Good News : 17,000 fewer children die each day than in 1990, Maternal mortality has fallen by 37% since 2000.

Bad News: Only half of the women in developing regions receive the health care they need and globally. New Viruses like SARS, MERS and nCoV are threatening the wellbeing of the humanity

PM Modi’s request to 130 crore Indians on ‘Tika Utsav’

Launch of  ‘Tika Utsav’ ( translation:Vaccine Festival) by PM Modi is the invitation to turn the war against COVID19 into single minded determination of 1350 million Indians. He appealed to the Indian citizens that  from 11th April, which is the birth anniversary of Jyotiba Phule a social reformer  till 14th April which is  the birth …

RAISE : Responsible AI for Social Empowerment

Digits and numerals were known to Babylonian, Egyptian and Indian mathematicians from 7th century, or even earlier. But digital technologies like Artificial Intelligence ( AI), Blockchain, Cloud and Data analysis  are invented nearly 15 centuries later, very recently. Any new technology is  always termed as double edge sword. It could be constructively used for the benefit of society . …

Praised by the world but lesser by Indians

Majority of the people in the world of literature did not  take due note when  Rabindranath Tagore  wrote Geetanjali. But when that poetry was published in London, the world of literature went on to shower praise on the ‘poetic thought of Tagore’.  Then he became the first Indian to get Nobel Prize in the literature. …

The road to fighting climate change is through climate justice

The health of people is closely linked to the health of the planet. And both are linked to sustainability and prosperity. Three are interlinked. People’s health is threatened by COVID19. But the efforts to keep the health of the planet should not be overlooked. The scale of the challenge of people’s health ( SDG3 ) …

Benefitting from Interlinked 17 SDGs to address Climate Crisis

All 17 SDGs are linked to each other. For the first time, a world leader in the G20 meeting not only recognises these interlinkages but also suggests the methods to implement interlinked SDGs. The G20 meeting was held virtually in November 2020, with Saudi Arabia as host, amidst COVID-19.  When world leaders were focussing on …

PM Shri Narendra Modi dedicates Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project to the Nation

“Economy or Ecology’ is not a dilemma. They do not compete. They are complimentary . Bright and Sunny example is ‘ Solar Project” . SDG-7 ( cleann energy ) and SDG-13 ( Climate Action) Under PM Modi’s  government, priority is Environmental protection as well as Ease of Living. SDG-3. ( Good Health and Wellbeing )  The Prime …

PM Modi lays foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project

Mahatma Gandhi said ‘ The earth, the air, the land, and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children’.  So, we have to return it to nature with interest.  Jal Jeevan Mission by PM Modi is that interest. It  was launched in the country with a target of providing piped water …

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana I PM Modi inaugurates 1.75 lakh houses under PMAY-G scheme

Poor family’s minimum  needs are ‘Bread, Shelter and Clothes’ . From there emerges  the energy, productivity and innovations from poor. One of the promises by Prime  Minister Narendra Modi to Indians was “to provide housing for all by 2022’.  Even in COVID19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not only monitoring the status of health …

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

Financial inclusion ensures well-being of all i.e. SDG-3. ‘No one should left behind’ is uphill task but needs to be achieved. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), is financial inclusion program of Government of India open to Indian citizen (minor of age more than 10 can also open account with guardian to manage it) , that aims to expand and …

Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana

Skilling gives empowerment which in turn makes the communities to deal with emergencies that may threatens wellbeing ( SDG3) of the community. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana or DAY is a Government of India scheme for helping the poor by providing skill training. It replaces Aajeevika. The Government of India has provisioned ₹500 crore (US$70 million) for the scheme. The objective of the scheme is to …

Atal Pension Yojana

More than 82 percent of the workforce in India is employed in the unorganised sector, as noted by the International Labour Union in its India Labour Market Update of 2016.To bring them in the mainstream with intent of their wellbeing is SDG-3. Atal Pension Yojana (or APY, previously known as Swavalamban Yojana) is a government-backed pension scheme in India, …

Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All

The right brightness of light is important for the health of our eyes. Saving electricity reduces use of fossil fuels in powerplants of India, there by reducing air pollution and keep us heathy -SDG3. Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 1 May 2015.