India’s march towards SDGs anchored in investing in human capital, inclusive growth: Economic Survey
5 years, 6 months ago

India’s march towards SDGs anchored in investing in human capital, inclusive growth: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

India’s development path is intertwined with investments in social infrastructure and the country’s march towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals is firmly anchored in investing in human capital and inclusive growth, the Economic Survey said Thursday. Stating that India is committed to achieving these Sustainable Development Goals, it said to reap the benefits of demographic dividend, the Centre is committed to improving the outcomes in education and skilling, and to provide employment and affordable healthcare to all. Scaling up development programmes for improving connectivity, providing housing, and bridging gender gaps in socio-economic indicators is of paramount importance for sustainable development, the Economic Survey for 2018-19 said. As the world aspires to achieve the SDGs by 2030, one of the most important factors which will determine whether countries achieve their targets set under SDGs will be ‘gender equality’ The government has initiated several programmes including Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao to mainstream women and make them active agents of change in the society.

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SDG4: Shape the future of tomorrow, today
1 week, 4 days ago

SDG4: Shape the future of tomorrow, today

Hindustan Times  

In developing countries like India, the stark divide between the haves and have-nots is tragically inescapable. Yet, one truth stands firm: The surest path out of poverty is good quality early education that inculcates the required foundational literacy and numeracy skills. Education Successive studies have shown that good quality early education drastically alters life trajectories. However, the goals impacting human …

Inclusive Growth and Social Empowerment: India's Economic Policies Rooted in Inclusive Growth and Social Empowerment
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Inclusive Growth and Social Empowerment: India's Economic Policies Rooted in Inclusive Growth and Social Empowerment

ABP News  

India's economic policies are rooted in inclusive growth and social empowerment. The government has implemented various initiatives such as the PM Ujjwala Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission, and the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile trinity to improve access to essential services, reduce financial exclusion, and minimize leakage through targeted DBTs.

Empowering Women: The Key to Boosting India's GDP
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Empowering Women: The Key to Boosting India's GDP

Hindustan Times  

Achieving gender equality in India could boost the GDP by $700 billion by 2025, representing a 16% increase over the current contribution. Women contribute about 18% of India’s GDP, significantly below the global average of 37%. This indicates a vast potential for growth if gender gaps in employment are addressed.

SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Index 2023-2024: Tamil Nadu takes the third spot
5 months, 4 weeks ago

SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Index 2023-2024: Tamil Nadu takes the third spot

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has emerged as a frontrunner in the latest SDG India Index 2023-2024, unveiled by NITI Aayog on Friday. The upward trajectory places the State among the top performers across the nation, underscoring its commitment to social equity, economic growth and environmental sustainability, according to a Press Information Bureau release. In the SDG of ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’, …

Giving primacy to human development
8 months ago

Giving primacy to human development

The Hindu  

The promise of development has emerged as a rallying point for political parties for the elections. First, the Human Development Report 2023-24, published by the United Nations Development Programme, takes a comparative perspective and maps the achievements in the area of human development. India ranked 134 out of 193 countries in the UN Human Development Index in 2022, which was …

Budget 2024: Delicate balancing by government testament to stability, growth
11 months ago

Budget 2024: Delicate balancing by government testament to stability, growth

Live Mint  

Navigating the intricate journey of presenting an interim budget in the lead-up to general elections presents a formidable challenge. This has resulted in a delicate balancing act, culminating in a budget that stands as a testament to stability, growth, and the government's unwavering dedication to inclusive development. The government has taken a bold step by elevating the capital expenditure for …

Vision 2047: Infra to be biggest driver for growth push
1 year ago

Vision 2047: Infra to be biggest driver for growth push

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s infrastructure sector is set to become the biggest driver for the country that aspires to become a $5 trillion economy soon and a developed nation by 2047. The newly adopted Vision 2047 document also lays emphasis entirely on infrastructure growth scaling up the pace of development of railways, roads, and ports surpassing most developed countries. Instruments like …

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Urges PVT Sector to Back SDGs
1 year, 2 months ago

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Urges PVT Sector to Back SDGs

