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ADB, EIB join forces to protect oceans, support blue economy
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], January 15 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) on Friday formed a new clean and sustainable ocean partnership to support initiatives in Asia and the Pacific to help meet Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate goals of the
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US designates ex-Kataib Hizbollah Secretary-General as 'global ter
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has designated former Secretary-General of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia group as a global terrorist, informed the US State Department on Wednesday.
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US to designate Yemen's Houthi rebels as foreign terrorist group
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Sunday (local time) announced that United States will designate Yemen's Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).
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U'khand to review sustainable development goal regularly, says CM
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday launched a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) monitoring dashboard, prepared in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Centre for Public Policy Depart
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Invest India, UNDP identify 18 Investment Opportunities Areas acro
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21 (ANI): Invest India and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have identified 18 Investment Opportunities Areas (IOAs) across six critical SDG-enabling sectors that can balance commercial returns with catalytic development impact.
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Activists, environmentalists and business leaders seek to redefine
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 2 (ANI/PRNewswire): Business leaders, notable personalities across various fields, and climate change activists gathered at the Sustainable Development Goals Summit 2020 organized by ET Edge and asked for a "relook" at the Sustainable Development Goals (S
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Sonu Sood receives SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by UNDP
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonu Sood who is often dubbed as the "messiah of migrants" for his philanthropic work during coronavirus induced lockdown, has been conferred with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Pr
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India will be able to end TB by 2025: Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
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WGC highlights commitment to SDGs ahead of UN General Assembly
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
London [UK], September 22 (ANI): The World Gold Council (WGC) on Tuesday published a report outlining how leading gold-mining companies are making a significant contribution towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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COVID-19 has adversely impacted almost all initiatives which usual
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], Aug 12 (ANI): COVID-19 has impacted adversely almost all initiatives which usually go on to contribute to peacebuilding, India said on Wednesday and noted that the disease in some ways has served to exacerbate conflict situations to the extent that countries are required to ta
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Javadekar calls for sharing best practices among BRICS nations for
Updated : 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that the aspirations of BRICS countries are similar and called for sharing of best practices among the nations towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals.
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'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas' resonates with SDG princ
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India is supporting other developing countries in meeting their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the country is playing a salient role in achieving Agenda 2030.
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