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Sustainable Development
Sustainable DevelopmentFocus on ‘future sustainability’ while making investments: PM Hasina
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has called for focusing on “future sustainability” while making investment as she placed a four-point proposal to save the planet from the adverse impact of climate change
Bangladesh's Zahin among 17 young leaders selected for SDGs
Young Leaders for the SDGs is a flagship initiative of the Office of the UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, which recognises the efforts of young people leading drives to combat the world's most ...
Coronavirus chill upends solar power industry
At stake is the future of a key driver of the global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy: solar power was the second-fastest growing renewable source after wind in 2019, according to the ...
Bangladesh moves 7 notches up in 2020 SDG Index
Bangladesh has moved seven notches up in the Sustainable Development Goals Index 2020 as it has ranked 109 among the 166 countries
Mohammad Alauddin made SREDA chairman
Mohammad Alauddin, additional secretary (policy and renewable energy) to the power division, has been made chairman of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority
Geneva Virtual Ocean Dialogues
PM Hasina places three proposals for sustainable use of aquatic sources
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday placed a three-point proposal for boosting global cooperation for durable use of ocean and other aquatic sources, urging the world community to renew their ...
'Sustainable' investments attract tens of trillions of dollars
Tens of trillions of global investment dollars are pouring into companies touting robust environmental, social and governance credentials. Now short-sellers spy an opportunity.Such hedge funds, often ...
Pollution, death and GDP, everything increases
The India Supreme Court on 25 November, referring to Delhi’s air pollution, said that it would be better to kill off everyone in a bomb explosion than letting them suffer in this manner. ...
'Manmade pollution key challenge to sustainable maritime development'
Planning minister MA Mannan on Thursday said manmade pollution, contamination, and natural disasters pose challenges to sustainable maritime development."We’ve maritime resources but there are ...
UN urges govts to respect rights to active, meaningful participation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all governments to respect the people’s rights to active, substantive and meaningful participation, reports UNB.“I salute all of you who strive ...
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