Mission ShakthiSAT team meets President Droupadi Murmu, shares updates on Moon probeSpearheaded by Space Kidz India (SKI), the initiative places young women at the forefront of scientific innovation and international cooper...
06 Oct, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
India enters top 100 in UN's global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) rankings for first timeIndia has achieved a spot in the top 100 countries for Sustainable Development Goal progress. The UN report ranks India at 99th. This is a ...
24 Jun, 2025, 12.07 PM IST
Circular economy: The synergistic role of SDGs, blockchain, and Industry 5.0Adopting a circular economy for resilience is driven by the push for sustainability. SDGs, blockchain, and Industry 5.0 are pivotal in enab...
04 Apr, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
SDG targets remain off track in Asia-Pacific: UN ReportProgress towards Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific is significantly off track, with most targets advancing too slowly o...
18 Feb, 2025, 08.27 PM 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
India stands out as beacon of hope for world economy: FM SitharamanSitharaman cited admitting the African Union into the G20, adoption of the Green Development Pact, and commitment to pursue reforms for bet...
14 Oct, 2023, 11.16 PM IST
G20 Declaration testament to diplomatic skills, dexterity of PM Modi, his team: UNGA President Dennis FrancisThe President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team for their d...
13 Sep, 2023, 08.05 AM IST
PM Modi not attending UNGA high-level session, EAM Jaishankar to address on Sep 26According to the latest provisional list of speakers for the high-level general debate of the 78th session of the General Assembly, Jaishan...
02 Sep, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
13.5 crore Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty in five years, says Niti Aayog reportIndia witnessed a significant reduction of multidimensional poverty with 13.5 crore people moving out of it between 2015-16 and 2019-21, ac...
17 Jul, 2023, 02.20 PM IST
Almost 90 per cent of Indians more vulnerable to public health issues, food shortages : StudyA study by the University of Cambridge has warned of increased risks to public health and food shortages due to climate change in India. Al...
20 Apr, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
Maternal mortality above UN target in 70 pc of India's districts: StudyArunachal Pradesh fares the worst of all states and Maharashtra the best, says the study published in the journal PLOS Global Public Health...
20 Jul, 2022, 05.00 PM IST
Odisha's SDG performance increased by 10 points: GovernmentThe state ranked Number-1 in SDG-13 relating to action on combating climate change and its impacts. The state also ranked No-1 in SDG-14 re...
22 Jun, 2021, 11.12 AM IST
Assam faces criticism for ranking last in NITI Aayog's SDG; CM Sarma hits backThe chief minister said, “We can locate breach in embankment, forecast floods and lighting with the use of satellite. In our development jo...
18 Jun, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
India slips two spots to rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as 2030 agenda: ReportIndia ranks below four South Asian countries -- Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, it said. The overall SDG score of India is 61.9 ou...
06 Jun, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
The idea of Swachh Udyog: Unlocking manufacturing growth in IndiaIndia's manufacturing is roughly equal to the combined manufacturing of Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines, the principal manufa...
26 Apr, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
India needs $2.64 tn investment to meet SDGs by 2030: ReportIndia needs a whopping USD 2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an i...
21 Jan, 2020, 07.28 PM IST
20% of world’s under-5 deaths occur in IndiaThe under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in India is about seven times higher than in high-income countries where 1 in 147 is dying.
09 Sep, 2015, 11.15 AM IST