India to present voluntary review on Sustainable Development GoalsNiti Aayog vice chairman Suman Bery and its chief executive officer BVR Subrahmanyam are likely to present India's achievements on key indi...
29 May, 2025, 01.08 AM IST
UN goal of creating a hunger-free world by 2030 unlikely to be achieved: German economistNoting that without major changes in the way the world produces, distributes and consumes foods, professor of agricultural economics and di...
03 Aug, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
Proud of its SDG localisation model, India says it has fully integrated SDGs into national development strategiesIndia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Yojna Patel, highlighted India's full integration of the Sustainable Developm...
09 Jul, 2024, 07.54 PM IST
Nasscom Foundation presents TechForGood India Conclave 2024 to lead tech-powered action plan for SDGsThe SDGs pose significant challenges while presenting unparalleled opportunities for businesses, governments, and communities in India and ...
05 Jan, 2024, 02.10 PM IST
India likely to miss 2030 deadline for over half of health SDGs: Lancet studyAn international team of researchers found that over 75 per cent Indian districts are off target for crucial SDG indicators like access to ...
27 Feb, 2023, 01.52 PM IST
India way ahead of any income group country in reaching Sustainable Development Goals. Here's a lookWhile India is also lagging behind on SDG targets, it is still an outlier as far as performance on the 2030 targets is concerned. With the ...
17 Jun, 2022, 12.54 AM IST
Over 20 private universities, HEIs sign pact to strengthen India's net zero commitmentAmong the signatories of the declaration are several prominent universities including O P Jindal Global University, Alliance University, II...
17 Mar, 2022, 03.05 PM IST
Adani Green, Adani Transmission make clean, affordable energy commitment as part of COP26"Both AGEL and ATL have centered their business strategy around the achievement of SDGs across all their activities, with SDG 7 as the corn...
09 Nov, 2021, 08.40 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
ReNew Power CMD Sumant Sinha recognised as SDG Pioneers by UNGCSumant Sinha of ReNew Power was recognised as an SDG Pioneer of the year, a company statement said. As the leader of India's leading renewa...
17 Jun, 2021, 01.38 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
India needs to enhance its spending by 6.2 per cent of GDP until 2030: Niti AayogIn its second voluntary national review at the United Nations high-level political forum (HLPF) on sustainable development, 2020, the gover...
13 Jul, 2020, 11.56 PM IST
India needs 6.2% additional spending of GDP to achieve 2030 development goals: NITI“The ways and means for this additional financing needs to be identified. At the same time, it is crucial to make sure that the budget allo...
13 Jul, 2020, 02.01 PM 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
Actress Dia Mirza, Alibaba chief among 17 new 'SDG Advocates' of UNFounder and Executive Chairman of Chinese multinational conglomerate Alibaba Group Jack Ma has been an SDG Advocate since 2016.
10 May, 2019, 01.46 PM IST
India witnessing gender disparities against backdrop of rapid economic growth: Gender indexNew Delhi, Oct 1 () India still witnesses gender disparities against the backdrop of rapid economic growth even as the rate of violence aga...
01 Oct, 2018, 07.06 PM IST
25-30 yrs needed for lifting poor above international poverty line: Environment MinisterThe UN has ushered in the ambitious 2030 SDGs with an aim of ending poverty, hunger while building a life of dignity for all over the next ...
03 Aug, 2016, 10.27 PM IST