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1M1B only Indian NGO to partner with UNDPI this year
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): 1 Million for 1 Billion (1M1B) on Wednesday announced its affiliation with the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI) and stressed that it will be the only Indian NGO to partner the Department this year for disseminating information about pri
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MoSPI, UN collaborate to harness potential of data for development
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Taking heed of the importance of outcome-based monitoring to track progress on national priorities and the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) and the United Nations in India announce
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PM Modi reiterates importance of sanitation on World Toilet Day
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reaffirmed the Centre's commitment towards improving sanitation in the country on account of World Toilet Day today.
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India hailed for cutting child mortality rate by 1 million
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sep 20 (ANI): A recent report has hailed India's work in preventing the deaths of about one million children under five in 2005-15, driven by significant reductions in the mortality rates of pneumonia, diarrhoea, tetanus and measles.
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Greater focus on health, nutrition can help India meet its development goa
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.30 (ANI): In advance of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to assess the world's progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Observer Research Foundation, in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, organised a conference to disc
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Vodafone partners with Harvard Model United Nations India for students to
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI-NewsVoir): In 2015, the United Nations laid down a set of 17 goals called the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which require action from all sections of society for their success by 2030. India, with over 17 percent of the world population and one of the f
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PM Modi highlights India's initiatives for Sustainable Development Go
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hamburg [Germany], July 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 Summit on Friday spoke about India's initiatives for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets through consistent roadmap for implementation and the National Review as per United Nations guidelines.
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Indian youth selected to represent the nation at United Nations
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): The UN Summit of 2015 was indeed a historic one; the world leaders adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, the goals didn't come into force until 2016. With the aim of ac
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UN Global Compact to host event of 300 Indian leaders
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI-Businesswire India): Next week the United Nations Global Compact will bring together over 300 leaders from business, finance, civil society, Government and the UN in New Delhi for its flagship regional event Making Global Goals Local Business - India. Taking
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SDGs will help in establishing peace between nations: Sumitra Mahajan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb. 19 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday said that the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will address most of the problems that are holding back the peace and prosperity in our respective countries.
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Tata Group, DNV GL launch 'Future of Spaceship Earth' report
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): Global assurance company DNV GL and the Tata Group launched its 'Future of Spaceship Earth' report on The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Monday.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Combating Antimicrobial Resistanc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 24 (ANI): A call for action was raised at a Policy Roundtable on "Achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)" organized by Neeti Foundation, an independent think tank.
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