Tag: Sustainable Development Goals

Focus on the most vulnerable citizens, PM tells G20 FMs

The first meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under India's G20 Presidency gets underway in Delhi.

February 24, 2023

UN chief calls for efforts to rescue Sustainable Development Goals

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make it a top priority.

May 18, 2022

Poor Economics

India is one of the 193 countries that have pledged to alleviate poverty, hunger and gender inequality by 2030.

January 3, 2020

Kerala, Chandigarh top Niti Aayog’s sustainable development goals index

Niti Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2019 evaluates the progress of States and Union Territories on social, economic, and environmental parameters

December 31, 2019

Javadekar to present National Community Radio Awards

The meeting will discuss various schemes of the central government, like the Jal Shakti Abhiyaan and efforts for disaster risk reduction.

August 27, 2019

International Justice Day: Corruption v/s Development through the lens of SDG 16

The problem of corruption cannot be tackled or resolved without the promotion of the rule of law and without ensuring equal access to justice for everyone.

July 11, 2019

One in four children in Pak will remain uneducated by 2030: UNESCO

The new global education goal, SDG-4, calls on countries to ensure that children are not only going to school but also learning, yet the proportion of trained teachers in sub-Saharan Africa has been falling since 2000.

July 10, 2019

Tragic destiny~III

Inclusive development for the people is possible when the bureaucracy has authentic, relevant, and complete statistical data, facts and evidence for formulating effective policies.

May 11, 2019

‘Labour-intensive manufacturing needed’

While the rest of the world required $1 a day per person to end poverty and hunger, and ensure healthy lives and inclusive education, along with productive employment for all by the 2030 deadline, India would need $2 a day per person to achieve the same because of the large gaps in its development.

April 27, 2019

SDGs and grim global realities

We need to find frank and truthful answers to these tough questions and we need to take the necessary remedial action on the basis of these truthful answers.

January 12, 2019

India, Norway to boost ocean economy; work closely on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Referring to Solberg inaugurating Norway's new green Embassy here on Monday, Modi said she has contributed significantly to global efforts to achieve the SDGs.

January 8, 2019

Chronic hunger

Nutrition is both a maker and a marker of development. Improved nutrition is the platform for progress in health, education, employment, empowerment of women and the reduction of poverty and inequality, and can lay the foundation for peaceful, secure and stable societies. ~ Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations One of the most complicated...

November 15, 2018

‘We are changing mindsets’

After completing his MA in History from the University of Oslo, His Excellency Nils Ragnar Kamsvag, Ambassador of Norway to India, joined the MFA in 1981. After being the Secretary of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Rome, in 1989, he was assigned a number of high-profile assignments including the one as Head of Information Division, MFA in...

October 23, 2017

‘SAARC nations can together achieve Sustainable Development Goals’

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday called for a collective front in the South East Asian region, saying it is imperative for the global success of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Addressing the 8th Conference of the Association of SAARC Speakers and Parliamentarians, Mahajan said the SDGs should be implemented in this region before any...

October 4, 2017

India-UN Fund launched to aid least developed nations

The India-UN Development Partnership Fund has been launched here to help the poorest countries achieve the world organisation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce poverty and raise the quality of life in order "to meet the challenges of our times". Marking a milestone in South-South Cooperation, the fund launched on Thursday will be managed by...

June 9, 2017

Why waste water as crisis situation looms large?

As the world celebrates March 22 as World Water Day, it is a grim reminder of the prevailing water crisis across the world and the need to conserve water. The UN's theme this year is 'Wastewater'. Last year, in 2016, it was 'Water and Jobs'. “Today, 1.8 billion people use a source of drinking water...

March 23, 2017