India Ranks #142 In Press Freedom; Report Categories Journos Unsafe
French NGO ‘Reporters Without Borders’ has ranked India at 142nd position in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index. Ranking India consecutively second time on the position, the report categorised India under ‘Bad’ category depicting most dangerous place in the world for journalists. Raising concerns about deaths of journalists, the report highlighted ruling government's intimidation towards journalists critical of their policies. Norway topped the rankings followed by Finland and Denmark