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No villages in India achieved SDGs as of 2021, study estimatesAs of 2021, Indian villages faced significant challenges in meeting multiple sustainable development goals, with gaps in access to essentia...
Social Stock Exchange: How it works and why investors should careEvery SSE listing goes through months of due diligence, financial and social audits. It connects credible social enterprises, both non-prof...
SHGs play a vital role in securing a safe water future in India’s hinterlands: Mark Duey, CEO, Water For PeopleThe US-based NGO has been working with India’s SHGs to promote water sustainability across the country, especially in rural areas.
Muhammad Yunus, Elon Musk hold talks to bring Starlink Internet to BangladeshBangladesh's Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, discussed with Elon Musk the possibility of launching Starlink satellite internet in Bangladesh...
Panchayati Raj Ministry in 2024: Focus on more panchayat buildings, internet connectivityIn 2024, the Panchayati Raj Ministry focused on bridging infrastructure gaps by sanctioning funds for over 4,000 Panchayat Bhawans. Digital...
UN leaders hail India as champion of South-South cooperation, highlight 'exemplary leadership' in addressing global challengesThe Permanent Mission of India to the UN and the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) organised a special event at the world body...
Need for greater coordination between gram, block, zila panchayats: Giriraj SinghRural Development Minister Giriraj Singh has emphasized the need for greater coordination between village, block, and district panchayats t...
View: Digitisation and proper mapping of land records could lead to substantial economic prosperityGetting more land security is one of the many goals that world leaders signed up to achieve by 2030 when they set the Sustainable Developme...
National Sample Survey: Key findings and what they mean for economyIndependent Data is a programme's best guide. The data in NSS will help India achieve the SDGs by 2030. Read with the findings of the Natio...
Further developing social infra key to more equitable growth: SurveyAs India marches ahead, the ground lost as regards social sector improvements due to the pandemic, has largely been recouped, powered by pr...
'You are the foundation that keeps our family together.' Son Karan pens emotional note on Gautam Adani's 60th b'dayAdani Jr said that his father amazes him every year with his passion and energy.
Adani family commits Rs 60K crore for charityGautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group said, "In addition to being the 100th birth anniversary of my inspiring father, this year also ha...
India's clean fuel transition slowed by belief linking firewood to well-being, say scientists"Despite India's aim of switching to clean fuels, the scale of solid fuel use in rural areas signals that widespread uptake and sustained u...
India has generational projects required to build country better post COVID-19: Top UN official"I welcome the Prime Minister's announcement on fibre optic cable connectivity. It is precisely, in this crisis, that we need generational ...
PM Narendra Modi to be honoured by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Swachch Bharat AbhiyanModi will be presented with the 2019 'Global Goalkeeper Award', which according to the Foundation is a "special recognition"
PM Modi to address annual UN General Assembly session on Sep 27According to an updated list of speakers for the General Debate of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Modi will address th...
UN to launch project on creating India's intangible heritage inventoryThe UN will soon launch a project on creating an "inventory" of art forms, craftsmanship and other intangible cultural heritage of the coun...
Whether polio or meningitis, India has shown way in health innovation: Melinda Gates, Gates Foundation"One of the fantastic things I see in India are self-help groups led by women. They're explaining, culturally, to young women why things li...
India's GDP could rise to about $8 trillion over next 15 years: Arvind PanagariyaPanagariya said with 8% economic growth, living standards and amenities that are taken for granted in the west will become accessible to a ...
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 ...