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Budget 2020: Many sustainability schemes but no action plan, say expertsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2020
In her Budget speech, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned three critical elements of development: aspirational India, development and a caring society. All these are critical part of sustainable development goals. One measure announced was to promote natural gas use... Read more.. |
India becomes second-largest market for Green Bonds with $10.3 billion transactionsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2020
India has become the second-largest market globally for green bonds with $10.3 billion worth of transactions in the first half of 2019, as... Read more.. Subject Tags: climate change adaption , climate change mitigation , GCF , Green Bonds , IREDA , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , Sustainable Finance |
Sustainability Outlook partners with CLEAN for India Energy for all Summit 2020By : Sustainability ..., Jan 28, 2020
Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) in partnership with NITI Aayog, Government of India is organising the fourth edition of India Energy for All Summit (IEAS) from 4-5 February 2020 at the India... Read more.. |
Sustainability Outlook partners with CLEAN for India Energy for all Summit 2020By : Sustainability ..., Jan 24, 2020
Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) in partnership with NITI Aayog, Government of India is organising the fourth edition of India Energy for All Summit (IEAS) from 4-5 February 2020 at the India... Read more.. |
India needs $2.64-trn investment to meet UN's Sustainable Development GoalsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2020
India needs a whopping $2.64 trillion investment to meet the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs), offering the private sector an investment opportunity of over $1.12 trillion by 2030, according to a report. According to the Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map, the... Read more.. |
States on track to lift BPL people: NitiBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 3, 2020
Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram are among the states, which are close to taking the the percentage of people living below the poverty line to 10.95 per cent by 2030. This has been reflected in the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index... Read more.. Subject Tags: Climate Change , Niti Aayog , poverty eradication , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Kerala, Himachal top sustainable development goals indexBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 31, 2019
The SDG Index, launched last year, ranked states based on 16 goals across 54 targets spread among 100 indicators based on national identified indicators. Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have topped the list of states on the sustainable... Read more.. |
Household electrification benefits men more than women in India: StudyBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 27, 2019
As new areas gain access to basic levels of electricity, men in these households tend to dominate its use, according to a study conducted in India which suggests that men benefit more than women from such access. The study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability,... Read more.. |
Over 1,000 experts call for global action on 'depleting' groundwaterBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2019
Nearly 1,100 scientists, practitioners and experts in groundwater and related fields from 92 countries have called on the governments and nongovernmental agencies to "act now" to ensure global groundwater sustainability. In a statement, the group noted that groundwater... Read more.. |
NITI Aayog to launch 2nd edition of SDG India Index on Dec 30By : Sustainability ..., Dec 26, 2019
NITI Aayog will launch the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG India Index on 30th of this month in New Delhi. The SDG India Index documents the progress made by India’s States and Union Territories towards implementing the 2030 SDG targets. The SDG India... Read more.. |