MPs get lessons on sustainable development goals

August 2, 2016
Business Standard

The Speaker's Research Initiative organised a workshop on sustainable development goals (SDGs) for members of Parliament in the Parliament Library recently. The speakers at the workshop included experts from Niti Aayog, TERI, Research and Information System for Developing Countries and senior officials from the External Affairs Ministry. The MPs were informed about the transition process from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), covering 17 ambitious goals and 169 related targets and how they seek to integrate the development process with ecological concerns and balance the three key facets of sustainable development: environmental, social and economic.