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The <keyword id="166486" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Millennium-Development-Goals">Millennium Development Goals</keyword> (MDGs), which draw near to completion in 2015, have given way to the new <keyword id="55804" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="sustainable-development">Sustainable Development</keyword> Goals (SDGs) la<keyword id="6355835" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="UN">un</keyword>ched at the UN General Assembly. The event and an array of other events including the SDG Business Forum, the Social Good Summit and the Clinton Global Initiative saw large participation from various stakeholders. 
	
		In understanding and evaluating the presentations at these events, some of the pertinent points that look seemingly obvious are: First, few presentations gave any indication of serious learning from the wins-- and losses--during 20 years of MDG work. A delineation of the models that work (i.e., more sustainable and scalable) is seen as clearly missing. Second, in the absence of learning frameworks, presenters reiterate the same problems, now expanded to 17 goals and 169 targets. The result is a plea for more resources to support the new SDGs without any evidence that those resources will be employed more effectively. Third, the core request at these events was for more than four trillion dollars per year to implement the SDGs over 15 years. 
	 
	
		This logically leads to two important questions i.e., how can you call the goals replacing the MDGs sustainable if they lead with requests for resources that are not? At the beginning of the SDG process, what should the worlds’ governments, corporates and NGO leaders focus on now to make the new global goals actually sustainable?
	 
	
		Answering these questions is at the heart of societal businesses value creation that seeks to find the most innovative and sustainable models for solving intractable challenges. Societal business search firms have advocated tirelessly the need to identify models that 1) can be scaled and 2) are not reliant on non-profit funding (which is donation-dependent and driven by the dictates of donors.) 
	 
	
		The best models that have found have had social entrepreneurs at the helm who see the world differently. They frequently take the “against” position (<a href="http://goo.gl/XHWj6x">http://goo.gl/XHWj6x</a>). For instance, in branding, claiming the against position means using a competitor’s dominant spend and mindshare to carve out an anti-space—the Un-cola for example. Social entrepreneurs are quintessential against positioners. [Microfinance inventor] Mohammed Yunus stated it clearly: “I looked at how traditional banks do business and we did the opposite.” In very practical terms, these stubborn, opinionated entrepreneurs frequently show up after the aid and development models have failed or at least failed to become sustainable. Their arrival on the scene is less a ‘Kumbaya’ moment and more a “disruptive innovation” one.
	 
	
		Social entrepreneurs are relentlessly focused on what they have learned. Their conversations highlight the innovations that are rolled into ingenious, often cross-sector models and as the people who use these models to solve their own and others problems. Their resource requests are framed by why their model should be scaled and how it can replace less effective approaches. The primary goal for these innovative social entrepreneurs is to demonstrate that appropriate capacity building and scale enables their hybrid or for-profit innovation models to solve problems sustainably, thus reducing dependence on fundraising. 
	 
	
		To deliberate on these emerging business models The Shared Value Summit 2015, is being organized by Shared Value India on November 20th, 2015 (<a href="http://sharedvalue.in/svs2015/">http://sharedvalue.in/svs2015/</a>). The summit will see participation from various stakeholders who will deliberate and discuss key opportunities that businesses can and are leveraging to create societal value. 
	 
	
		Already, social entrepreneurs have offered five critical solutions to the problem of making the Sustainable Development Goals truly sustainable: First, recognizing that any commitment to achieving the SDGs must avoid Einstein’s famous definition of insanity: Doing the same thing and expecting different results. Second, authentic commitment to the SDGs requires leaders to recognize one simple reality: It is not possible to have sustainable development goals without sustainable models that leverage under-utilized resources. Third, serious SDG innovators recognize that the current donor, foreign aid and resource investment processes are not sustainable. They call attention to inadequacies and offer new models and leadership to move significant resources from unsustainable models to sustainable models. Fourth, any leader pleading for more funding should be able to explain how his/her organization will deploy that funding to scale solutions that are more sustainable than those that failed to achieve most of the MDGs. Finally, significantly improved sustainability requires the ongoing evaluation of all investments, models and approaches employed. The most sustainable solutions should then be aggressively adopted across sector and country boundaries, no matter their origin or disruption.
	 
	
		Increasingly, leaders are being asked to challenge the status quo. These leaders—often disruptors—no longer target seed stage or individual impact investments. The most impactful leaders know that pilots do not lead to scaling or to sustainability. 
	 
