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Global South must adopt digital public infra to achieve SDGs: Kant

The Global South needs to adopt digital public infrastructure to technologically leapfrog and achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday. Addressing an event organised by Carnegie India, Kant said now the world will grow on the back of digital public infrastructure. He said if the the world has to grow equitably then the global south is important because 4 billion people still do not have digital identity, 1.3 billion people do not have a bank account, while 133 countries in the world do not have fast payments. "And therefore you need the digital public infrastructure to enable these countries to technologically leapfrog and ensure that we are able to make sustainable development goals reached to them. "And that is really the key, the SDGs must reach the global south," Kant said. The term 'global south' is used to refer poor and developing countries. The former NITI Aayog CEO noted that during the COVID period, while the world wa

Govt may ask 16th Finance Commission to include HDI, SDG in formula

Article 280 of the Constitution says that the President of India can constitute a Finance Commission to make recommendations regarding the distribution of tax proceeds between the Centre and states

Future of coal bright in India with right tech support, says FutureCoal

The future of coal in India is bright as there are technologies available which can help the country extract, use and combust the dry fuel far more sustainably, FutureCoal on Monday said. Coal is considered to be the biggest contributor to climate change with thermal electricity being responsible for nearly 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. "The future of coal in India is bright......we believe that there are technologies that are available which can help India extract coal far more sustainably, use it far more sustainably, combust it far more sustainably, and post combustion treatment to coal can reduce Co2 emissions by as much as 99 per cent," FutureCoal Board member Sunil Chaturvedi said. The FutreCoal Global Alliance is an organisation representing the entire value chain and is dedicated to raising awareness on the contribution of the fossil fuel. He further said 70 per cent of electricity generation comes from coal. India has moved from last 15 years to ...

Indian consumers ready to pay 20% premium for sustainable products: Survey

Bain Global Consumer Lab surveyed over 23,000 consumers in 11 countries for The Visionary CEO's Guide to Sustainability

Climate change may push up to 158.3 mn more women, girls into poverty: Rpt

''Investments in a comprehensive SDG stimulus package would help to mitigate this effect, reducing the number of women falling into extreme poverty from 158.3 million to 43.3 million"

'2/3rd child-related SDGs off-track, India's progress to impact hugely'

Two-thirds of child-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are off-track globally and India's progress will be crucial in achieving them, UNICEF chief Catherine M. Russell has said. In an interview to PTI, Russell said India's population and scale make its potential for progress particularly significant on the global stage. "When India starts to make progress on some of these things, it can change so quickly and have such a huge impact on the rest of the world," the UNICEF executive director said. On a question on the SDGs, she said globally they are way off-track. "We estimate that two-thirds of the SDGs that relate to children are not where they need to be. The truth is that globally SDGs are way off-track," she said. The SDGs are a set of 17 interconnected global objectives established by the United Nations in 2015 to address a wide range of social, economic and environmental challenges facing the world. These goals, often referred to as the Global Goals, are designed to

G20 & beyond: Multilateral banks take centre stage

As Multilateral Development Banks lead the charge to achieve sustainable development goals, here are four clear paths they should follow

India's journey towards SDGs serves as example of determination: Kamboj

The G20 summit under India's Presidency put the Sustainable Development Goals front and centre and underscored the dedication to accelerate their implementation, New Delhi's envoy here has said, emphasising that India's journey towards SDGs serves as an inspiring example of determination and ingenuity. Speaking at the India Roundtable: Delivering Development: Journeys, Directions and Lighthouses', organised on the sidelines of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly here on Friday, India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said that India's dedication to accelerate SDG implementation was made clear. India's journey towards the SDGs serves as an inspiring example of determination and ingenuity. As we navigate the challenging path ahead, let us draw strength from the commitment made at the G20 Leaders' Summit in September 2023. It is there that our collective resolve was reaffirmed, and our dedication to accelerating SDG implementation was mad

UNCTAD projects above $5 trillion investment needed to achieve SDGs by 2030

For the world's 48 developing economies, the shortfall is estimated at USD337 billion annually, if they are to take the required action on climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution

New Delhi Declaration provides direction for tourism sector: Govt on G20

A "significant milestone" achieved during the G20 Leaders' Summit here was the "unanimous endorsement" of the pivotal role of tourism and culture in sustainable socio-economic development and prosperity, the Ministry of Tourism said on Sunday. The declaration was announced and adopted by the summit on Saturday. The G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration adopted during the summit underlined the significance of the "Goa Roadmap for Tourism as a vehicle for achieving SDGs", the ministry said in a statement. The summit stands as a testament to India's leadership in fostering global unity and collaboration. It witnessed the convergence of the world's most influential leaders, united by a shared vision for the future, it said. Their collective commitment to addressing global challenges reaffirms the spirit of global cooperation, the statement said. The declaration "provides a new direction for tourism sector with G20 Goa Roadmap outlining the challenges, objectives, opportunities and ...

