5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (520+ words) The state has combined near-universal literacy with strong learner assessment results and is now shifting attention towards lifelong, digital and vocational learning. SDG 4: Quality Education | SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities Government of Himachal Pradesh | Ministry of Education MoE Literacy Rate: Himachal Pradesh…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (632+ words) Universal registration requires an administrative system that captures births and deaths where they occur, rather than leaving families to reconstruct them later Sheetal Verma, IAS, is the Director, Census Operations and Civil Registration, Government of India. Ritul Kamal is a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (497+ words) Tracking flood spending is not enough; Kerala needs to measure what projects deliver on the ground Nandini Suresh is an independent researcher. SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities | SDG 13: Climate Action Ministry of Home Affairs MHA | Ministry of Finance MoF | Ministry…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) Interoperable water data can help governments move from tracking water resources to making more informed decisions on extraction, allocation and accountability Gayathri D. Naik is an Assistant Professor and Co-Director at the Centre for Environmental Law Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA),…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (642+ words) The MEA’s annual review records 4.49 lakh emigration clearances, a new overseas labour-demand database covering 123 missions and planned round-the-clock support centres for women in nine foreign cities SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth | SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities | SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1028+ words) The new planning framework lowers redevelopment thresholds, permits higher density near major transport corridors, regularises residential buildings in 1,511 unauthorised colonies and opens nearly 200 sq. km for planned urban expansion SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities | SDG…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) The mission combines minimum-price protection, processing support and market access to help forest gatherers move from distress sales of raw produce towards community-owned businesses SDG 1: No Poverty | SDG 5: Gender Equality | SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth | SDG 15: Life on Land…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) Platform work is exposing the limits of an occupation-based social security system Kaushiki Sanyal is a Fellow at JustJobs Network. SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth | SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Ministry of Labour and Employment MoLE | Ministry of…...