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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicSustainable development

Topic: sustainable development

Australia pledges $8.4 million to UNDP development goals

The funding aims to support climate change, poverty reduction, and resilience.

The 3 R approach for companies to build nature-positive cities

The private sector must develop ecofriendly building materials, standardise construction practices globally, and use circular economy practices to limit waste production.

India Secures $500 million for sustainable infrastructure from ADB

The sovereign-guaranteed loan will be provided to IIFCL to advance sustainable infrastructure development.

Centre to use GIS-based tech to identify projects under MGNREGS & streamline them

Yuktdhara, a Geographic Information System-based portal developed by ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre, will recommend works that can be executed in a Gram Panchayat under MGNREGS.

UNDP expands its blockchain education program globally

24,000 staff members across the world will receive training to leverage blockchain technology for sustainable development projects.

France pledges $13.1 million to UNDP for sustainable development

Funds will bolster poverty eradication, climate action, and gender equality efforts.

4 new industrial parks announced at MP regional industry conclave, focus on sustainable development

The 3rd regional conclave in 6 months was held at Gwalior on Wednesday, attended by 4,000 delegates from India and abroad.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.