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SDG के लिए निजी क्षेत्र की भागीदारी और प्रतिबद्धता
Jun 21, 2023

SDG के लिए निजी क्षेत्र की भागीदारी और प्रतिबद्धता

युद्ध, जलवायु परिवर्तन  और भविष्य की महामारियों के जोख़िमों के बीच G20 सदस्य देशों के बीच साझेदारी, सहयोग और संवाद के माध्यम से निजी क्षेत्र की भागीदारी, जैसे निजी क्षेत्र की

Shaking up India's policy approach to nutrition
Aug 20, 2016

Shaking up India's policy approach to nutrition

India needs to considerably accelerate its effort to combat malnutrition and improve nutritional indicators.

Sino-Indian partnership for SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
May 31, 2019

Sino-Indian partnership for SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy

A stronger focus on SDGs in the context of soft power and trade enhancement will be one of the major drivers of Sino-Indian partnership in the near fu

Sustainability in space
Oct 11, 2022

Sustainability in space

Given the development of new and emerging technologies, the sense of urgency around space sustainability may soon skyrocket

Sustainable development: Evolution of a kind
Jun 09, 2023

Sustainable development: Evolution of a kind

To successfully implement Agenda 2030, a fresh perspective is required, whereby the economic and social facets of the SDGs are conceptualised as integ

Sustainable food value chains for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Oct 17, 2022

Sustainable food value chains for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

The circular economy plays a pivotal role in tackling the climate crisis and achieving the SDGs

Technodemocracy at Tangier
Jul 05, 2019

Technodemocracy at Tangier

Reverberations of post-colonial themes of finding ‘voice’ fuse with the leapfrog of technology for cooperation in the emerging world on achieving sustainable development goals - a report from the Conference on Technology, Innovation and Society at Tangier in June 2019.

The African continental free trade area and its implications for India-Africa trade
Oct 08, 2018

The African continental free trade area and its implications for India-Africa trade

The African countries are set to launch the African Continental Free Trade Area or AfCFTA, the biggest free trade agreement in the world since the World Trade Organization was created in the 1990s. When implemented, the AfCFTA is projected to increase intra-African trade by 52.3 percent by 2022, from 2010 levels. In turn, higher trade levels can facilitate economic growth, transform domestic economies, and help the countries achieve the Sustainab

The Budget to usher in the Amrit Kaal
Feb 02, 2023

The Budget to usher in the Amrit Kaal

Tax rationalisation, higher capex, the idea of green growth, and agricultural markets — highlights of Budget 2023 

The Crucial 60 Percent: Building the Commonwealth’s Youth Capital
Jul 17, 2023

The Crucial 60 Percent: Building the Commonwealth’s Youth Capital

Young people across the world today are facing multiple challenges: lost school years due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, the looming climate crisis, increasingly dangerous virtual spaces, and food and energy security concerns triggered by the Ukraine-Russia conflict. This paper analyses the challenges facing the youths of the Commonwealth, where 60 percent of the combined population are under 30 years old, and explores the investments require

The Girl Effect: A hope for gender empowerment in the Global South
Feb 18, 2023

The Girl Effect: A hope for gender empowerment in the Global South

Combining private sector initiatives and government policies synergistically can lead to gender empowerment

The Smartest Targets for the World: Dr. Bjorn Lomborg
Jan 07, 2015

The Smartest Targets for the World: Dr. Bjorn Lomborg

We risk missing out on a generational opportunity to shape global development through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). In a talk at ORF, Dr. Bjon Lomborg, head of the Copenhagen Consensus think tank presented a critical evaluation of the 17 SDGs and 169 associated targets.

The Sustainability Thread in India’s Development Partnerships
Oct 04, 2021

The Sustainability Thread in India’s Development Partnerships

This brief analyses the alignment between India’s development partnerships since Independence, and sustainability goals. It conducts the examination using three phases of India’s development partnerships—i.e., Phase 1, 1947-1990; Phase 2, 1991-2008; and Phase 3, post-2008—and finds that the country’s development cooperation agenda has historically incorporated objectives of sustainable growth. This pattern would continue throughout the

The Sustainable Development Agenda: Evaluating the G20 as a Stage for National and Collective Goals
May 10, 2023

The Sustainable Development Agenda: Evaluating the G20 as a Stage for National and Collective Goals

This brief examines the contribution of the G20 in facilitating the implementation of its member countries’ sustainable development goals. It reviews the G20 priorities over the years, its informal governance mechanisms, and the progress made so far by the member countries in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The brief finds that even as the G20 has aligned its priorities and initiatives with the SDGs, the responsibility fo

The tyranny of technology: Time to change old systems to align with new realities
Dec 10, 2015

The tyranny of technology: Time to change old systems to align with new realities

In order to achieve the SDGs, it is time to re-evaluate the global patents regime. India and other developing countries need to explore policies and practices for creating a culture and system that encourages innovation.

