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India celebrated 75th Independence Day on 15 August 2021, but the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav or India@75 campaign launched earlier this year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to continue till August 15, 2023. While. ....
Time ripe to engage diaspora proactively to help India achieve development goals faster June 14, 2021, 12:59 PM IST Rajiv Tikoo is a journalist and editor with interest in sustainable development. Apart from writing, he has edited books and compendiums of case studies related to social sector, including ‘Forest Lanterns’ on tribal communities published by Penguin Random House. He has also produced radio programmes for All India Radio, and films. Besides, he explores the use of mobile Apps, IVRS-based helplines, info-kiosks and Community Radio stations for hyperlocal communication. A former Deputy Editor of ‘The Financial Express’ and Asia Editor of United Nations Millennium Campaign, he is a recipient of fellowship from the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. Presently he heads ICT for development non-profits OneWorld Foundation India and OneWorld South Asia. LESS. MORE ....
While India has outperformed itself over the last year on the national index on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the country’s performance globally leaves much to be desired. At home, the country’s score on the SDG. ....
The health of the planet and the health of people are like two sides of the same coin. Degradation increases human-wildlife conflicts and has been linked to outbreaks of animal borne diseases such as Covid-19,. ....
While the Covid-19 pandemic will be always remembered as probably the biggest catastrophe in our living memory, at the same time the role of civil society, including the Indian diaspora, will keep our hope alive. ....