Beijing: China's capital Beijing is set to build a UNESCO international centre for creativity and sustainable development, the first of its kind, an official said on Monday.The centre, which will be officially launched next year,
There was considerable excitement last week when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the new set of 17 goals for sustainable development. These goals replace the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) adopted by the UN in 2000.These MDGs are to
Islamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an astute politician with the ability to outsmart rivals and he is aiming for the "political and military dominance of India", said a Pakistani daily that noted he
United Nations : Over 150 world leaders will descend here today for the UN General Assembly's annual General Debate where issues like sustainable development, climate change, refugee crisis, terrorism and tackling ISIS would occupy the
United Nations: Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here on Saturday that China will provide $2 billion to support South-South cooperation, and called for an equitable development path for all countries.China will set up a fund,
United Nations : The Sustainable Development Summit at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York has started from Friday, ahead of the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders that begins on Monday.Leaders of
United Nations: Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani education advocate, on Friday asked world leaders who are here to attend UN General Assembly to promise that every child will have the right to safe, free and quality
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met UN chief Ban Ki-moon who said he "counted on India's leadership" in South Asia, at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) summit here marking the world body's landmark
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a strong pitch for reforms in the UN security council while addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit.The prime minister's 18-minute Hindi speech, in which he
United Nations: With more than 200 million children unable to read and write globally, the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will focus on access to quality education, the executive director of Unicef has said."There
Gurgaon: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar Friday said sustainable practices were the need of 21st century, as he inaugurated the Prakrit school that seeks to focus on sustainable learning and living practices
New Delhi: Negligence for balance between environment and development is proving tremendously fatal for human kind. Especially in India, there has been a sudden increase in the natural disasters in the last few days causing
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday urged people to utilise the natural resources and said that the government's effort and people's participation can help bring about a cleaner and greener planet."Lets serve as trustees,
Bangalore: Karnataka is formulating a new policy to address sustainability issues and challenges in consultation with industry, a minister said Thursday."The key challenge is to strike a balance between development and sustainable use of natural
New Delhi, Apr 19: Sustainable development is an integral part of fundamental rights conferred on citizens by the Constitution and cannot be allowed to be hampered by environmental degradation, the Supreme Court has said.“Inter-generational equity
Mexico, Jun 19: The leaders of the world's largest economies will portray themselves on Tuesday as united behind efforts to boost growth and job creation in order to repair a fragile global economy roiled by
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