opinion about what makes human beings happy: could it be love? The latest World Happiness …

India at bottom of happiness heap
5 years, 9 months ago

India at bottom of happiness heap

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: India fell to a lowly 140 out of 156 countries in the United Nation’s World Happiness Report 2019 released on Wednesday, going down seven spots from its ranking of 133 in 2018. This is the seventh annual World Happiness Report, which ranks the world’s 156 countries on the manner in which their citizens perceive themselves as happy. These negative …

World’s happiest country for 2019 revealed
5 years, 9 months ago

World’s happiest country for 2019 revealed

CNN  

CNN — Finland has a lot to celebrate. It’s also the happiest country in the world for the second year in a row, according to the latest World Happiness Report. “It’s true that last year all Finns were happier than rest of the countries’ residents, but their immigrants were also happiest immigrants in the world,” says Helliwell. “That’s the kind …

Pakistanis happier than Indians, finds UN report on happiest nations
5 years, 9 months ago

Pakistanis happier than Indians, finds UN report on happiest nations

India Today  

Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year, on this year's United Nations World Happiness Report released Wednesday which is topped by Finland for the second year in a row. The report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United …

India way behind in happiness ranking, says Pranab Mukherjee, calls for holistic approach to development
6 years, 5 months ago

India way behind in happiness ranking, says Pranab Mukherjee, calls for holistic approach to development

Firstpost  

Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said despite the country having high GDP growth and being among the top economic powers, it is “way behind” in the overall happiness ranking. Kolkata: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said despite the country having high GDP growth and being among the top economic powers, it is “way behind” in the overall happiness …

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