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
US commits to 61% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2035The United States pledged to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66% below 2005 levels by 2035, becoming the first nation to submit its ...
20 Dec, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
Deregulation is vital for growth of MSMEs: Economic Survey 2024The survey notes that easing compliance, deregulation and robust export policy is crucial for growing the country’s ‘Mittelstand’.
22 Jul, 2024, 01.50 PM IST
Yet to get majority states’ nod on 7th Eco Census results: ReportIn its submission to the committee, the ministry of statistics and programme implementation stated that it had received approval for provis...
28 Jul, 2023, 12.26 AM IST
Puducherry, Lakshadweep & Goa toppers of Social Progress IndexOn the basis of access to basic knowledge, the report said, Punjab has the highest component score of 62.92, while Delhi has topped the lis...
21 Dec, 2022, 01.04 AM IST
RBI to review medium term debt strategy for GoIThe central bank will review Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) for management of public debt of the government with an objective ...
27 May, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
Covid squeezed funds for SDG's Agenda 2030, need to ensure continued funding: T S TirumurtiTS Trimurti, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, raised the issue of scarcity of funds due to Covid-19 and said that it...
28 Sep, 2021, 06.23 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 set to make PDS location independent: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at UN forumAddressing the special event on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Acceleration Actions on the margins of 2020 High-Level Political Fo...
15 Jul, 2020, 01.03 PM IST
Government-appointed committee suggests GDP data revamp for statesThe committee emphasised the need for a dynamic and sector-specific business register. It said the databases of the Ministry of Corporate A...
21 Apr, 2020, 11.46 PM IST
Govt extends tenure of Ravindra Dholakia-led committee on state, district accountsThe tenure of the committee setup last year, is extended for a period of one year from June 25, 2019.
31 Jul, 2019, 11.05 PM IST
UP, Bihar continue to be down in the dumps in HDI: ReportSouthern states continue to lead the pack on the crucial measure, where the country is ranked 130th globally, but are staring at a differen...
08 Mar, 2019, 06.03 PM IST
India 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, qualityIndia lags behind China (48), Sri Lanka (71), Bangladesh ( 133) and Bhutan (134) while its health index was better than Nepal (149), Pakist...
23 May, 2018, 08.24 AM IST
Control over debt level major challenge for China: IMFChina thus has to tackle two challenges: the overall rebalancing of its economy, and the issue of vertical imbalance in the public finances...
19 Apr, 2018, 09.25 AM 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
'US exploring new partnership in smart cities in India'India and the US have signed memorandums of understanding to develop three smart cities in Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam.
13 Jan, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
Reforms to boost trade; address biz climate issues: US to India"Our two countries enjoy a thriving trade and investment relationship. US-India bilateral trade reached $109 billion in 2015, up from $37 b...
28 Aug, 2016, 07.32 PM IST