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Covid-19 outbreak could plunge half million people into poverty, losses deeper than 2008 crisis: Oxfam

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 10, 2020

The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday. The report released by the Nairobi-based charity ahead of next week's...

States on track to lift BPL people: Niti

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 3, 2020

Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Mizoram are among the states, which are close to taking the the percentage of people living below the poverty line to 10.95 per cent by 2030. This has been reflected in the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index...

Adityanath chairs meeting on Sustainable Development Goals

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 11, 2019

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held a meeting with senior officials of the state government to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Uttar Pradesh Vision - 2030. The Chief Minister directed all the nodal officers to prepare a concrete...

Corporates need to play greater role in achieving SDGs: Niti Aayog

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 15, 2019

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Thursday underlined the need to mobilise funds from all sources especially corporates to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...

Amazon India partners with Kudumbashree in Kerala

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 8, 2019

Amazon India recently signed an agreement with Kudumbashree, a poverty eradication and women empowerment programme of the Kerala State Poverty Eradication Mission for its initiative called...