Kerala Tops Niti Aayog’s SDG Index, Bihar Worst Performer
5 years ago

Kerala Tops Niti Aayog’s SDG Index, Bihar Worst Performer

The Quint  

Speaking at the event, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said southern states have done well in health. “West Bengal has also done well in Niti Aayog's SDG Index 2019, but given the education level, West Bengal should be in top 3 performing states," he added. The Niti Aayog vice-chairman also said Modi government will not leave any stone unturned to make sure India achieves SDG Agenda 2030. The report said while three out of five states in the top spots perform equal to or better than the country average on 12 goals, the other two states do the same on 11 goals.

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SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Index 2023-2024: Tamil Nadu takes the third spot
6 months 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’, …

India's best and worst states on social development goals are...
6 months ago

India's best and worst states on social development goals are...

Firstpost  

According to the NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24, India’s overall Sustainable Development Goal score increased to 71 in 2023-24, compared to 66 in 2020-21, supported by significant progress on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land. Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as the top performer states in NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24, …

Centre, States Should Work As Team India To Fulfil Dreams Of 'Viksit Bharat’: PM Modi At NITI Aayog Meet
1 year, 7 months ago

Centre, States Should Work As Team India To Fulfil Dreams Of 'Viksit Bharat’: PM Modi At NITI Aayog Meet

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired the 8th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog where he stressed that the Centre along with States and Union Territories should work as Team India and fulfil the dreams and aspirations of people for a ‘Viksit Bharat’. He highlighted the “critical role” of NITI Aayog in helping States to develop their strategies for …

TS doing well on health front, says annual report
1 year, 11 months ago

TS doing well on health front, says annual report

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Health minister T. Harish Rao hit back at Congress’ chargesheet that alleged that the health sector was in a poor shape in Telangana, saying the state stood third in the Niti Aayog rankings and topped the per-capita health budget. The report points out that the maternal mortality ratio in the state had plunged from 92 in 2014 to 43 …

NITI Aayog India Innovation Index: Karnataka tops list for third year running
2 years, 5 months ago

NITI Aayog India Innovation Index: Karnataka tops list for third year running

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka has ranked first in the NITI Aayog's India Innovation Index for a third time in a row; the state has topped the list in both previous editions too. The State has topped in the NITI Aayog's India Innovation Index 2021 thanks to able leadership and guidance of PM Narendra Modi avaru, BS Yedyiurappa avaru. The India Innovation Index ranks …

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 …

Telangana among top 3 states in health service index: Niti Aayog report
3 years ago

Telangana among top 3 states in health service index: Niti Aayog report

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana has emerged as one of the two states that demonstrated “strong overall performance and showed most improvements” on various health services parameters, according to the Niti Aayog. Niti Aayog also said Telangana was among the top three states in the country in overall performance in the health sector. In its report, ‘Healthy States Progressive India’ released on Monday, …

Kerala top ranking state in overall health performance, Uttar Pradesh worst: Niti Aayog
3 years ago

Kerala top ranking state in overall health performance, Uttar Pradesh worst: Niti Aayog

India TV News  

Highlights Kerala tops Niti Aayog's health index, UP rated worst Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers Report prepared in collaboration with Ministry of Health, technical assistance from World Bank Kerala has been rated number one state in overall health performance among larger states, according to the 4th Health Index by Niti Aayog. The …

Niti Aayog Health Index: Kerala tops in overall performance, UP shows best incremental change
3 years ago

Niti Aayog Health Index: Kerala tops in overall performance, UP shows best incremental change

India Today  

Kerala retained the top spot in terms of overall health performance, according to the fourth Health Index launched by Niti Aayog. In regards to Union Territories, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir are among the bottom in terms of overall performance, but they emerged at the top in terms of incremental performance. "States are beginning to take cognizance of indices such …

Bihar poorest state, followed by Jharkhand and UP: Niti Aayog report
3 years, 1 month ago

Bihar poorest state, followed by Jharkhand and UP: Niti Aayog report

Hindustan Times  

In its first Multidimensional Poverty Index report released on Friday, the Niti Aayog said Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh were found to be the poorest states in the country. According to a PTI report, Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar further said this baseline report of India's first ever national MPI measure is based on the reference period of 2015-16 …

