Suman Bery, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran India is proving to be a source of solutions in multiple areas, including public service delivery and digitalisation, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairperson Suman Bery said. Mr. Bery also said that by putting the SDGs at the heart of its G20 presidency, India has acknowledged that these … Read more
New Delhi: India is preparing to replace the minimum wage with living wage by 2025 and has sought technical assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO) to create a framework for estimating and operationalising these, ET has learnt. Living wages – a minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs, factoring in … Read more
Jodhpur: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur) and Western Michigan University, US, have identified significant neonatal and infant mortality predictors using multiple machine learning (ML) techniques. The study uses nationwide household survey data from India. The primary objective of this research was to identify early warning signs of child mortality that … Read more
Mitigation of climate change (SDG 13) is one of the key pillars for realization of SDGs. (Representational image: IE) The SDGs 2030 were meticulously constructed to put an “end to all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change while ensuring that no one is left behind,” through global and multisectoral collaborations and interventions. … Read more
The COVID-19 crisis has hit the world hard, especially the poor and destitute are left to fetch everything for themselves. Situation turned more desperate as the authorities imposed a strict lockdown as a combat measure against the Covid-19. At this hour of need, many organisations stepped up and coordinated with State Governments & District Administration … Read more