	
		Social entrepreneurs thrive at risk taking and from learning rapidly about what doesn’t work. These are the sustainable, scale-oriented models and management teams that are best equipped to handle significant capital and to shift how these goals are achieved to sustainable development goals.
	 (The article is co-authored with David Wilcox, the founder of ReachScale, an organization that aligns the <keyword id="76104" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="social-responsibility">social responsibility</keyword> goals of corporations with high potential social entrepreneurs working in areas of common interest.) 
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What should the world do to make sustainable development goals truly 'sustainable'?

United Nations, On <keyword id="34644" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-AIDS-Day">World AIDS Day</keyword> on Tuesday, a latest report from <keyword id="10359536" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-joint-un-program">the Joint UN Program</keyword> on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the <keyword id="9345522" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ongoing-covid-19-pandemic">ongoing Covid-19 pandemic</keyword> could result in 123,000 to 293,000 new HIV cases and 69,000 to 148,000 additional AIDS-related deaths in the next two years. In the report titled "Prevailing against pandemics by putting people at the center", UNAIDS has warned that the global AIDS response was off track even before the pandemic, Xinhua news agency reported. It used to set the triple 90s targets years ago, including that by 2020, 90 per cent of people living with HIV know their HIV status, 90 per cent who know their status are receiving treatment, and 90 per cent on HIV treatment have a suppressed viral load. However, the rapid spread of the coronavirus has created additional setbacks. For the world to be back on track to ending AIDS by 2030, as part of <keyword id="10053862" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-un-sustainable-development-goals">the UN Sustainable Development Goals</keyword> (UNSDGs), UNAIDS called on countries to make far greater investments in global pandemic responses and adopt a new set of bold, ambitious but achievable HIV targets. "The collective failure to invest sufficiently in comprehensive, rights-based, people-centered HIV responses has come at a terrible price," UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said. "Implementing just the most politically palatable programs will not turn the tide against Covid-19 or end AIDS. To get the global response back on track will require putting people first and tackling the inequalities on which epidemics thrive." UNAIDS has since proposed a new set of targets for 2025 that, if achieved, will make the UNSDGs of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 possible. Those include achieving a number of 95 per cent by 2025, such as 95 per cent of women of reproductive age have HIV, sexual and reproductive health service needs met; 95 per cent of pregnant and breast-feeding women living with HIV have suppressed viral loads; 95 per cent of HIV-exposed children are tested; and 95 per cent of people at risk of HIV infection use appropriate, prioritized, person-centered and effective combination prevention options. The 2025 targets also include ambitious anti-discrimination goals, such as that less than 10 per cent of countries have punitive laws and policies, that less than ten percent of people living with and affected by HIV experience stigma and discrimination, and that less than ten percent experience gender inequality and violence. Faced with the unabated Covid-19 pandemic, the UNAIDS chief has reiterated her call for global solidarity and for the world to learn from mistakes of the HIV response. "No country can defeat these pandemics on its own. A challenge of this magnitude can only be defeated by forging global solidarity, accepting a shared responsibility and mobilizing a response that leaves no one behind. We can do this by sharing the load and working together." According to UNAIDS, there were 1.7 million new HIV infections and 690,000 deaths from AIDS-related illnesses in 2019. Globally, 38 million people are living with HIV, with more than 12 million people waiting for life-saving HIV treatment. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/kunal-shah-cred-raises-80-million-valuation-doubles-to-800-million-for-the-just-two-year-old-startup/articleshow/79502864.cms">Kunal Shah’s CRED raises $80 million – valuation doubles to $800 million for the just two-year old startup</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-dr-reddys-indiabulls-housing-mm-tata-motors-bajaj-auto-maruti-hero-moto-pnb-and-others/articleshow/79502563.cms">Top stocks to watch — Dr Reddy’s, Indiabulls Housing, M&amp;M, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, Hero Moto, PNB, and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/checkout-which-states-have-reimposed-curfews-and-restrictions-again-as-second-covid-19-wave-hits-india/articleshow/79366320.cms?upcache=2">Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand issue fresh COVID-19 guidelines,TN extends lockdown — these are the states reimposing curfews and restrictions</a> <h1 style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 30px; color: rgb(44, 44, 45); font-family: futura_ltbold; font-size: 40px; background-color: rgba(234, 234, 234, 0.69);"></h1>

World AIDS Day: UN report warns that COVID-19 could result in more HIV cases, AIDS-related deaths

During the <keyword id="3080788" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Nation-Sustainable-Development-Summit">United Nation Sustainable Development Summit</keyword>, a high-level plenary meeting of the <keyword id="107186" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Assembly">General Assembly</keyword> highlighted 17 ambitious <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=SDGs">Sustainable Development Goals</a> (<keyword id="450172" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="sdgs">SDGs</keyword>) that aim to remove poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change in the next 15 years. 
 