Chandigarh adjudged third best city in Niti Aayog's SDG Urban Index
3 years, 1 month ago

Chandigarh adjudged third best city in Niti Aayog's SDG Urban Index

India Today  

Chandigarh has been adjudged as the third best city in the Niti Aayog's first Sustainable Development Goals Urban India Index. Shimla, with a composite score of 75.50 points, topped the SDG Urban Index and Coimbatore got the second position with 73.29 points. While launching the SDG Urban Index, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar, was quoted by the Tribune as saying, …

East Sikkim best performing district: North-Eastern SDG Index by NITI Aayog
3 years, 4 months ago

East Sikkim best performing district: North-Eastern SDG Index by NITI Aayog

Hindustan Times  

The North Eastern District Sustainable Development Goals Index & Dashboard 2021-22, a collaborative project of NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, with technical inputs from UNDP, was launched recently. It ranks the districts in the eight North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura on their performance in the SDGs …

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 …

Chhattisgarh top-performing state on gender equality goal of SDG: NITI Aayog report
3 years, 7 months ago

Chhattisgarh top-performing state on gender equality goal of SDG: NITI Aayog report

India TV News  

Chhattisgarh has been declared the top-performing state in India on the gender equality parameter of the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index report 2020-21. The report said the improvement in Chhattisgarh ranking was seen due to a balanced sex ratio at birth, improvement in equal gender pay over the years which has helped it surpass …

Niti Aayog's SDG index ranks Andhra Pradesh 3rd, Telangana 11th
3 years, 7 months ago

Niti Aayog's SDG index ranks Andhra Pradesh 3rd, Telangana 11th

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh ranked third in Niti Aayog’s sustainable development goals India index for 2020-21, according to the report which was released on Thursday. First launched in December 2018, Niti Aayog's index has now become the primary tool for monitoring progress on SDGs in the country. The report of SDG India index along with 'Dashboard 2020-21: Partnerships in the Decade of …

Jharkhand second-worst performer in NITI Aayog’s SDG index
3 years, 7 months ago

Jharkhand second-worst performer in NITI Aayog’s SDG index

Hindustan Times  

Jharkhand ranked second-worst among 28 states in the third edition of the SDG India Index 2020-21, while worst in the Zero Hunger parameter, according to the index report released by NITI Aayog on Thursday. It should also work on improving the distribution system of subsidized food.” Asarfi Nand Prasad, a senior member of Right to Food Campaign, Jharkhand, said, “The …

Kerala Retains Top Rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21; Bihar Worst Performer
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Retains Top Rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21; Bihar Worst Performer

News 18  

Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, according to a report released on Thursday. The third rendition of India's SDG Index was launched by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. Under the health sector goals, Gujarat and Delhi were the top performers among the states …

SDG India Index 2020-21 released. Know top-performing states, UTs
3 years, 7 months ago

SDG India Index 2020-21 released. Know top-performing states, UTs

Hindustan Times  

Niti Aayog on Thursday released the third edition of the SDG India Index 2020–21, which is developed in collaboration with the United Nations India to track the progress of all states and Union territories towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals. The positive change is largely driven by exemplary nationwide performance in Goal 6 and Goal 7, in which the composite score …

Kerala retains top rank, Bihar at bottom in NITI Aayog's SDG Index 2021
3 years, 7 months ago

Kerala retains top rank, Bihar at bottom in NITI Aayog's SDG Index 2021

India TV News  

Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer, as per a report released on Thursday. The third rendition of India's SDG Index was launched by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Thursday. First launched in December 2018, the index has become the primary tool for …

NITI Aayog unveils SDG India Index; Kerala retains top spot, Bihar at the bottom
3 years, 7 months ago

NITI Aayog unveils SDG India Index; Kerala retains top spot, Bihar at the bottom

Hindustan Times  

Kerala retained the top spot followed by Himachal Pradesh while Bihar featured at the bottom of Niti Aayog's index for sustainable development goals, the latest data released on Thursday showed. Niti Aayog released the index for sustainable development goals 2020-21 on Thursday. India’s overall score across sustainable development goals improved marginally by six points, from 60 in 2019 to 66 …

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 …

Niti Aayog fine tuning indicators for ranking most backward districts: Amitabh Kant
4 years, 3 months ago

