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ADB Ventures raises $50 million, exceeding fund capitalisation target
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 20 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday that ADB Ventures, its new impact investment platform, will soon start operations after successfully raising the equivalent of 50 million dollars from multilateral and bilateral development partners and
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Conference discusses behaviour change, citizen participation for inclusive
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): A two-day conference on `Future of Urban Sanitation in India' laid thrust on encouraging people's engagement with urban policy frameworks and to invest in local development planning.
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11 pc of world's road accident deaths take place in India, says Nitin Gadk
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Feb 21 (ANI): Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that 11 per cent of deaths in the world due to road accidents take place in India alone.
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Oakridge International School students benefit from world renowned partner
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Jobs in the digital age, and the skills and capabilities required to do them, are transforming at an unprecedented rate.
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India's role crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals, says Dir
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay has commended India's role as crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) goals and said that India and UNESCO would jointly realize their shared objectives.
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Nobody is starving in Punjab: KTS Tulsi on Niti Aayog's SDG Index 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Speaking on the latest NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index data, Congress leader KTS Tulsi said that the organisation must first determine the parameters by which it has placed Punjab two ranks down in the 'Zero Hunger Goal' category,
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We never had starvation: Punjab Minister on Niti Aayog's SDG India Index
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Punjab Ministers SS Dharamsot and Balbir Sidhu said that that there is no question of anyone going to bed hungry in Punjab, and Niti Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index data was "wrong".
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Punjab: CM lauds marked improvement in several key sectors under SDGs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday lauded the marked improvement in several key sectors under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the state, while calling for more aggressive efforts to boost performance in other areas
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NITI Aayog releases SDG India Index and dashboard 2019
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): NITI Aayog on Monday released the second edition of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index which comprehensively documents the progress made by states and union territories towards achieving the 2030 SDG targets.
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Companies must devise business models aligned to SDGs: KPMG
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Aligning business strategy to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can help organisations design their growth strategies in cognizance with national and global developmental needs, according to a new report by consulting major KPMG.
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Kacific1 satellite launch to bring affordable internet to remote parts of
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Cape Canaveral (Florida) [USA], Dec 17 (ANI): Kacific Broadband Satellites International Ltd has launched the Kacific1 satellite to expand high-speed broadband internet access across Asia and the Pacific.
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Infosys presented UN Global Climate Action Award at COP 25
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Digital services major Infosys is the first Indian corporate to have been presented the prestigious United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the 'climate neutral now' category at UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) held at Madrid in Spain.
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