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NITI Aayog launches SDGs Urban Index 2021-22
NITI Aayog launched “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22”. Shimla has topped the list of cities by scoring highest on the index. Key Points Coimbatore and Chandigarh have been ranked at second and third position. Thiruvananthapuram, Panaji, Pune, Kochi, Tiruchirappalli, Ahmedabad and Nagpur are among top 10 cities on the index. SDG ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: NITI Aayog • SDG Urban Index & Dashboard 2021-22 • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • UPSC
WMO Report: Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has published a new report titled “Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections” on September 22, 2021. Highlights of the report Release of the WMO report coincides with the annual session of United Nations General Assembly and the opening of the SDG Action Zone, dedicated to accelerating action on ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Global warming • Sustainable Development Goals • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • UPSC • WMO Report • World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Bangladesh PM conferred with SDG Progress award
Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has been conferred with the “SDG Progress Award” and was introduced as the “jewel in the crown of the day” at an event on September 20, 2021. Key Points Award was conferred by the UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). She was awarded for Bangladesh’s steady course in responding to ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News • International Current Affairs
Topics: Bangladesh • Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina • International Conference on Sustainable Development • SDG Progress award • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
September 7: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
The International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is observed every year on September 7. Highlights The day is facilitated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In the year 2021, the day was observed under the theme– “Healthy Air, Healthy Planet”. Background This day was first established at the 74th session of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2021
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Air pollution • International day of clean air for blue skies • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) • World Health Organization
NERDSD Goal Index Report & Dashboard to be launched
NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) will launch the first edition of the North Eastern Region District Sustainable Development (NERDSD) Goal Index Report and Dashboard 2021-22 on the August 26, 2021. Key facts This will be first of its kind region-wide district SDG index in India. Launch of NERDSD goal ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) • NERDSD Goal Index Report • NITI Aayog • North Eastern States • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • UNDP