Explanation:

International NGO, Reporters without Borders releaseds the World Press Freedom Index . The index is based on the assessment of the countries’ press freedom records in the previous year.

• The World Press Freedom Index 2019′, topped by Norway which is followed by Finland, Sweden, Netherlands and Denmark.
• India ranked 140^th dropped two ndicates an increased sense of hostility towards journalists across the world, with violent attacks in India leading to at least six Indian journalists being killed in the line of their work last year.