For 2nd consecutive year, Hyderabad ranked as best Indian city to live in

It is good news for people of Hyderabad - for the second consecutive year, it has been crowned as the best Indian city to live in by the Mercer's Quality of Living rankings 2016. Pune was a close second to Hyderabad at 144 while the upscale metros of Mumbai and New Delhi stood far below at 152 and 161 positions respectively. Chennai recorded an overall ranking of 150 and was named as one of the safest cities in India along with Hyderabad and Pune.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 24 February 2016.

Last year, Hyderabad was at 138, this year it has slipped by one point to 139 but, it still remained No 1 in India due to its relatively 'lower crime rate', 'lesser air pollution' and 'improved options for international and reputable English speaking schools'.
As indicated by Mercer, the drop in Hyderabad's international rating was because of `increased power disruptions' and 'extreme weather situation' - in 2015, the two states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh recorded 'more than 1,700 deaths due to severe heat'.
Mercer is a US-based prominent global consulting leader in talent, health, retirement and investments that conducts annual quality of living surveys to help multinational companies compensate its employees on international assignments fairly. Some of the parameters that are considered are political and social environment, medical care and health, public services, recreation facilities and natural environment.
Incidentally, Mercer has crowned the Austrian capital Vienna as the city with the best quality of living in the world.

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