G20 New Delhi Declaration highlights: Peace, prosperity, sustainable growth

Amitabh Kant, India's Sherpa to G20, stated that the declaration focused on strong, sustainable growth, sustainable development goals, green development pacts, and multilateralism

Global financial architecture outdated: UN secretary-general Guterres

Calls upon G20 nations to keep goal of 1.5 degree global temp rise alive

NITI Aayog, UNDP join hands to fast-track sustainable development goals

NITI Aayog is the nodal body for the monitoring of SDGs in India and reviews the process through a nation-wide SDG index

NITI Aayog, UNDP partner to further India's sustainable development goals

Cooperation will include SDG localisation, data-driven monitoring, and aspirational districts & blocks, among others

UNDP to assist India in reaching its sustainable development goals

United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region signed an MoU formalising the collaboration

4 young Indian leaders shortlisted for 2023 Commonwealth Youth Awards

Four Indian young leaders are among 50 social entrepreneurs, environmental champions, innovators, and human rights activists from across the Commonwealth shortlisted for this year's Youth Awards. The young people, aged between 15 to 29, are all involved in initiatives that make tangible contributions to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From India, Akshay Makar has been shortlisted under SDG13 Climate Action, Soumya Dabriwal SDG 5 Gender Equality, Kaushal Shetty SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, and Shrutika Silswal SDG 4 Quality Education. Each year, I am always amazed by the innovative and transformative work these young people are undertaking to create a better world for us all, Baroness Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General. I am particularly proud that 50 young leaders are being honoured in this Commonwealth Year of the Youth. I have always been of the view that development should be youth-led. Those who have been shortlisted prove that

2030 development goals in trouble, 575 mn people will remain very poor: UN

In a grim report, the UN warned Monday that at the current rate of global progress 575 million people will still be living in extreme poverty and 84 million children won't be going to school in 2030 and it will take 286 years to reach equality between men and women. The report on progress in achieving 17 wide-ranging UN goals adopted by world leaders in 2015 to improve life for the world's more than 7 billion people said that only 15 per cent of some 140 specific targets that experts evaluated are on track to be reached by the end of the decade. Close to half the targets are moderately or severely off track, it said, and of those 30 per cent have either seen no movement at all or regressed including key targets on poverty, hunger and climate. The ambitious goals for 2030 include ensuring that hunger is eradicated and nobody lives on less than USD 2.15 a day which is the extreme poverty line, providing every child with a quality primary and secondary school education, achieving gend

UN deputy secretary-general visits India to discuss various global issues

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J Mohammed on Monday began a three-day visit to India with an aim to discuss various global issues. It is her first visit to India since her reappointment to the post for a second five-year term in January last year. The UN deputy secretary-general (DSG) will hold separate meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant. "The DSG's visit to India will be an opportunity to exchange views on India's ongoing G20 presidency and its achievements in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the SDG summit in September this year, and issues related to climate action in context of developmental priorities," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. It said the visit is a reflection of India's abiding commitment to multilateralism, including through its contribution to the UN and its ongoing G20 presidency, in addressing glo

Have taken significant strides in combating climate change: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government has made significant strides in combating climate change, achieving sustainable development goals and preserving India's rich biodiversity. The prime minister's remarks on Twitter came with the hashtag "9YearsOfSustainableGrowth". "In line with our traditions and ethos, we have focused on #9YearsOfSustainableGrowth. We have taken significant strides in combating climate change, achieving sustainable development goals and preserving India's rich biodiversity," Modi tweeted. His remarks came at a time the ruling BJP has been organising various programmes across the country as part of a mega public outreach to mark nine years of the Modi government. He also shared write-ups on his government's achievements in propelling LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment).

WHO Chief Tedros warns of next pandemic, urge nations to be prepared

The warning comes weeks after the WHO head announced that the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer a public health emergency as the cases started stabilising across the world