The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) convened the first South Asia Clean Energy Forum (SACEF) to foster regional cooperation and advance clean energy initiatives in South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Nepal from May
With an aim to achieve the objectives of 2030 Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs) NITI Aayog has released the “Best Practices in Social Sector: A Compendium, 2023” in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme. To commemorate 75 years of India’s independence and
NITI Aayog released a report titled Promoting Millets in Diets: Best Practices across States/UTs of India. The report was released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman K. Bery in the presence of Member (Health) Dr. V.K. Paul, Member (Agriculture) Dr. Ramesh Chand
The government healthcare expenditure as a share of total health expenditure has increased from 29% to 41.4% between 2014-15 and 2019-20 while government health expenditure’s share in country’s total GDP has increased from 1.13 percent to 1.35 percent in this period. According
India and Denmark have launched a Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ which highlights some success stories, the need for wastewater treatment and the scope for improvement. The White Paper was launched together by Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,
Karnataka, Manipur and Chandigarh have topped in their respective categories in the third edition of NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index, which was released today by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery. While Karnataka has topped again in the ‘Major States’ category, Manipur
On April 8, this year, the cabinet approved a scheme to supply fortified rice kernels (FRKs) through Public Distribution System (PDS) shops, Anganwadi centres and schools. In the first phase, rice in mid-day meals, renamed as PM-Poshan 2.0, served to pre-primary children
The Telangana government has unveiled the world’s largest innovation campus T-Hub, spread over an area of 5,82,689 sq ft. France-based Station F is the second largest hub. The T-Hub’s Innovation Campus will empower the startup ecosystem and support entrepreneurs by providing them
On Friday, NITI Aayog launched the National Data & Analytics Platform (NDAP) for open public use. Launched with the objective of making public government data accessible, interoperable, interactive and available for people on a user-friendly platform, the platform hosts foundational datasets from
Social activist Amod Kanth has said that there exists a distinct gap between the not-so-efficient public administration and the profit-oriented private sector that is getting stronger by the day, particularly in crisis situations that we face. “The situation creates the need for