Niti Aayog fine tuning indicators for ranking most backward districts: Amitabh Kant

Live Mint  

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Monday said the policy think tank is fine tuning indicators used in ranking 112 most backward districts every month under the government's Aspirational Districts Programme. Addressing a virtual event organised by Niti Aayog, he said eventually, the think tank should end up ranking all districts of the country. The Aayog ranks 112 most backward …

Kerala retains top spot on NITI Aayog’s SDG Index; Himachal Pradesh, Andhra, Tamil Nadu follow, Bihar lags behind
5 years ago

Kerala retains top spot on NITI Aayog’s SDG Index; Himachal Pradesh, Andhra, Tamil Nadu follow, Bihar lags behind

Firstpost  

Kerala retained the top rank while Bihar was adjudged as the worst performer in the NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2019, which evaluates the progress of states and Union Territories on social, economic, and environmental parameters, as per a report released on Monday. New Delhi: Kerala retained the top rank while Bihar was adjudged as the worst performer in the …

The Kerala Model School
5 years, 3 months ago

The Kerala Model School

India Today  

The Niti Aayog's recent School Education Quality Index 2016-17, released on September 30, saw Kerala topping the category of large states with 82.2 percentage points followed by Tamil Nadu with 73.4 percentage points. MORE FROM INSIGHT | Why Uddhav Thackeray agreed to play second fiddle to Fadnavis Realising the gravity of the situation, in 2016 the new Left Democratic Front …

Kerala, Rajasthan top Niti Aayog's school education quality index, UP ranks last
5 years, 3 months ago

Kerala, Rajasthan top Niti Aayog's school education quality index, UP ranks last

India Today  

The government policy think-tank Niti Aayog on Monday launched the school education quality index wherein states, including Kerala, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Assam have been ranked as the best-performing among large states, each achieving an overall performance score above 60 percent, while Uttar Pradesh figures last in the ranking. Haryana, Assam and Uttar Pradesh showed the most improvement …

NITI Aayog releases SEQI: Kerala tops in quality of schools among 20 large states in India, Uttar Pradesh worst performer
5 years, 3 months ago

NITI Aayog releases SEQI: Kerala tops in quality of schools among 20 large states in India, Uttar Pradesh worst performer

Firstpost  

Kerala has emerged on top among 20 large states in terms of School Education Quality Index, which measures quality of school education, followed by Rajasthan and Karnataka, while the most-populous Uttar Pradesh was ranked at the bottom position during 2016-17 New Delhi: Kerala has emerged on top among 20 large states in terms of quality of school education, followed by …

Kerala tops health rankings; UP, Bihar worst performers: NITI Aayog report
5 years, 6 months ago

Kerala tops health rankings; UP, Bihar worst performers: NITI Aayog report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Kerala took the top spot among larger states for overall performance on health indicators in a NITI Aayog report, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, while Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha languish at the bottom. Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand showed the maximum improvement of health outcomes from base to reference year in indicators such as neonatal mortality rate, …

Himachal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu lead performers in NITI Aayog's sustainable development goals index
6 years ago

Himachal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu lead performers in NITI Aayog's sustainable development goals index

Firstpost  

The index took into account 13 out of 17 goals specified by United Nation’s as SDGs and left out four goals because of lack of data at the state level. New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have emerged as top performing states in NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals India Index 2018, which evaluates progress in social, economic and …

Kerala is India's best-governed state, says report
6 years, 5 months ago

Kerala is India's best-governed state, says report

India Today  

Kerala stands as the best-governed state in the country and Karnataka is in the fourth position, said the Public Affairs Index 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre here. "Kerala has topped the Public Affairs Index for 2018 as the best-governed state for the third consecutive year since 2016 among large states," said Bengaluru-based PAC at an event …

NITI Aayog: Modi bats for ‘Team India’ for New India 2020
6 years, 6 months ago

NITI Aayog: Modi bats for ‘Team India’ for New India 2020

Op India  

The government policy think-tank NITI Ayog met today to review the work done in the previous year and discuss the possible strategies to reach the developmental agenda for ‘New India 2022’. The idea of ‘‘Team India’’ in issues related to governance is a theme which occurred many times in Modi’s interactions, citing GST implementation as an example of how centre …

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