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 …
This document contains Thimphu statement on climate change, presented at the Sixteenth SAARC Summit at Thimphu from 28-29 April 2010. Source: http://www.sixteenthsaarcsummit.bt/
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday presented two innovative proposals to help the climate-victim countries in South Asia as the eight-nation Saarc Summit began in Thimpu with the theme
A natural disaster rapid response mechanism treaty for the SAARC region will not be signed in the upcoming summit with SAARC member states yet to reach a consensus on it. Online media reports state bilateral diatribe between some of the neighbouring nations for failure to reach a consensus. SAARC secretary …
April 20: The 16th Saarc summit to be held in Bhutan on April 28 and 29 can be expected to discuss climate change and consider requests by Australia and Mauritius for becoming observers of the eightnation regional grouping. Sources said the Saarc members
In summary, the challenge of food security is one of the serious problems that the region is currently grappling with. Given the rich biodiversity and agricultural base of the region, there is an ample scope for cooperation within the SAARC countries in this avenue. Collaboration in the domain of agricultural …
Recognizing the potential for accelerating South Asian regional cooperation and integration, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined hands to undertake an exploration of key issues concerning trade facilitation and other impediments to private sector led development and integration in …
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka said at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark that South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is concerned about the adverse effects of climate change in the South Asia region and stressed that the region has made no contribution to …
The worldwide paradigm shift in river basin management has not affected policymakers in south Asia. Hydro-diplomacy in the Ganges-Brahmaputra- Meghna basin is still based on reductionist engineering, and looks at marginal economic benefits, without showing any concern for the long-run implications for livelihoods and ecosystem. The governments in the river …
Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 20 India and other South Asian nations today said they would adhere to the Kyoto Protocol, which imposes emission cuts on developed countries, at the Copenhagen climate change summit in December. After the eighth meeting of SAARC environment ministers, Jairam Ramesh Union Minister for …
India and other South Asian nations today said they would adhere to the Kyoto Protocol, which imposes emission cuts on developed countries, at the Copenhagen climate change summit in December. After the eighth meeting of SAARC environment ministers, Jairam Ramesh Union Minister for Environment & Forests, said members would adhere …
NEW DELHI: Member-states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on Tuesday agreed to make a separate statement as an entity at the Copenhagen meet on climate change in December. This was decided at the Delhi Statement on Cooperation in Environment that was adopted at the end of …
Neha Sinha Marking a shift from its earlier position of staying within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes, India now appears ready to collaborate with various countries on climate change. On top of the list are the US, China and Japan. In a bid to present itself as …
The Delhi Statement on Cooperation in Environment by ministers of environment belonging to member states of SAARC at the meeting in New Delhi on 20th October 2009. The ministers have agreed on specific joint actions to further strengthen environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, and climate change cooperation. The Environment Ministers of …
Cabinet granted approval to a Memorandum submitted by the Minister of Agriculture Development & Agrarian Services Maithreepala Sirisena to set up a Seed Testing Laboratory under the SAARC project. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sri Lanka will be done to this effect. It has been decided that …
An integrated water policy for the Saarc region is imperative for equitable use of river water for agricultural development, said Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday.
India will showcase its success story in re-introducing tigers in Rajasthan's Sariska reserve to the SAARC nations when their foreign ministers meet here next month. A tiger at the Sariska Tiger Reserve"The dignitaries from the neighbouring countries visiting India in August to attend a conference will also take a trip …
A high- level regional meeting of SAARC countries to share experiences on rainwater harvesting and encouraging use of rainwater among countries concluded with a nine-point recommendation on Tuesday. The three-day meeting on rainwater was organised by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MoPPW). According to Suman Prasad Sharma, joint …
