Interrogating sustainable cities

The concept of sustainable cities can be a confused one when it attempts to cater to all interests

Five key sustainability trends for 2018

Since the global buzz around sustainability is set to increase, here are few things that the world will see take centre stage

World Heart Day: Cardiologists insist on 85 per cent pictorial warnings on tobacco products

The measure is also critical to meet the sustainable development goals 

Fourteen start-ups selected for 2019 SEED Awards

Four Indian start-ups working on sustainable development among the awardees

Africa and Asia come together to lead a global initiative to diversify staples

This would have a strong impact on nutrition and the environment, in turn helping to fulfil Sustainable Development Goals

Dubai Declaration adopted to measure progress of SDGs

Launched at the UN World Data forum, it details measures to boost funds for data and statistical analysis for monitoring progress towards …

Worrying picture emerges about India’s SDG indicators on food and agriculture

Cultivable land in India, which is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, is vulnerable to drought, floods and degradation

WHO estimates cost of reaching global health targets by 2030

Investments could prevent 97 million premature deaths globally between now and 2030

Asia-Pacific moves slow on environment-related SDGs: Report

At this rate, the region will not achieve any of these SDGs by 2030

Time for degrowth: to save the planet, we must shrink the economy

Increased development is always unsustainable, so let's stop kidding ourselves

Need public spending to fund Sustainable Development Goals: UNCTAD

'Fund poor, developing countries; lend easy to low-income economies'

Only science can help the world achieve sustainable development: UN Report

It says the current development model is not sustainable and only a fundamental and urgent change in the relationship between people and nature …

305 million African children will be living in extreme poverty by 2030: Report

New British think tank report suggests cash transfers, access to basic services and redistributive public finance can help in curtailing child poverty

‘If Agenda 2030 is not achieved, the world faces threat to stability’

Several businessmen, investors and experts are of the opinion that energy transition is the key to keeping the world peaceful and stable

To strengthen climate action, women should be recognised as agents of change

Women should be at the heart of efforts to device and deploy lasting solutions to adapt to a changing climate

Report urges investment in childhood for future development

Findings underscore the importance of increased global commitment to early childhood development. Consequences of inaction impact not only present,…

One-third of global business leaders don’t believe in integrating SDGs: UN study

Lack of knowledge and global economic slowdown major reasons behind this hesitance, found the UN Global Compact-Accenture Strategy CEO Study on …

World’s northernmost town now its fastest warming too

The temperature at Longyearbyen in Norway's Svalbard archipelago has risen by 4°C since 1971

North African countries doing the most work on SDGs on the continent: report

Tunisia has been ranked the first in a continent-wide index as far as progress on SDGs is concerned

As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops

Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …

India may not achieve SDG targets on child mortality: study

Of the 613 districts considered, nearly half the districts are unlikely to achieve the target of reducing deaths in newborns and under 5-year-…

Wastewater should be considered a resource

As water demand is increasing across the globe, the quantity of wastewater produced as a result of various human activities is also growing, a UN …

Women key players in ending hunger, poverty

As rural women are an integral part of the agrarian economy, they are important in the effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Report urges sustainable infrastructure development to fight climate change

The global South will account for roughly two-thirds of infrastructure investment worth US $ 4 trillion per year. Asian and African nations need …

Indian-origin economist in trio selected for 2019 Economics Nobel

Mumbai-born Abhijit Banerjee, wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer won the prize for their approach to fight global poverty