SDGs

“Global health sector was suffering from DRIP – Data Rich, Information Poor disease”, and this needed to be addressed quickly by more effectively processing data, and translating it into useful information to inform the development of…
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Gender lies at the heart of issues that continues to hinder women’s participation in the workforce especially in Non-Traditional Livelihoods (NTLs) as construction workers, electricians, carpenters, motor mechanics, veterinary doctors etc.…
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Two miners are reported to be killed in East Jaintia Hills’ Jalyiah village even as 15 miners continue to be trapped in an illegal rat hole mine in Ksan area of East Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya since December 13, 2018. Recall…
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In India, there are 27 million people with special needs in a population of 1.2 billion. According to the Census 2011, only 61 percent of children with special needs (CWSN) aged 5–19 years attended educational institutions of any kind. This…
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The NITI Aayog on Friday released the SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018. The report analysed India’s performance in the 13 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015 as Agenda 2030.…
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A 12-Year-old girl of Tamil Nadu was employed as a full-time domestic help and was treated inhumanely with no salary given to her at all. She was made to do all the chores and was given only two meals a day in the name of remuneration.…
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Providing employment opportunities to 2,000 marginalised tribal women in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to work as poultry farmers and become micro-entrepreneurs is a Public-Private Partnership named The WHEEL (The Women Holistic…
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Agenda 2030 was adopted by 193 member-nations of United Nations in 2015 to pave the way for a sustainable world, which would adequately meet the needs of the current generation without endangering the lives, livelihood and liberty of…
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by the United Nations in 2015 seek to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by addressing its shortcomings and working to further strengthen and sustain development efforts…
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