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed the need for private sector to come forward and support the sustainable development goals or SDGs, saying that it is the collective responsibility of all stakeholders to participate and contribute in this endeavour. "The 17 SDGs adopted by United Nations member states in 2015 were aimed at addressing a wide range …

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030
1 year, 2 months ago

World not on track to achieve most SDGs by 2030

The Hindu  

Lamenting the lack of progress on various Sustainable Development Goals, including biodiversity protection and greenhouse gas emissions, world leaders at the SDG Summit in New York on September 18 and 19, 2023, once again reaffirmed their shared commitment to eradicate poverty and end hunger. They also recognised that the world was on track to meet only 15% of its 169 …

India's commitment to sustainable development manifests in progress on SDGs
1 year, 6 months ago

India's commitment to sustainable development manifests in progress on SDGs

Deccan Chronicle  

Advancing on the ladder of attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is a globally recognized benchmark. The Swachh Bharat Mission and the Jal Jeevan Mission, which were launched in 2014 and 2019 respectively, have been instrumental in driving social wellbeing in India. At the time of its implementation in 2014, the Swachh Bharat Mission sought to provide safe sanitation …

Only 12% of Sustainable Development Goals targets are on track: Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General of UNDP
1 year, 6 months ago

Only 12% of Sustainable Development Goals targets are on track: Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General of UNDP

The Hindu  

Most of the Sustainable Development Goals are not on track, said a senior official of the UN Development Programme here on Wednesday. Speaking to The Hindu in an exclusive interview Haoliang Xu, Assistant Secretary General of UNDP, who represented the organisation at the G20 Development Ministers’ Meeting in Varanasi said access to concrete measures like finance and technology should be …

India, its SDG pledge goal, and the strategy to apply
1 year, 8 months ago

India, its SDG pledge goal, and the strategy to apply

The Hindu  

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, while addressing the first meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under India’s G20 Presidency, held on February 24-25, 2023, expressed concern that “progress on Sustainable Development Goals seems to be slowing down”. India’s progress is mixed The SDGs framework sets targets for 231 unique indicators across 17 SDG goals related to economic development, …

India not on-target in many women-related development goals
1 year, 10 months ago

India not on-target in many women-related development goals

The Hindu  

A recent analysis published in The Lancet has concluded that India is not on-target to achieve 19 of the 33 Sustainable Development Goals indicators. Off-Target: Districts that have not met the SDG target by 2021 and either observed worsening between 2016 and 2021 or observed an insufficient magnitude of improvement between 2016 and 2021. The five indicators with the highest …

India likely to miss deadline for 50% of SDG indicators: Lancet study
1 year, 10 months ago

India likely to miss deadline for 50% of SDG indicators: Lancet study

The Hindu  

India is trailing behind in achieving more than 50% of indicators under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals seven years before the 2030 deadline, according to a study published in the Lancetjournal on February 20. The study, which offers the first mid-line assessment of India’s progress for the 2030 Agenda, measured progress made across 9 goals by identifying 33 key …

Budget 2023 | India has made significant progress in many SDGs: Finance Minister
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | India has made significant progress in many SDGs: Finance Minister

The Hindu  

India has made significant progress in many Sustainable Development Goals and the per capita income has increased to ₹1.97 lahks, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1. According to the Center for Science and Environment’s 'State of India’s Environment Report 2022', the country's overall SDG score was 66 out of 100. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its …

Agenda 2030: A bumpy road ahead?
2 years, 5 months ago

Agenda 2030: A bumpy road ahead?

Hindustan Times  

With more than half the 193 UN member-States lacking clear datasets in terms of geographical coverage, timeliness and level of disaggregation, SDG monitoring will have to be improved across regions, sectors and groups of people. Even the 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report documented the rising rates of indebtedness in over 60% least developed countries, highlighting the need to reduce …

Agenda 2030: A bumpy road ahead?
2 years, 5 months ago

Agenda 2030: A bumpy road ahead?

