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Although India pledged to end gender disparities in its financial markets, however, studies show otherwise.
This paper highlights the imperatives for India’s G20 Presidency for promoting development cooperation towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given its unique development cooperation model—more precisely, its development partnership model—India can utilise its G20 presidency to push the sustainability agenda. This will help bridge the North-South divide in sustainable development financing. The paper recommends
The increase in share of usage of cleaner and cleanest cooking technology from the baseline has to be one of the criteria to define success of the cle
India and the EU are too big to think small and have the combined political and economic weight to shift the SDGs decisively closer to their goalposts
India needs to be disaggregated at least to the district level to resolve some of its key challenges.
Instead of just emulating established successful models, India needs to build on innovative and creative ‘India model’ that harnesses the skills at the national, state and local levels.
With its G20 Presidency halfway through, India must push for increased engagement in the Indo-Pacific region to address the SDG financing gap
India, through its foreign policy choices and its multi-alignment strategy, has built its reputational security in significant ways in the last decade
To ensure that existing resources expended by the government on ed-tech are used efficiently, NITI Aayog is pioneering a revolutionary approach to inc
To share and benefit from development data, it must be accessible, of high-quality, and offered in real time. India at the helm of G20 has much to offer as this will build on principles governing PM Modi’s Digital India initiative
India’s G20 Presidency has identified the mandate for the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) as thus: “capacity building of the ecosystem for financing sustainable development.” The aim is to scale up efforts in mobilising large pools of global capital for sustainable projects, particularly in emerging and developing economies. Under the aegis of the Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), the G20 proposes the developmen
In its efforts to be the voice of the Global South, India has continued to push for an African Union seat at the G20 during its presidency
To ensure organic, responsible growth in 2024, India will have to implement a policy structure which is unique to a developing nation in the current g
Given the shortcomings of the faltering West-led international order, there arises a crucial demand for constructive revisionism spearheaded by India
Adopting Voluntary Sustainable Standards (VSS) can help India boost its cotton production in a sustainable manner
World Health Day: Between 2008 and 2019, only 3 per cent of all 51.6 million sterilisations done in India were vasectomies
As global borrowing increases across the world, India can make a huge long-term difference in the resolution of the global debt crisis as it takes ove
China’s missed opportunity presents India with an opportunity to offer credible climate leadership
Establishing India’s “Intranational COP” can help thrash out a national consensus on India’s climate goals and the means to achieve them.
The coming decade requires an urgent effort toward the establishment of mechanisms that ensures an egalitarian re-distribution of the tech-revolution
To meet the SDG target of universal access to electricity and regain the lost momentum, off-grid solutions must be embraced in the short term
International cooperation is required to strengthen the protection of all aid workers, given their critical role in ensuring assistance in conflict-ri
India’s long-term growth strategy must be pegged to its labour force, whatever the economic model of choice may be. A major part of how the Indian growth story plays out will hinge on the country’s success in delivering the right to life, health and livelihood for all Indians, including India’s girls and women.
As per the theme for Earth Day 2023, Indian businesses should invest in green solutions and embark on sustainable and green business models
हवामान बदल रोखण्याचं उद्दिष्टं साधण्यासाठी केलेल्या कर
The mitigation of climate change will be successful only if water risks are factored in while drafting ‘climate-smart’ strategies.
Implementing inclusive policies aligned with SDGs is crucial to counteract discrimination against transgender in India
The government needs to adopt a more nuanced gender-responsive budgeting to deal with gender inequality in India.
India is the world’s largest rice exporter, making it a significant player in the global rice market. A global rice shortage is anticipated amid rising geopolitical tensions and commodity prices. To safeguard domestic consumers from exorbitant price shocks, India has banned the export of non-basmati white rice since July 2023. This paper examines the ban's implications, especially regarding welfare redistribution among basmati and non-basmati f
Advancing New Delhi’s agenda for the presidency, the formidable Union Budget 2023 has strongly prioritised the G20 objectives
The seventh of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. This challenge is acute in the African continent, home to large populations without access to electricity and clean cooking fuel. This brief explores the scope for cooperation between India and Africa in not only achieving SDG 7, but while doing so, also considering the targets set by SDG 5 to
Inclusive, thoughtful, and collective approaches can bolster secure, affordable, accessible and sustainable city transport systems for all
Under-nourished women, in all likelihood, became under-nourished mothers with a greater chance of giving birth to low birth-weight babies, perpetuating this cycle
This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature on private health aid and official health assistance between 2000 and 2022. It provides an overview of the sites and themes in the literature pertaining to development assistance in health, and collates the significant policy recommendations presented therein. Several crucial findings emerge from the bibliometric analysis: 44.2 percent of the 489 papers/articles assessed focused on low
Task Force 6: Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda
While the recent push for MDB transformation is welcome and reform urgently needed, the IEG report’s recommendations should be evaluated more critic
In today’s world, the role of major and middle powers is more critical than ever in ensuring that wider developmental concerns are addressed
Urging the world to focus on the overall advantages of growing and consuming the climate-resilient crop 'Millet', as the crop offers hassle-free produ
चीनच्या दृष्टीने युरोपीय गटाचे राजकारण यावेळी इंडो-पॅसिफिकपर्यंत विस्तारू शकणार आहे.
