Press Releases / India
UN Environment Programme
UN-convened panel to address equity, sustainability and human rights across value chains of critical energy transition minerals
With ever-growing needs for minerals that are critical for renewable energy technologies, Secretary-General António Guterres is leveraging the United Nations’ convening power to bring together a diverse group of governments …
United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
The governments of Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam have come together to launch a US$379 …
Forum for the Future
New direction needed for Philippines’ renewable energy sector to be at pace with urgency of the climate emergency
The Responsible Energy Initiative Philippines consortium argues that not attending to emerging risks in utility-scale renewable energy value …
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Developing Asia’s 2023 growth outlook upgraded to 4.9 per cent: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its economic forecast for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific, …
All India Press Releases
4 December 2023
16 October 2023
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN forum opens with a resounding call to accelerate SDG action in South Asia
12 October 2023
19 September 2023
United Nations Development Programme
UN Digital event mobilises global leadership, US$400 million to support digital public infrastructure
5 September 2023
13 July 2023
United Nations Development Programme
25 countries halved multidimensional poverty within 15 years, but 1.1 billion remain poor
27 June 2023
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
India’s G20 presidency: an opportunity to steer world toward inclusive, sustainable growth
19 June 2023
2 February 2023
16 January 2023
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Sustainable cotton sector continues to grow, bring farmers higher incomes
4 January 2023
Singapore International Foundation
Singapore International Foundation’s 'Our Better World' inspires 1.2 million acts to drive positive change
8 December 2022
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3 October 2022
Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance
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