Hindustan Times  

What was only a matter of suspicion until a few months ago has been officially confirmed as an unfortunate reality. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 has finally revealed the severity of the social, economic and environmental setbacks endured by the world during the two-years spanning the Covid-19 pandemic. With only eight years remaining in the Decade of Action, Agenda …

An eye on achieving SDGs
2 years, 7 months ago

An eye on achieving SDGs

The Hindu  

NITI Aayog’s 2020-21 Sustainable Development Goals India Index detailed the implementation of the United Nations’ SDGs in the country, States and Union Territories. All the States managed to score above 50 points in SDG implementation, with 13 States featuring in the ‘Performer’ category and 15 in the ‘Front Runner’ category. It topped in the implementation of two SDGs — 13 …

A blend of development and welfarism
2 years, 11 months ago

A blend of development and welfarism

The Hindu  

In the last eight months, various reports came out, making an inter-State comparison on development indicators. The third edition of NITI Aayog’s 2020 Sustainable Development Goals Index, whose findings were made public in June 2021, placed Tamil Nadu at the second spot. In early August, after the Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation came out with its annual report …

Localisation of SDGs imperative to achieve 2030 Agenda: India at UN
3 years, 6 months ago

Localisation of SDGs imperative to achieve 2030 Agenda: India at UN

India TV News  

Stressing on the need for localisation of Sustainable Development Goals to achieve the 2030 SDG agenda, India has said that there is no "one size fits all" approach but countries can certainly share experience and learn from each other. "For the 2030 Agenda to succeed in big countries like India with a population of 1.3 billion, SDG localisation is an …

India Slips Two Spots to Rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals Adopted as 2030 Agenda: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

India Slips Two Spots to Rank 117 on 17 Sustainable Development Goals Adopted as 2030 Agenda: Report

News 18  

India’s rank has slipped by two places from last year to 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015, a new report has said. The State of India’s Environment Report 2021 revealed that India’s rank was 115 last year and dropped by two places primarily …

Niti Aayog to launch 3rd edition of Sustainable Development Goals index today
3 years, 7 months ago

Niti Aayog to launch 3rd edition of Sustainable Development Goals index today

Hindustan Times  

Government think tank Niti Aayog will on Wednesday launch the third edition of the index of India’s Sustainable Development Goals such as eradication of poverty and inequality. “The Index measures the progress at the national and sub-national level in the country’s journey towards meeting the Global Goals and targets and has been successful as an advocacy tool to propagate the …

The human face of India's Union Budget 2021-22: Hits and Misses
3 years, 11 months ago

The human face of India's Union Budget 2021-22: Hits and Misses

India Today  

Union Budget 2021-22 had to bear a unique burden of expectations to put India back on a recovery path following a deep recession induced by Covid-19 and the consequent lockdowns. The Union Budget 2021-22 was founded on the 6 pillars - 1) Health and Well-being; 2) Physical and Financial Capital; 3) Inclusive Development for Aspirational India; 4) Reinvigorating Human Capital; …

Union Budget 2021: Focus must be on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spending, says India Inc survey
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Focus must be on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spending, says India Inc survey

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The upcoming Budget must focus on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spending and increasing outlays for the social sector, India Inc said in a survey released on Wednesday. “The upcoming Budget must therefore focus on creating demand, encouraging infrastructure spends and increasing outlays for the social sector. According to the survey results, nearly 40 percent of the participants feel …

Economic Survey 2018-19 : $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, emphasis is on “Virtuous Cycle” of investment, jobs and exports
5 years, 6 months ago

Economic Survey 2018-19 : $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, emphasis is on “Virtuous Cycle” of investment, jobs and exports

Op India  

A day before the Union Budget to be presented in the Parliament, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the Economic Survey in both Houses of Parliament Thursday. The Economic Survey 2018-19 has projected the GDP growth for 2019-20 at 7-7.75%, up from 6.8 per cent in the previous fiscal, reinstating India as the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Investment …

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 unattainable without India's aid: German envoy
6 years, 1 month ago

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 unattainable without India's aid: German envoy

India Today  

Addressing the media on the 60th anniversary of development cooperation between India and Germany, Martin Ney, Germany's Ambassador to India said today that Sustainable Development Agenda for 2030 and Paris climate change agreement are unattainable without Indian cooperation. Germany signed to invest 765 million euros for different projects in India "India is among the largest recipients of development cooperation. Without …

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