Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

 

On 25th of September, 2015, in a summit attended by over 150 nations the game-changing 2030 Global agenda came to be formally adopted.  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a part of this global agenda. They are set of 17 goals that are created to cater to the challenges that the world is facing at social, economic, and environmental levels. The vision is to make the world a better place to live for the present generations and to leave the world as better for the generations to come, by 2030.  Human needs are unlimited, but the resources aren’t. Poverty, human development, the environment, and social justice are the key focus areas of SDGs. . Amid the growing scarcity and the increasing demand, the idea is to Sustain!

The Goals


Significance

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promotes inclusiveness in the very nature of its creation. It ensures the participation and involvement of various multi-faceted elements that play a key role in the positive and healthy functioning of the world as one global entity. The United Nations in its document “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” recommends the involvement of everybody – Government, Businesses, Communities, Education, in making SDGs a reality.

India and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The year 2020 marks the 5th Anniversary of SDGs, when it was adopted by 193 countries at the Un General Assembly.

Like all other global endeavors, India has taken a lead in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals target of 2030. The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) has developed a Sustainable Goals Development (SDG) Index in collaboration with the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), United Nations, and the Global Green Growth Institute.

The index is created in order to measure the progress of our country in keeping up with the goals given by the United Nations. The Index formulates parameters based on 13 goals out of the 17 (excluding goals 12, 1, 14, 17), given by the UN.

According to SDG 2.0 – the second edition of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index 2019-2020, Kerala has topped the Index with a score of 70 points, followed by Himachal Pradesh scoring 69! The state of Bihar turned out to be the worst performer with 50 points. India on the global scale has shown a remarkable improvement in Water and Sanitation, as well as in the Industrial sector. However, the deep concerns regarding Nutrition and Gender Equality persist.

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