Forum set up in 2023 to bridge sustainable development goals data gapsIndia boosted its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals. The Ministry of Statistics partnered with NITI Aayog and the UN. They si...
10 Dec, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
Sex ratio to improve to 952 women per 1,000 men by 2036: Govt StudyIndia's sex ratio is projected to increase to 952 women per 1000 men by 2036, indicating a positive trend in gender equality. The populatio...
12 Aug, 2024, 09.44 PM IST
From digital literacy to women entrepreneurship: How Nasscom Foundation is championing technology for social good and SDG pushNasscom Foundation is focused on driving social change through technology, and its broad spectrum of initiatives are aimed at holistically ...
15 Mar, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
India performs well on 85 indicators of SDG target; Asia and Pacific to take 32 years more to achieve SDG goals: UNESCAPData released by the UNESCAP as part of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report: Showcasing Transformative Actions 2024 report indicat...
15 Feb, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
Progress in ending child marriage stagnating in India; 1 in 5 girls, 1 in 6 boys are married: StudyA study published in 'The Lancet Global Health' journal found that child marriage in India has stagnated in recent years, with one in five ...
16 Dec, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
Top government official bats for decentralised renewable energyDecentralised renewable energy (DRE) may be the solution to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7, or SDG7, according to R P Gupta, the ...
20 Jul, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
Significant progress in SDGs, but challenges remain: MoSPIThe report highlights significant gains made in maternal and child health, education, poverty and climate change since 2015-16. The Nationa...
29 Jun, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
G20 meet in Mumbai to focus on least developed, island nationsThe G20 Development Working Group (DWG) meeting to be held in Mumbai under Indian presidency between December 13-16 will discuss developmen...
11 Dec, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
India plans network of marine research stations in Pacific Island nationsSingh told the conference that India has well established collaboration and partnerships with UN agencies and research institutions for bri...
29 Jun, 2022, 04.07 PM IST
Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh top Niti Aayog's 1st SDG Urban India Index; Dhanbad, Meerut at bottomOther toppers in SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 are Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Panaji, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Ahmedabad and Nagpur.
23 Nov, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
NITI Aayog launches SDG Urban IndexThe NITI Aayog Index developed in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation ranks 56 urban a...
23 Nov, 2021, 04.08 PM IST
Supreme audit institutions can become partners in evaluating resources, economy: CAGStating that protection of the environment requires collaboration across boundaries, he assured that SAI India will strive to make ASOSAI a...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.10 PM IST
NE Region District SDG Index: East Sikkim amongst 103 districts across eight statesIn the composite index, all districts in Sikkim and Tripura fall in the front runner category and there are no districts in the aspirant or...
26 Aug, 2021, 08.10 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
Improvement in access to bare necessities but disparities continue: Eco SurveyAs per the Survey, while improvements in access to bare necessities are evident, the disparities in access to bare necessities continue to ...
29 Jan, 2021, 06.26 PM IST
IIT Madras to collaborate with govt of Rajasthan to implement data-driven systems approach to road safetyThe key objective of this collaboration is to enhance road safety measures, increase capacity and capability across the board in the govern...
23 Dec, 2020, 12.53 PM IST
Sustainable Development Goals(SDG) Investor Map launched by UNDP and Invest IndiaDue to Covid-19, the SDG financing gap has widened by an estimated $400 billion in developing countries, adding to the pre-COVID shortfall ...
24 Nov, 2020, 09.43 AM IST