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India rises one rank to 129 in human development indexBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 10, 2019
India inched up one spot to rank 129th out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index (HDI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday. Inequality and deprivation continue to be high in the country. “For countries like India, which have... Read more.. |
Piramal partners with Gates Foundation to improve health in India's tribal districtsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019
Piramal Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Piramal Group, on November 19 announced the setting up of a Tribal Health Collaborative for India in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The new collaborative will focus on improving... Read more.. |
Sustainability Outlook partners with Center for Responsible Business for the 6th Annual Sustainability ConferenceBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 19, 2019
The theme this year is “Market Dynamics & Social Dilemmas of Promoting Sustainable Business”New Delhi, Delhi, India: Centre for Responsible Business, a... Read more.. |
Sustainability Outlook partners with Center for Responsible Business for the 6th Annual Sustainability ConferenceBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2019
The theme this year is “Market Dynamics & Social Dilemmas of Promoting Sustainable Business”... Read more.. |
India registers 26.9 per cent decline in Maternal Mortality Rate since 2013By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2019
India has registered a 26.9 per cent reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) since 2013, according to the Sample Registration System Bulletin-2016 released on Thursday. The decline in MMR has been from 77 to 72 per 100,000 live births among southern states and in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
After Modi-Merkel Meet, Germany Agrees to Provide 1 Billion Euros to India for Green Urban MobilityBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019
India and Germany on Friday agreed to provide financial support to climate initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with the latter expressing its readiness to provide one billion euros to India for green urban mobility. The two countries signed a joint... Read more.. Subject Tags: Germany , renewable energy investment , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , Urban Mobility |
UN endorses India's steps to address hunger, malnutritionBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 22, 2019
The UN World Food Programme (UNWFP) has endorsed India's policy measures for addressing hunger and malnutrition to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Bishow Parajuli, Representative and Country Director to India, UNWFP, told IANS that India has all the ingredients... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , UN World Food Programme |
Districts to be rated on meeting sustainable development goalsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 18, 2019
Aiming at achieving and assessing progress made towards realising the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Tamil Nadu has decided to rank its districts, blocks and backward blocks on a monthly basis. The 17 SDGs are as per the universal agreement adopted in... Read more.. Subject Tags: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , The United Nations |
India, China to set up High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue mechanismBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping today concluded a two-day informal summit during which they discussed all aspects of the bilateral relationship and decided, among other steps, to establish a High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue mechanism to... Read more.. Subject Tags: China and India , Climate Change , Investment , national development , RCEP , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , trade |
IPCC Special Report on Land to Add Impetus to UNCCD COP 14 NegotiationsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 11, 2019
Preparations are underway for the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 14) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which takes place from 2-13 September 2019 in New Delhi, India. Several recently released global assessments, including the... Read more.. |