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Achieving the SDGs through legislation in Sikkim

The United Nations sponsored Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by 193 member states came into effect in January 2016. India, being one of the member states, has set up the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog which is the nodal body responsible for facilitating and reporting on India’s progress …

India’s transition to a Green, Fair and Inclusive Economy

India’s recent development experience has been both a spectacular success as well as a massive failure. While our economy has grown steadily, this growth has come at the cost of environmental sustainability and has failed to translate into better living conditions for the majority of the Indian people. The Indian …

Vision of Watershed Development

Agriculture plays a vital role in developing India’s economy. Over 58 per cent of the rural households depend on agriculture as their principal means of livelihood Agriculture along with fisheries and forestry, which contributes largest to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals-Environmental health, Economic profitability, …