A General Awareness Weekly
' MANTHAN A General Awareness Weekly 31st May to 6th June, 2021 A General Awareness Weekly, 2021 Page : 1 PREFACE Dear Students, The ‗Current Affairs‘ section is an integral part of any examination. This edition of Manthan has been developed by our team to help you cover all the important events of the Week. This comprehensive bulletin will help you prepare the section in a vivid manner. We hope that our sincere efforts will serve you in a better way to fulfill aspirations. Happy Reading Team CL A General Awareness Weekly, 2021 Page : 2 POLITY AND GOVERNANCE National NITI Aayog released the SDG India Index & Dashboard, 2020-21 The third rendition of India‘s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index was launched by NITI Aayog on 3rd June, 2021. First launched in December 2018, the index has become the primary tool for monitoring progress on the SDGs in the country and has simultaneously fostered competition among the States and Union Territories by ranking them on the Global Goals. NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson Dr Rajiv Kumar launched the report titled, SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21: Partnerships in the Decade of Action, in the presence of Dr Vinod Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, and Ms.Sanyukta Samaddar, Adviser (SDGs), NITI Aayog. Designed and developed by NITI Aayog, the preparation of the index followed extensive consultations with the primary stakeholders—the States and Union Territories; the UN agencies led by United Nations in India; Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), and the key Union Ministries. With one-third of the journey towards achieving the 2030 agenda behind us, this edition of the index report focuses on the significance of partnerships and is titled ―SDG India Index & Dashboard, 2020-21: Partnerships in The Decade of Action‖.
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