In the newer versions of Handlebars index (or key in the case of object iteration) is provided by default with the standard each helper.
snippet from : https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/issues/250#issuecomment-9514811
The index of the current array item has been available for some time now via @index:
{{#each array}}
{{@index}}: {{this}}
{{/each}}
For object iteration, use @key instead:
{{#each object}}
{{@key}}: {{this}}
{{/each}}