The SAARC Development Goals consisting of 22 goals & 67 indicators representing the status of social development in the country.The present report gives the statistical appraisal of the achievements made on the SAARC Development Goals in India. In addition to the mutually agreed 67 indicators, some additional indicators have also …
The SAARC Development Goals consisting of 22 goals & 67 indicators representing the status of social development in the country.The present report gives the statistical appraisal of the achievements made on the SAARC Development Goals in India. In addition to the mutually agreed 67 indicators, some additional indicators have also …
SAARC: In an effort to narrow down poverty alleviation strategy, the government has identified 3,154 poorest households in the country. During the fourth SAARC ministers’ meeting on poverty alleviation held yesterday, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, who was also the chief guest, said need based interventions would be developed to address …
Kathmandu: Maldives believes it is time to walk the talk on climate policies jointly-supported by all South Asian countries, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen said at the 18th SAARC Summit here Wednesday. Yameen, who also officiated as the outgoing chair during the first part of the opening ceremony of the South …
SAARC: While the SAFTA ministerial council meeting begins today in the capital, economic affairs and commerce ministers from Bhutan and Bangladesh have already met to consider the free trade agreement to further strengthen its trade ties. Economics affairs minister Norbu Wangchuk and Bangladesh’s commerce minister, Tofail Ahmed met yesterday. Lyonpo …
An attempt has been made in this study to present an overview of the patenting intensity of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. Patent data originating from SAARC countries from 1995 to 2011, filed through World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Patent Office and United States Patent and …
The South Asia convention on Coastal Management convention jointly organised by Centre for Science and Environment and Pondicherry-based PondyCAN identified the need for the South Asian countries to share experiences and approaches and the need to learn from each other. RELATED CONTENT A toolkit for integrating disaster risk reduction and …
Understanding Coastal Challenges in SAARC Region a presentation by Ibrahim NAEEM at South Asian Convention on Coastal Management, Puducherry, January 19-21, 2014. Read more:http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/Understanding%20Coastal%20Challenges%20in%20SAARC%20Region.pdf
The health and agriculture ministers assured commitment to strengthen ‘one health’ approach in Bhutan and in the region at the South Asia regional ‘one health’ symposium that ended yesterday in Paro. “Our government assures full support for the ‘one health’ concept, and ensures the sustainability of the work that has …
Trade resistances to intra regional LCGS trade: A comparative analysis of SAFTA and AFTA - A presentation by Prerna Prabhakar and Surender Kumar at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, October 26-27, 2013.
The fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-V) concluded here today with the signing of the Kathmandu Declaration. Ministers and head of delegates from the eight participating nations of South Asia signed the Declaration, which includes specific points to accelerate the momentum of sanitation in the region. Addressing the closing …
In a startling revelation, a report made public during the fifth South Asian Conference on Sanitation (Sacosan) on Tuesday says more than 675 million people in South Asia still practice open defecation. It shows that around half of the total 2.5 billion people without access to improved sanitation across the …
A proposal that came up during the just concluded 2nd South Asian judicial roundtable Conference: The judiciary will compile all national environmental acts, regulations, guidelines and cases in a “bench” book to facilitate adjudication of environmental cases brought before the courts. The proposal to have such a compilation was made …
SAARC Development Goals are regionalized from of Millennium Development Goals, with some additional targets and indicators, for the period of five years, 2007-12. The Third SAARC Ministerial Meeting on Poverty Alleviation, held in Kathmandu on 5th April 2013, has extended the terminal year of SDGs from 2012 to 2015 to …
The SAARC Development Goals (SDGs) – Country Report 2013 is the second edition by Bhutan on the progress of SDGs. This document is a testament to Bhutan’s full commitment in achieving the SDGs. Indeed Bhutan's socio-economic development is guided by the philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which is holistic and …
The third ministerial-level meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries on poverty alleviation is scheduled to be held in the capital on April 5, Friday. Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation informed about the scheduled meeting at a press meet here on Tuesday. The meeting …
South Asian countries need to cooperate more with each other to make meaningful improvement on shared issues related to climate change and resource scarcity, a report released by a US-based think tank has said. The report, titled “Ecological Cooperation in South Asia: A Way Forward”, highlights lack of cooperation between …
India is estimated to have one of the lowest economic growth rates among the South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations over the next two years, despite being the largest economy in the region, says a report. A report by the United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia …
A consensus outlook for the 2012 southwest monsoon rainfall over South Asia was developed, through an expert assessment of the available indications. The outlook was prepared based on the various prevailing global climate conditions and forecasts from different empirical and dynamical climate models. It is recognized that there is uncertainty …
Sri Lanka will host the 5th SAARC Regional Health Ministers summit, the Health Ministry has announced. According to a report in News First, the Health Ministry has said that the decision to hold the summit in Sri Lanka has been taken following a proposal submitted by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena …
The South Asian sub-continent faces the worst brunt of climate change in years to come, scientists of the UN’s Inter-governmental panel on climate change have warned. The sub-continent faces a challenge that it can only surmount acting in cohesion. While the countries in the region — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, …
