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Environment Safety and Sustainable Engineering conclave by Saveetha School
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): Saveetha School of Engineering organized an e-conclave on Enviorment Safety and Sustainable Engineering on the World Environment Day. Environmental protection, increasingly becoming a matter of global priority paved the way for the introdu
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JDU raises question on NITI Aayog's ranking system, says many things wrong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 9 (ANI): Days after Bihar was adjudged to be the worst-performing state in NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index 2020-21, the Janata Dal (United) raised a question on NITI Aayog's ranking system, stating that many things about Bihar have been wron
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Vedanta Aluminium launches its maiden Sustainable Development Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Vedanta Aluminium and Power Business, India's largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, unveiled its maiden Sustainable Development Report today.
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NTPC joins UN's CEO Water mandate to step up work on water conservation
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): NTPC Limited, India's largest power utility has become a signatory to the prestigious UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate, said Ministry of Power on Saturday.
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NITI Aayog SDG index: 'Bihar ranks top from bottom'; Lalu Yadav taunts Nit
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 5 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after the state was adjudged to be the worst performer in the NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals
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J-K among front-runners in NITI Aayog's SDG Index, surpasses top states, U
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Despite confronting many challenges, Jammu and Kashmir has performed better than many states and union territories (UTs) in NITI Aayog's index of states on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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India's goals should be in line with the needs of coming decades, says PM
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Stating that today India is showing the way to the world in the field of sustainable development and clean energy and is accelerating the development of other countries, playing the role of a major engine in the development of the world, Prime Minister Nar
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Javadekar urges agriculture sector to save water amid declining availabili
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Raising concerns over the declining water availability in the country, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Friday called on the Agriculture sector to conserve water as it is consuming nearly 85 per cent of the availab
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India is leading world in sustainable development and clean energy: PM Mod
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): India is leading the world in the fields of sustainable development and clean energy while it aspires to become self-reliant in every direction including agriculture to astronomy, disaster management to defence technology and vaccine to virtual reality, Pr
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Niti Aayog's SDG India Index 2020-21: Kerala retains top rank, Bihar worst
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): In the third edition of the Niti Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2020-21 released on Thursday, Kerala has retained the top rank with a score of 75 while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer with a score of 52.
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Jaishankar to chair BRICS foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, leaders to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will chair a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers on Tuesday in which the leaders will exchange views on COVID-19 pandemic and global and regional issues of concern, sustainable development and countering terrorism.
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UN chief calls for a global partnership to address COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 30 (ANI): The world needs a global partnership to beat COVID-19, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and address climate change, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday.
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