In an exclusive e-mail interview of <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/world-wont-achieve-its-development-goals-without-india-coming-through-bill-gates/articleshow/49160201.cms">The Economic Times</a>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=bill+gates">Bill Gates</a>, American business magnate and philanthropist, talked about what role India needs to play to achieve these 17 goals and why these are important. 
 <keyword id="45830" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bill-Gates">Bill Gates</keyword> told the business daily that “All eyes are on India.”The world would have not achieved its poverty reduction targets without China coming through; in the similar way, it will not achieve many of its SDGs targets without India coming through, he added. 
 While India has significantly achieved some of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) goal in the education and health sector, SDGs currently gives the <keyword id="44734" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Government">Indian government</keyword> in opportunity to provide better primary healthcare to all, said Gates. 
 
On being asked about what role Indian businesses will play in achieving these goals? Bill Gates told ET that the country has a deep-rooted and growing tradition of philanthropy. This sector has significant expertise that can be applied to addressing India's most challenging health and development challenges, he added. 
 
Asserting that it's clear that the MDGs have been instrumental in fostering global collaboration and accountability among wealthy and developing countries, Gates said that the private sector and NGOs aim to bring down extreme poverty, improve maternal health and reduce child mortality rate. These factors could catalyze global action on the issues that affect the most vulnerable communities, he asserted. 
 
Gates further added that the SDGs put forward a shared vision of a world to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, foster inclusive economic growth and combat climate change by 2030. 
 
Speaking about the funding part to achieve these 17 goals, the 59-year-old tech czar told the business daily that the SDGs are not a largely aid-driven agenda unlike MDGs. He further added that following are the three sources of finance for the SDGs: 
· Domestic in-country resources 
· Traditional aid 
· Private <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=finance">finance</a> 
 
According to Gates, “The main source of financing for the SDGs will be resources from developing countries themselves, through domestic revenues like taxes which should be applied towards development outcomes.” 
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All eyes are on India to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, says Bill Gates

There exists a considerable overlap between the recently adopted United Nation’s (UN) <keyword id="55804" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="sustainable-development">Sustainable Development</keyword> Goals (SDGs) targeted to be achieved by 2030 and the social dimensions incorporated in the <keyword id="2181132" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Social-Progress-Index">Social Progress Index</keyword> (SPI) developed by the Social Progress Imperative, a nonprofit organization based in Washington. The UN’s sustainable development agenda comprises of 17 goals pertaining to poverty eradication, lessening inequality and injustice and environmental challenges, particularly climatic changes and hold a global applicability, irrespective of the level of development of a nation. Likewise, the SPI captures comprehensively social progress of a country by incorporating various social and environmental indicators which have been distinctly grouped into three dimensions- Basic Human Needs such as food, water, sanitation, shelter, and personal safety; Foundations of Wellbeing for a better life such as basic education, information and communication, health , and environmental sustainability and thirdly, the Opportunity to improve one’s life through provision of rights, freedom , equality and access to advanced education. Figure1.1 highlights the overlap between the UN’s SDGs and the three dimensions of the SPI. 
 
Figure 1.1: Overlap between the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the SPI 
 
 
 
Source: <a href="http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/">http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/</a> 
 
 
The SPI by aggregating indicators across all the dimensions provides a holistic measure to benchmark the progress reached on the sustainable development agenda of the UN. While, the world scores 61 on a scale of 100 on social progress, there exists a wide diversity in the social progress levels reached across the world, with countries falling under the category of “Low Social Progress” and “Very Low Social Progress” being the countries of concern for achieving the new SDGs for 2030. 
 
