Page 3 - Sustainable Development Goals

Political, religious firms not allowed on social stock exchange: Sebi panel

Recommends creation of capacity building fund of Rs 100 cr

Riding on the blue economy

India's marine resources remain under-utilised

Covid will hamper progress towards sustainable development goals: Vardhan

The impact of the crisis will reverse hard-won development gains, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Are politicians potential super-spreaders?

Younger caseload, older fatalities in Punjab, Bihar polls may be held on schedule, informal schools become centres of learning--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Javadekar calls for sharing best practices among BRICS nations for SDGs

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the aspirations of BRICS countries are similar and called for sharing of best practices among the nations towards the attainment of goals

Convert Covid-19 situation into opportunity to meet SDGs: Niti Aayog VC

The report discusses at length the policy and enabling environment, India's approach to localising SDGs, and strengthening means of implementation, Niti Aayog said

World Oceans Day 2020: Theme, need for sustainable oceans, pics, and more

The theme of World Oceans Day 2020 is 'Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean'. The oceans are facing unprecedented pressures from factors ranging from pollution to climate change

Safe future: How India lags in meeting sustainable development goals

Unplanned exploitation of environment in recent decades has not only altered its balance but is also leading to catastrophic events like super cyclones

The economic crisis and India's role in post-coronavirus multilateralism

The world gross domestic product is expected to contract by 3%, international trade may decline by up to 32%, and 49 million people could slip into extreme poverty

UN holds policy talks stressing multilateral solutions to ease pandemic

While this virus impacts everyone, it has not been an equaliser, but instead has exposed and compounded inequalities in societies

Why the pandemic will hurt girls' education

As patriarchal families return to their earlier gender norms of girls working within the household, they will prevent them from going back to school, affecting their learning levels in the long run

The climate 'dividend'

Lockdown highlights the criticality of climate change agenda

Our capabilities have grown significantly: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar

The world has a growing interest in India becoming an additional engine of growth. It is also amenable to harnessing the reservoir of talent that India could provide with the passage of time.

Investing in inclusive growth, human capital can help India achieve SDGs

The SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals and 169 targets set to be achieved by 2030, aimed at addressing global challenges

India needs $2.64-trn investment to meet UN's Sustainable Development Goals

At $701.5 billion, the greatest private sector opportunity in the country is investment in achieving and maintaining universal access to electricity, which is the seventh SDG.

Govt looks to put women's welfare at centre of its five-year vision

Sources said the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) held detailed discussions with each sectoral grouping and will soon provide final inputs on ministries' final vision documents

Kerala top achiever in meeting sustainable development goals: Niti Aayog

Bihar, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh were the worst-performing states in this year's index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Kerala tops Niti's SDG Index, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal worst performers

According to 'SDG India Index 2019', Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim have shown maximum improvement, but states like Gujarat have not shown any progress vis-a-vis 2018 rankings

From shareholders to stakeholders

In part I of a series, the authors discuss evolution of the environmental consciousness of companies

This startup promotes sustainability by helping rickshaw-pullers adopt EVs

With a 74-member team, Krishna's venture operates in several cities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar