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India meets 72% of G20 2023 goals, slips below bloc average and 2022 levels

This theme underscored the importance of a united global approach to tackling challenges like climate change, sustainable development, and financial stability

G20 ministers agree global trade may help sustainable growth, women's role

Proposals agreed by G20 trade ministers meeting in Brasilia will be proposed to group's leaders at the annual summit hosted by Brazil in November in Rio de Janeiro

Driving towards net zero: India's strategic push for sustainable trucking

India's net-zero carbon strategy has focused intensely on sectors such as automotive, power, steel, aviation, cement, and agriculture, which collectively contribute significantly to carbon emissions

Place culture at the heart of global development: India at Brics meet

A top official of India's culture ministry has emphasised the need to place culture at the heart of global development strategies and use it as a tool for empowerment, inclusion and mutual understanding. Union Culture Secretary Arunish Chawla said this during the 9th BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting in St Petersburg, Russia, the ministry said on Saturday. In his statement, the culture secretary reiterated India's commitment to harnessing the power of culture for sustainable development and global cooperation. This aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of convergence between cultural creativity, commerce and collaboration for building an equal, sustainable and inclusive world, the ministry said in a statement. During the key meeting in St Petersburg, Chawla "emphasised the need to place culture at the heart of global development strategies, to use it as a tool for empowerment, inclusion and mutual understanding". Continuing with its stance in G20 while chairing the ...

India needs urgent, actionable plan to meet climate goals as time runs out

Climate change poses a major vulnerability that demands a comprehensive, quantifiable medium- and long-term plan, along with close monitoring to ensure timely corrective actions

Sustainable development key to tackling climate threats: V-P Dhankhar

Sustainable development is the only way to deal with the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and resource depletion, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday. Addressing scientists, faculty and students of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dhankhar said collaborative solutions were needed to address the challenges that threatened "our very existence". "The challenges of today demand bold action and an institution like CSIR-IIP can serve as an effective platform for researching effective technologies that can help grapple with the challenges," Dhankhar said. The vice-president criticised people who were at one time in positions of authority and governance for "subserving partisan interests and floating anti-national narratives". Dhankhar also condemned the observation that what was happening in the neighbouring country (Bangladesh) could happen in India as well. "How can anyone who has faith in the vibrant and robust democracy of the country subscribe to

Conceptualising Start-ups in the Sustainability Space

Explore the business and start-up opportunities in the sustainability sector of India with Market Research expert, Mr. K C Mani and get interesting insights on the skills required to build and manage

Global Real Estate Transparency Index 2024: India ranks 31; UK leads list

India's tier-I real estate markets have entered into the 'transparent' zone for the first time, driven by institutionalisation of commercial assets and improvement in access to diverse real estate dat

Union Budget 2024: On prudent path, towards long-term sustainability

For the first time, the government has rolled out a package to raise the long-term employability of the country's youth and incentivise their hiring by corporates

India an important contributor to progress across SDGs: NITI Vice Chair

India, through its efforts, has been an important contributor to progress across the Sustainable Development Goals, Vice Chair of the NITI Aayog Suman Bery said. These remarks by Bery were made on Monday. He is representing India at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), taking place at the UN headquarters from July 8 to July 17, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. The theme is Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions'. Through its efforts, India has been an important contributor to progress across these SDGs and it has succeeded through successful delivery of physical and digital infrastructure at scale, targeted social national safety net programmes with digital delivery to minimise fraud, improved women's agency, attention to program delivery in the least developed administrative jurisdictions, and strengthened local and .

India-Austria to partner on sustainability, focus on green hydrogen

During his visit, the Prime Minister held bilateral discussions with Chancellor Karl Nehammer

Sustainable, profitable: Tech tools help cos minimise environmental impact

From managing waste to tracking energy use, sustainability has become part of strategy of firms

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UCBs should ensure proper credit underwriting, NPA recovery: RBI Governor

The RBI today held a Conference of Directors of UCBs in the Western Zone in Ahmedabad. The theme of the conference was 'Governance in UCBs - Driving Sustainable Growth and Stability'

Sustainable Gastronomy Day 2024: Definition, significance, impact on nature

Sustainable gastronomy is connected with sustainable development since it promotes agricultural development, food security, sustainable food creation, nutrition, and preservation of biodiversity

Anant Ambani's Vantara launches campaign for World Environment Day 2024

Anant Ambani's wildlife preservation initiative shared a video with a campaign towards environmental conservation. The video features Ajay Devgn, KL Rahul, Kusha Kapila etc

Five things China's economists are watching to track sustainable recovery

Power production has been rebounding since China reopened from Covid-related restrictions more than a year ago

Carpool, minimise paper use, waste disposal: EC for sustainable polls

Avoiding single-use plastics, keeping paper use to the minimum, using eco-friendly vehicles and carpooling are part of the Election Commission's directions to the poll machinery and political parties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to ensure a "sustainable election". According to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is sensitive to environmentally sustainable elections. "In a step towards sustainable or eco-friendly elections, we are making efforts to minimise single-use plastic and encourage eco-friendly practices in the election process. A set of instructions has been issued to the poll machinery and political parties for waste management, minimisation of paper and reducing carbon footprint," Kumar said during a press conference on Saturday when he announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls. The commission has instructed to avoid single-use plastic completely, ensure separate collection bins and proper signage and adequate disposal ...

British conglomerate SayeNvest launches ops in India, to start $500 mn fund

The company aims to provide investment opportunities and drive sustainable development initiatives across diverse sectors

Tata Steel, South East Railway join hands to develop sustainable infra

Private steel major Tata Steel on Wednesday said it will jointly work with South Eastern Railway (SER) to develop sustainable rail infrastructure by utilising its slag-based aggregates. A deliberation on the project execution was held between officials of the SER and Tata Steel, the company said in a statement. Utilisation of sustainable alternatives is the need of the hour, and it will also help in conserving the ecology, SER General Manager Anil Kumar Mishra said at the event on Tuesday. Tata Aggreto, a greener substitute of natural aggregates used in road construction, and Tata Nirman, used as a raw material in manufacturing of fly ash bricks and cement making, will be used in construction of blanketing layers in railway tracks. During the deliberation, Rajeev Shrivastava, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) apprised participants of the plan chalked out to strengthen the rail infrastructure by the Ministry of Railways. In the endeavour to transform steel slag into ...