Looking at the SPI performance for India, which has been classified as one of the low social progress countries, it has been observed that while India performs well in terms of Nutrition and Basic Medical Care and Access to Basic Knowledge, it lags behind in many other critical aspects of development. For instance, in 2015, only 36 per cent of the population had access to improved sanitation facilities and about 26 per cent had access to piped water. Moreover, due to excessive freshwater withdrawals India is currently facing high water stress levels. In addition to this, about 25 per cent of the population does not have access to electricity, along with a poor quality of electricity supply to the rest of the masses. Further, India has low tolerance for all the members of its population, making it socially less progressive compared to the other countries. For instance, India has been ranked 128th in 133 countries on tolerance for immigrants from other countries. (<a href="http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/">http://www.socialprogressimperative.org/</a>) 
 
Understanding the pressing need of fostering social progress for India, the current Narendra Modi government has implemented a development strategy that is closely aligned with the recent UN’s sustainable development agenda. One of the most striking initiatives undertaken so far have been “Make in India” drive having intent of propelling domestic manufacturing growth along with spurring foreign direct investment, job creation and innovation in sectors such as automotive, defense manufacturing, electronics, mining, pharmaceuticals and renewable energy. In addition to this, initiatives such as “Digital India” and “Smart Cities” have committed to providing best in class infrastructure and smart solutions to its people such as smart energy systems, green transportation and smart buildings intended to save energy usage. 
 
Further, as India accounts for about 50 per cent of the world’s open defecation, Government of India and the World Bank have also signed a US$500 million credit for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) project in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh. This complements the popular “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”, national campaign by the Government of India to clean the roads of the country. Several other programmes that would enable India to achieve higher social progress include “Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation” which proposes housing for all by 2022, and “Skill India” initiative which proposes to empower about 40 crore individuals with skills by 2022. Moreover, to drive innovation and the related growth, which is essential for sustainable development, Modi government has also taken steps to promote intellectual property rights within the country. A national Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy has been formulated which suggests providing tax benefits to the IPR creation. 
 
On the front of environmental sustainability, which has been another area of concern for sustainable development of a country, in the World Climate Change Conference (COP21) held in Paris in 2015, India has shown its support along with 176 other countries so far by signing the climatic change agreement which proposes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the global rise in temperature to 1.5 degree Celsius. 
Thus, while several efforts have been taken up by the Indian government towards a more sustainable development growth path, it must be realized that to achieve the global goals, the world’s social progress score would have to reach atleast 75 out of 100(Report by Deloitte UK and Social Progress Imperative), which is possible only if all the countries, irrespective of their current level of economic growth overperform on social progress. One of the countries worth highlighting here is Costa Rica, which has achieved a SPI score of 77.88 with a GDP per capita of only $13, 431 per annum. While, several social indicators are positively impacted by economic prosperity, indicators on the front of health and wellness, rights and freedom, tolerance and inclusion and environment have a weak correlation with GDP, thus highlighting the necessity of prioritizing such dimensions directly so as to achieve the desired social progress score for the UN’s SDGs for 2030. 
 
About the authors: Dr Amit Kapoor is Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness. He can be contacted at <a href="mailto:amit.kapoor@competitivenes.in">amit.kapoor@competitivenes.in</a> and tweets @kautiliya. Deepti Mathur is part of the Social Progress Index team at the Institute for Competitiveness, India. 
 
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India’s Development Strategy towards Social Progress and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Tech giant <keyword id="10591" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="samsung" source="Orion">Samsung</keyword> has updated its <keyword id="12311174" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Samsung-Global-Goals" source="Orion">Samsung Global Goals</keyword> (SGG) app that will empower Galaxy smartphone users in India to donate for causes related to inequality, climate and environmental degradation, and education. All projects are linked to causes that help further the <keyword id="3758911" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Nations-Sustainable-Development-Goals" source="Orion">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals</keyword> (SDGs). With the updated SGG app, Galaxy users in India will now be able to donate to projects using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). These projects include educating young women, feeding school children, protecting children's rights, supporting the fight against poverty and helping ease the loss of grieving families impacted by Covid-19, the company said in a statement. The projects listed on the app support UN SDGs such as No Poverty (Goal 1), Zero Hunger (Goal 2), Good Health and Well-being (Goal 3), Quality Education (Goal 4), Clean Water and Sanitation (Goal 6), Sustainable Cities and Communities (Goal 11) and Responsible Consumption and Production (Goal 12). Galaxy users will soon be able to also contribute towards United Nations Development Programme projects in India such as supporting women artisans working on Warli folk paintings, helping Safai Saathis who are frontline sanitation workers, conserving Snow Leopards in the Himalayas, one of the world's rarest cats, and supporting the lives and livelihoods of people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. "The updated Samsung Global Goals app will now provide Galaxy smartphone users in India, including Gen Z and millennial users, an easy way to learn about the SDGs and support causes in India that are most important to them. The app furthers our vision of #PoweringDigitalIndia that aims to empower the next generation of young India," said Partha Ghosh, Vice President &amp; Head, Corporate Citizenship, Samsung India, in the statement. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-plans-to-launch-2nm-chipsets-by-2025-could-power-its-2026-flagships/articleshow/86959127.cms">Samsung plans to launch 2nm chipsets by 2025, could power its 2026 flagships</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/samsung-galaxy-s21-fe-likely-to-debut-at-next-unpacked-event-on-october-20/articleshow/86984469.cms">Samsung Galaxy S21 FE likely to debut at next Unpacked event on October 20</a>

