India slips to 112th rank on gender gap index; in bottom 5 on health, economic fronts

'India has slipped four places on the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 112, behind neighbours China, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, due to rising disparity in terms of women's health and participation in the economy. Moreover, India is now ranked in the bottom-five in terms of women's health and survival and economic participation, according to an annual survey report released on Tuesday...'