Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) NITI Aayog has initiated a competitive developmental benchmark among states across key indicators directly impacting human life. To ensure Maharashtra achieves the top position nationwide across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) parameters, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday directed all government departments to formulate structured, outcome‑driven plans for the next four years. Addressing a review meeting on NITI Aayog’s SDG parameters, CM Fadnavis ca…
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Outgoing United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in India, Takayuki Hagiwara, met Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, in New Delhi on Friday. During the meeting, George appreciated services and contributions of Takayuki Hagiwara to FAO’s activities in India.”Mr. Takayuki Hagiwara, outgoing UN FAO Representative in India had a farewell meeting with Secretary (West) Sibi George. Secretary (West) appreciate…
United Nations, July 15 (IANS) India has warned that people’s view of the UN is sinking as it fails to reform the Security Council to make it capable of ending conflicts end human suffering.“Public perception about the UN has changed adversely in the recent past primarily due to the Security Council’s inability to meaningfully intervene in raging conflicts across different parts of the globe”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish said on Tuesday.“The Security Council has been in…
United Nations, July 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the international community to “accelerate progress at scale and speed” in implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Speaking at the opening of the ministerial segment of the high-level political forum on sustainable development, Guterres said important progress has been made since the 2030 Agenda was launched a decade ago, marked by lower child and maternal mortality, greater access to social protection…
United Nations, July 8 (IANS) With four years to go, only 36 per cent of the assessable targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track, with nearly half stalling, and 15 per cent have regressed, according to a UN report. Since the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted in 2015, sustained investment, sound policies and international cooperation have improved the lives of billions of people worldwide with measurable gains across the SDGs, says The Sustainable Develop…
Amaravati, July 1 (IANS) Asserting that India is moving confidently towards becoming a developed nation by 2047, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday that the vision of Viksit Bharat can be realised only through the energy, talent and commitment of youth. Addressing the first convocation ceremony of Central University of Andhra Pradesh at Ananthapuramu, the President said that learning-oriented, resilient and innovative youth are precious national assets.“By combining their knowledge wit…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) India has significant progress on multiple Sustainable Development Goal indicators, with social protection coverage and installed renewable energy generating capacity in the country nearly tripling in ten years, an official statement said on Monday.The data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on SDG indicators showed that the proportion of the population covered by social protection systems rose from 22 per cent in 2016 to 65.3 per cent i…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In a major push to strengthen child healthcare and review key public health priorities, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda will chair the 16th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) in the national capital on Monday. During the conference, the minister will also launch the Samagra Shishu Bal Swasthya Karyakram (SSBSK), a comprehensive national programme aimed at providing seamless healthcare services to children from birth…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) MSMEs today play a pivotal role in driving India’s economic growth and industrial development and the sector contributes about 31.1 per cent in GDP, 35.4 per cent in manufacturing output and 48.58 per cent in exports (as per January 2026), an official fact-sheet said on Friday ahead of the World MSME Day.With more than 38.9 crore people employed, MSMEs are the second-largest source of employment after agriculture.The United Nations has designated June 27 as Micro, Small…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India has seen significant improvements in maternal and child health, nutrition and financial protection, a new report has said, citing data from the National Family Health Survey 6 (NFHS‑6).The report from Daily Finland said institutional deliveries in India surged notably to 90.6 per cent and antenatal care (ANC) coverage stood at 95.9 per cent, with first‑trimester ANC rising to 76.2 per cent from 70 per cent previously.The survey found that all vaccine coverage …