The UHC Trajectory: Ensuring quality health services and financial protection to all
Sep 21, 2017

The UHC Trajectory: Ensuring quality health services and financial protection to all

To ensure sustained growth levels, the country requires a strong and healthy workforce – possible only when citizens are protected against health-related financial risks and can access quality health services.

Towards circular cities: A multistakeholder approach
Jan 05, 2023

Towards circular cities: A multistakeholder approach

There is a need to look beyond the use and conservation of resources by re-imagining cities as vibrant socio-cultural systems of people and communitie

Towards Universal Access to Clean Cooking Fuels and Technologies: The Role of Policy, National Incomes, and Social Behaviour
Aug 14, 2023

Towards Universal Access to Clean Cooking Fuels and Technologies: The Role of Policy, National Incomes, and Social Behaviour

Goal seven of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commits the international community to providing access to clean cooking fuels and technologies to all by 2030. Progress has been slow, however, and in about 40 of the UN’s 189 member countries for which data is available, more that 80 percent of the populations continue to lack such access. Using case studies, this brief analyses the role of a country’s policies, i

Towards values-based connectivity in BIMSTEC: Enhancing the rights dimensions of SDG 8
Dec 23, 2020

Towards values-based connectivity in BIMSTEC: Enhancing the rights dimensions of SDG 8

The enhancement of the SDG framework in line with the human rights norms and indicators should not be onerous, given the voluntarism of the SDG proces

Tracking SDG targets on health and nutrition: Challenges and opportunities for streamlining surveys
Jun 24, 2017

Tracking SDG targets on health and nutrition: Challenges and opportunities for streamlining surveys

The achievement of global sustainable development goals (SDGs) depends largely on India’s progress, given the country’s massive size and its moderate historical success in key health and nutrition outcomes over the last several years. This further increases the relevance and need for effective monitoring of India’s performance, through timely and disaggregated data, which ensures systematic assessments and course-correction. As India will b

Triangular Development Partnerships are the need of the hour
Nov 04, 2022

Triangular Development Partnerships are the need of the hour

Triangular partnerships can provide solutions to the most pressing challenges of today and play an important role in achieving the SDGs

Union Budget 2023: Five Stars for the Indian economy
Feb 02, 2023

Union Budget 2023: Five Stars for the Indian economy

The crisis in the South Asian neighbourhood is quite alarming, but India stands as a bright star in the region and on the global stage, despite inflat

UNSC ची पुनर्रचना
Aug 07, 2023

UNSC ची पुनर्रचना

UNSC 21 व्या शतकातील भू-राजकीय वास्तविकता प्रतिबिंबित करते याची खात्री करण्यासाठी ग्लोबल साउथमधील देशांचे मोठे प्रतिनिधित्व आवश्यक आहे.

Urban Health Governance in India: A policy roundtable
Jul 31, 2019

Urban Health Governance in India: A policy roundtable

Acknowledging health as a central component of urban planning and governance will help achieve health SDGs and ensure policy coherence.

Urban resilience: Why should we pay more attention?
Apr 08, 2019

Urban resilience: Why should we pay more attention?

The need and desire for urban resilience is firmly established. It is time for actual actions.

Ushering a new era of development partnerships
Aug 15, 2023

Ushering a new era of development partnerships

As India completes 76 years of achieving independence, its emergence as a pivotal development partner has kickstarted a gradual revolution in global d

Water is life, water is food: Leave no one behind
Oct 16, 2023

Water is life, water is food: Leave no one behind

Only by recognising the intrinsic value of water and its central role in our existence can we hope to build a more resilient and food-secure world for

What Ails Health Systems in Africa? An Economic Perspective
Dec 28, 2020

What Ails Health Systems in Africa? An Economic Perspective

There is hardly any doubt that failing health systems result in poor health outcomes and hamper progress towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Africa, health systems are hobbled by leadership and governance challenges, extreme shortages of health workers, corruption in procurement systems for medical products and technologies, poor information systems, and health financing const

What made India’s G20 Presidency so successful? —A deep dive into the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration
Dec 03, 2023

What made India’s G20 Presidency so successful? —A deep dive into the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration

As India's Presidency of the G20 ends and the baton passes to Brazil, we evaluate the successes of the past year culminating in the New Delhi Leaders'

Women in power are the key to sustainable development
Jul 19, 2023

Women in power are the key to sustainable development

The pursuit of sustainable development cannot be effectively undertaken without the full and equal participation of women at all levels of decision-ma

World Youth Skills Day 2022: Upskilling the youth of India
Jul 15, 2022

World Youth Skills Day 2022: Upskilling the youth of India

To address the skill deficit, India needs to extend high technical and vocational courses to improve employability.