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The Asia-Pacific regional Human Development Report (APHDR) is an important resource and instrument to explore critical development concerns. The report informs policies and actions from a human development perspective, putting people at the centre of development debates. As a regional public good, the APHDR focuses on issues that are of common concern to several countries in the region, have sensitivities that are better addressed at a regional level, or have clear cross-border...

A draft scheme document of Village Lighting Programme to be implemented during next financial year has been developed by the MNRE.
The objective of the Programme is to provide basic lighting facilities through renewable energy sources in those unelectrified remote census villages, unelectrified hamlets of electrified census villages where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective & not covered under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) and electrified...

Across all industries, Board Directors grapple with the need to define a strategy and implement a plan that answers questions related to sustainability. The terminology used to describe sustainable business varies by industry, and
the relative priority of economic, environmental and social factors is influenced by sector-specific issues.

However, Board Directors need to articulate a vision for how their firm will respond to global consumerism, long-term access to basic resources,...

Summary The vision: a future worth choosing A quarter of a century ago, the Brundtland report introduced the concept of sustainable development to the international community as a new paradigm for economic growth, social equality and environmental sustainability. It argued that sustainable development could be achieved by an integrated policy framework embracing all three of those pillars. Since then, the world has gained a deeper understanding of the interconnected challenges we face, and the...