India's performance on the MDGs, especially on health and nutrition, improved but stayed sub-optimal
3 min read1 Aug 2018The UN General Assembly was an important forum for India and PM Modi to reaffirm the country's commitment to the sustainable development goals
4 min read30 Sep 2015Need for real-time data became apparent when the world was pursuing the Millennium Development Goals
4 min read22 Sep 2015The dangerous effects of climate change threaten to undo the development gains the MDGs helped achieve
4 min read17 Sep 2015Even with a focused approach, India will face several challenges, external and internal, in implementing selected Sustainable Development Goals
3 min read16 Sep 2015Come October, the Indian authorities' primary task will be to see how India's development agenda aligns with the SDGs and their targets
2 min read10 Sep 2015State agency MSACS along with several NGOs has been reporting serious shortage of drugs and testing kits since early last year
4 min read25 Jun 2015Of the 189 countries surveyed by a global NGO for health of mothers and children, India ranks 140
2 min read5 May 2015The fight against extreme poverty must also focus on the challenge of ensuring environmental sustainability
4 min read31 Mar 2015The country has made progress on issues like combating hunger and poverty and primary education
2 min read20 Mar 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared