Energy

IMP Powers commissions its pilot 20kW Hydro-Kinetic project

At Neyveli Lignite Corporation India, Tamil Nadu

Publication Date: 
24/11/2017
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Energy, Hydroelectricity, Power Industry, Energy Technology, Sustainable Development
Environment

Taking Steps To Protect Environment Around Taj Mahal: Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh government also told the Supreme Court that it was considering a separate micro-level plan only limited to protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal

Publication Date: 
15/11/2017
Times Of India (Agra)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Agra (T), Taj Mahal, Environmental Security, Supreme Court, Sustainable Development, Environmentalists, Pollution, Deforestation, Environment
Environment

300 students discuss Sustainable Development in International Summit

NOIDA: Lotus Valley International School, Noida held a three-day summit on Sustainable Development in collaboration with World Initiative To Save Environment (WISE).

Publication Date: 
09/11/2017
Times Of India (Noida)
Tags:
Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Environmental Security, Sustainable Development, Environment Education, Industrial Pollution, Environment
Environment

Sustainable Development in the European Union: monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context

Sustainable development is firmly anchored in the European Treaties and has been at the heart of European policy for a long time.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2017
Publications Office of the European Union
Tags:
Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), European Union (EU)
Economy

Asia-Pacific trade and investment report 2017: channelling trade and investment into sustainable development

The Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) is a recurrent publication prepared by the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2017
UNESCAP
Tags:
Trade, Finance, Sustainable Development, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Asia, India, Economy
Transport

Report: Safer African roads protect lives but also boost sustainable development

Traffic fatalities in Africa remain the highest in the world by far when compared with those of other continents, and amount to some 300,000 lost lives per year, according to data presented at Afri

Publication Date: 
24/10/2017
Africa Times
Tags:
Transport, Traffic Accidents, South Africa, Sustainable Development, WHO, Africa
Transport

Assessment of urban transport systems

This study report presents the process of development a tool for assessment and evaluation of sustainable urban transport systems in cities in the Asia-Pacific region. The report explains and illustrates how the Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) was developed.

Publication Date: 
23/10/2017
UNESCAP
Tags:
Urban Transport, Asia, India, Sustainable Development, Public Transport, Urban Air Quality, RSPM (PM 10), Green House Gases, Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)
Water Resources

Environment experts seek cooperation to protect Nile Basin

Environmentalists from 10 countries are meeting in Kigali for the Nile Basin Development Forum to chart ways of improving cooperation for sustainable development of the Nile Basin.

Publication Date: 
23/10/2017
New Times (Rwanda)
Tags:
Water Resources, Nile, Environment, Sustainable Development, Water Management, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Natural Disasters, Africa
Environment

2017 Africa sustainable development report: tracking progress on Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals

The 2017 Africa regional report on Agenda 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) assesses the continent’s performance in domesticating and implementing the two development frameworks since their adoption in 2013 and 2015, respectively.

Publication Date: 
18/10/2017
UNDP
Tags:
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sustainable Development, Africa, Poverty, Malnutrition, Health, Industry
Environment

Development Co-operation Report 2017: Data for Development

The 2017 volume of the Development Co-operation Report focuses on Data for Development. “Big Data” and “the Internet of Things” are more than buzzwords: the data revolution is transforming the way that economies and societies are functioning across the planet.

Publication Date: 
18/10/2017
OECD
Tags:
Development, Statistics, Sustainable Development, Information, Developing Countries, India, Global, NGOs, Private Sector, Finance, Climate Change, Economy, Internet

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