NEW DELHI: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has conferred King Hamad bin…
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Nahan Highway in HP gets India’s first Rolling Guardrail system
NAHAN: NH 907A, from Nahan to Kumarhatti in Himachal Pradesh gets India’s first Rolling Barrier…
India strives towards attaining SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
NEW DELHI: India fell back on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as planned by the 2030…
NITI Aayog launched SDG India Index 2019, Kerala topped
NEW DELHI: The second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index, is released…
Role of Cities in achieving MDGs and SDGs
Cities, by and large, have higher per capita incomes, better and more modern schools and…
ROLE OF URBAN LOCAL BODIES IN ACHIEVING SDGs IN INDIA
Background It’s been three years since member states of the United Nations adopted sustainable Development…
Local bodies need to be part of climate agenda
As the world grapples with climate crisis, the cities have gained increasing recognition as battleground in the fight against climate change. Climate finance for cities and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are becoming more important than ever. A combination of national and international financial resources, drawn from public and private climate finance sources could be key enable for Urban Local Bodies ambition for climate action. It is therefore important for Indian ULBs to define its climate finance resources as crucial effort to meet goals on climate change.