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Vakrangee commits to science-based emission reduction targets
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Non-banking company Vakrangee Ltd is joining the global movement of leading companies aligning their business with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement: to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels an
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COVID-19 has adversely impacted almost all initiatives which usually contr
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 12 (ANI): COVID-19 has impacted adversely almost all initiatives which usually go on to contribute to peacebuilding, India said on Wednesday and noted that the disease in some ways has served to exacerbate conflict situations to the extent that countries are required to ta
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Javadekar calls for sharing best practices among BRICS nations for SDGs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that the aspirations of BRICS countries are similar and called for sharing of best practices among the nations towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals.
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IMF calls for sustainable food systems in a post-Covid world
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 18 (ANI): The rebuilding of economies after Covid-19 crisis offers a unique opportunity to transform the global food system and make it resilient to future shocks, ensuring environmentally sustainable and healthy nutrition for all, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' resonates with SDG principle: PM
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India is supporting other developing countries in meeting their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the country is playing a salient role in achieving Agenda 2030.
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ASEAN looks to boost sub-regional development
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi (Vietnam), July 15 (VNA/ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is emerging and playing a central role in the region, thus looking to converge Mekong sub-regional cooperation with its development goals, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung,
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B20 announces six policies to accelerate economic and health recovery from
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): B20 Saudi Arabia, the official voice of business to the G20, has announced a six-point plan designed to combat the current global pandemic and lay a foundation to address future resurgences of the disease.
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Having access to smartphones empower women in less developed countries: St
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): Putting smartphones in women's hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers from McGill University, University of Oxford, and Bocconi University.
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IETE conducts mid-term symposium on digital forensics and information secu
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) celebrated the World Telecommunication and Information Society day, on the theme "Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" set by International Telecom Union
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China projects deficit-to-GDP ratio at more than 3.6 percent in 2020
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): China has projected deficit-to-GDP ratio at more than 3.6 percent in the pandemic-hit 2020, the government's report issued on Friday said.
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Eicher Group Foundation, Metso India join Plan India's project to support
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Eicher Group Foundation and Metso India have come forward to support Plan India's project which aims to fight the COVID-19 crisis while working in close coordination with the government, civil society organisations, corporates and donors to support weaker s
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Chitkara University features in Times Higher Education University Impact R
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI/ NewsVoir): Chitkara University is the only university from Punjab to feature in the top list of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020 released by Time Higher Education on April 22, 2020. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings ar
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