India performing better than many developed nations on SDGs: Bibek DebroyAccording to Bibek Debroy, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), India is relatively well-performing in...
30 Nov, 2023, 10.38 PM IST
Indian model of SDG localisation is relevant: NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Suman BeryBery was addressing a special India side session at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on 'Indian model of SDG Lo...
14 Jul, 2022, 10.54 AM IST
SDGs, ESG and Impact Investing: The investments India needs to make for a sustainable futureWithin sustainable investing, there are various categories. ESG criteria are standards set by investors as their contribution to achieving ...
25 May, 2022, 12.28 PM IST
SDGs cannot be achieved without realisation of child rights: Amitabh KantThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted by all United Nations member states in 2015. It provides a shared blueprint for pea...
16 Nov, 2021, 06.49 PM IST
Relevant, faster and better quality standards key for achieving SDGs: Ashwini Kumar ChoubeyMinister of State for Food and Consumer Affairs pressed on the significance of environmental sustainability through standardization. "... i...
14 Oct, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
Localisation of SDGs imperative to achieve 2030 Agenda: India at UNTirumurti said that breaking down goals and implementation to sub-national and local levels is the only way to succeed in achieving SDG tar...
09 Jul, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
India's march towards SDGs anchored in investing in human capital, inclusive growth: Eco SurveyScaling up development programmes for improving connectivity, providing housing and bridging gender gaps in socio-economic indicators is of...
31 Jan, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
The SDGs Impact Summit: Helping create a better futureThe Economic Times SDGs Impact Summit - taking place on 16th November at Taj Palace, New Delhi – is a global platform of impactful changema...
15 Nov, 2019, 05.55 PM IST
India to host 8th global conference on agri-statistics; Bill Gates to addressAgriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and two ministers of state for agriculture will be present at the event, which is expected to see...
15 Nov, 2019, 05.24 PM IST
Why the world needs India to achieve the Sustainable Development GoalsSustainable Development Goals In the year 2000, world leaders promised to halve extreme poverty by 2015 with a global plan called the Mille...
04 Nov, 2019, 06.13 PM IST
UN officials express awe over India's progress in achieving SDGsNITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said India at the moment is at the "cusp of a major transformation"
17 Jul, 2019, 11.50 AM IST
Asia-Pacific may meet only one out of 17 SDGs, warns UN officialWhen we look across the SDGs right now, Asia-Pacific as a whole is on track to meet only one of the 17 SDGs. We are only going to meet the ...
22 Jul, 2018, 12.42 PM IST
India presents national review report on SDG implementation in UNBi-annual reviews will be conducted with the state governments for identifying good practices as well as challenges and undertaking the app...
20 Jul, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
End poverty everywhere, India says in report to UNSubmitting the Voluntary National Review report on implementation of Sustainable Development Goals to the UN recently, India has said that ...
24 Jun, 2017, 06.43 PM IST
India ranks 110th on Sustainable Development indexIt ranks countries based on their performance across the 17 global goals, a set of ambitious objectives across the three dimensions of sust...
22 Jul, 2016, 10.25 AM IST
Developed nations must take lead in tackling sustainability: Arvind PanagariyaPanagariya said international community will not achieve global transformation if nations don't work collectively to secure global public g...
20 Jul, 2016, 12.36 PM IST
World won't achieve its development goals without India coming through: Bill GatesGates says sustainable development goals will be effective only if incorporated into national plans & why they are important for India.
30 Sep, 2015, 05.02 PM IST