Good news: Global investment in Research and Development increased 3 times to USD 2 trillion over last 15 years. But manufacturing value per capita in the developing country is 50 times less than in developed countries.
Digital divide in terms of affordability of accessing data and speed is threatening the SDG progress.
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. …
‘Furthest behind’ can be taken along with those who are ahead.
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agreed by the UN 193 United Nations Member States pledged to ensure “no one will be left behind” and to “endeavour to reach the furthest behind first.” That resolve made by world leaders in 2015 was ambitious. In practice, this means taking explicit action to end extreme poverty among 7.5 …
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 …
Kisan Credit Cards to ensure loans loans up to Rs 3 lakhs at just 4% interest for farmers
Youth of India and sons of farmers need not migrate to the cities for jobs . They can do farm-business with innovative ideas at low-cost finance ever. Innovation does not take place only in auto and telecommunication sector. It can also take place in agriculture as well. PM Modi in reality invoking SDG-9 for innovation …
PM Modi launches financing facility of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
Farmer Bill Here comes the largest financial boost to farmers in India . Farmers would now be part of the ‘market-mechanism’. Their produce will be traded in the market, the way the manufactured products from industries are sold. Those serve the food, are now served with ‘capital’ and provided the clients so that Agriculture become …
PM-KISAN has been successful in its objective to provide financial support to farmers without any involvement of middlemen.
We hear subsidies and financial help to auto, aviation and service industries. Here is the largest financial boost to farmers . They would now be part of the market. Their produce will be traded in the market the way industries’ manufactured products are sold. Those serve the food, are now served with capital . It’s …
Make in India
Make in India, a type of Swadeshi movement covering 25 sectors of the Indian economy, was launched by the Government of India on 25 September 2014 to encourage companies to manufacture their products in India and enthuse with dedicated investments into manufacturing. After the launch, India gave investment commitments worth ₹16.40 lakh crore (US$230 billion) and investment inquiries worth of ₹1.5 lakh crore (US$21 billion) …