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Topic: Sustainable design

Kerala government to set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre

The Kerala government has decided to set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (iWTC) in Kozhikode to accelerate women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity. It is in...

September 11, 2019

Makarand Tilloo wins HridayMitra Foundation’s ‘Save Water Hero Award’

In Pune, Social activist Makarand Tilloo has won the ‘Save Water Hero Award’ by the HridayMitra Foundation for his efforts to raise awareness about water conservation in the...

June 17, 2019

World Earth Day observed on 22nd April

On 22nd April 2009 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 22nd April as the ‘International Mother Earth Day’. The theme of 2019 World Earth Day...

April 22, 2019

2019 World Water Day (WWD)

The World Water Day (WWD) is observed every year on 22nd March to tackle the global water crisis in households, schools, workplaces and farms. This day is also...

March 22, 2019

International Conference on Sustainable Water Management

India is all set to host the International conference on Sustainable water management. It is the first ever international conference on Sustainable water management under the aegis of...

December 10, 2018

Chief Statistician of India to chair High Level Steering Committee to review National Indicator Framework (NIF) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently approved the constitution of a High Level Steering Committee for periodically reviewing and refining the National...

October 25, 2018

UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day

The UN Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day is observed every year on June 27 to recognize the importance of MSME in achieving sustainable development goals and...

June 26, 2018

PM Modi inaugurats World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018

The World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018 has inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on February 16, which has been organized by...

February 16, 2018

India to host World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018

The World Sustainable Development Summit – 2018 will be held in New Delhi on February 16. The summit will address a wide variety of issues, including combating land...

February 15, 2018

Sunny Verghese appointed as new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

Sunny Verghese, co-founder and Group CEO of Singapore-based Olam International, has been appointed as the new chairman of World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Verghese is the...

October 22, 2017

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