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Need land, labour reforms to aid manufacturing: Chief economic adviserBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 5, 2019
India's next government will have to bring in land, labour and financial sector reforms to improve the productivity of the manufacturing sector and boost economic growth, India's chief economic... Read more.. Subject Tags: economic development , economic sustainability , farmers , Government of India , India , labour laws , land management , Sustainable Development |
IIT-D joins hands with UK body to work towards water securityBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 26, 2019
IIT-Delhi on Monday said it has entered a £20-million international collaboration with UK Research and Innovation to develop new approaches to tackle challenges and barriers to water security... Read more.. Subject Tags: GCRF , IIT-D , Natural Resource Management , public private partnership , Sustainable Development , UKRI , water security |
Developing nations need to invest 4.5% of GDP in infrastructure to achieve SDGsBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 21, 2019
A new World Bank report finds that investments of 4.5% of GDP will allow developing countries to achieve their infrastructure-related Sustainable Development Goals and stay on track to limit... Read more.. |
'Increasing maturity': PwC poll highlights growth of ESG and sustainable investingBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 19, 2019
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainable development ambitions are becoming increasingly important priorities for investors, according to the results of a global PwC survey which points to signs of "increasing maturity" in the responsible investment... Read more.. Subject Tags: ESG , green business , PwC , sustainability reporting , Sustainable Development , Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
UN announces roadmap to Climate Summit in 2019, a ‘critical year’ for climate actionBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 15, 2019
2019 is a critical year, the “last chance” for the international community to take effective action on climate change, General Assembly President Maria Espinosa said on Thursday, during a briefing to announce the UN’s roadmap to the Climate Summit in September. Espinosa was... Read more.. |
India on track to fulfilling climate commitments: Harsh Vardhan at World Sustainable Development Summit 2019By : Sustainability ..., Feb 13, 2019
Building on the momentum of last year’s summit, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), one of India’s leading think tanks, kickstarted the World Sustainable Development 2019 (WSDS 2019). The... Read more.. |
Kerala government to buy 2000 electric buses with German aidBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2019
The state government of Kerala will purchase 2,000 low maintenance, battery-operated buses and... Read more.. |
Pottery sees a ray of hope in solar energyBy : Sustainability ..., Feb 4, 2019
Ramon Magsaysay Award-winner Harish Hande, an expert in solar power energy, is now working towards ... Read more.. Subject Tags: pottery , productive use appliances , rural livelihood , SELCO , SELCO , solar-powerered appliance , Sustainable Development |
Environment Ministry Asks States And UTs To Avoid Single-Use Plastic Material During 2019 ElectionsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2019
In order to curb pollution during preparations for Lok Sabha elections, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has asked states and the Union Territories to avoid... Read more.. Subject Tags: election campaign , plastic ban , single-use plastic , Sustainable Development , waste management |
Gujarat signs six MoUs with Netherlands including in wind, solar energy sectorsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 21, 2019
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani welcomed the representatives of Netherlands on Friday and talked of fostering ties in the field of technology to ... Read more.. Subject Tags: bilateral cooperation , clean energy project , India , MoU , Netherlands , Sustainable Development |