Samsung users can now donate using UPI for social causes from the Samsung Global Goals app

<ul><li>Business’ contribution to the <keyword id="879547" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="sustainable-development-goals">Sustainable Development Goals</keyword> is still not aligned, finds a corporate sustainability study from the <keyword id="1632441" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Nations-Global-Compact">United Nations Global Compact</keyword> and Accenture. </li><li>Over 200 companies surveyed are taking action towards <keyword id="6361617" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="climate-change">climate change</keyword> and said that they will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. </li><li>The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals laid out in 2015, which was aimed to end extreme poverty, <keyword id="52767" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Human-rights">human rights</keyword> for all, and a low carbon economy over the next decade. </li><li> In the present scenario, nearly 700 million people still live in extreme poverty while over 170 million remain jobless, globally.</li></ul>In the last four year, the world has seen many socio-economic, geopolitical and technological uncertainties. They have distracted CEOs from their sustainability efforts, says a study by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture. According to the study titled ‘<a href="https://www.accenture.com/us-en/insights/strategy/ungcceostudy">‘The Decade to Deliver: A Call to Business Action,’</a>merely one-fifth of the chief executives believe that businesses are contributing enough to achieve global goals. This is despite the fact that almost half of the businesses have looped in sustainability in their business operations. Over 200 companies surveyed are taking action towards climate change and said that they will reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050. According to the report, 87 companies including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Ericsson Group, Nokia and Wipro announced that they are moving towards ‘1.5°C future’. This means that they will limit operations that have negative impact on climate change. “To accelerate progress, CEOs identify three critical requirements. First, an urgent need to prioritize action against the 17 SDGs. Second, the need for business, governments, regulators and non-governmental organizations to come together to shape realistic, science-based solutions. And third, redefining responsible leadership to help business to be a leading driver of g global goals,” the report said. The UN laid out Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, with an aim to end extreme poverty, human rights for all, and a low carbon economy over the next decade. However, nearly 700 million people still live in extreme poverty while over 170 million remain jobless, globally. This is due to the extreme climate events, overpopulation, water scarcity, and gender-based violence. “With less than 4,000 days remaining until the 2030 target, business leaders are not content with current progress and are calling for their sectors and peers to step-up and turn commitment into action,” said Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact. The study surveyed over 1,000 CEOs from global organisations from over 1,600 companies across 100 nations to study the business contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/a-51-year-old-national-geographic-photographer-claims-no-scientist-was-ready-to-speak-about-climate-change-and-global-warming-17-years-back/articleshow/71305775.cms">A 51-year-old National Geographic photographer claims no scientist was ready to speak about climate change and global warming 17 years back</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/greta-thunberg-responds-to-haters-asking-why-adults-spend-their-time-mocking-and-threatening-teenagers-and-children-for-promoting-science/articleshow/71302766.cms">Greta Thunberg responds to 'haters,' asking why adults 'spend their time mocking and threatening teenagers and children for promoting science'</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/goldman-sachs-just-released-a-34-page-analysis-of-the-impact-of-climate-change-and-the-results-are-terrifying-/articleshow/71296471.cms">Goldman Sachs just released a 34-page analysis of the impact of climate change. And the results are terrifying.</a>

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<ul><li>India is going to fulfill the <keyword id="879547" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="sustainable-development-goals">sustainable development goals</keyword> before 2030. </li><li>The government claims to have reduced maternal and infant mortality rates, and under-five mortality rate, said the minister without giving any figures. </li><li>However, some of Javedkar’s claims conflict with one of a report released by the Indian government earlier this year. </li><li>In July 2019, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India released a report highlighting the gaps in achieving the key objectives of the 2030 Agenda. </li></ul> Environment minister <keyword id="119642" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Prakash-Javadekar">Prakash Javadekar</keyword> today said that India will achieve its health-related sustainability goals well in advance. “We are happy to announce that the goals set for 2030 will be achieved much earlier,” <a href="https://twitter.com/PIB_India">said the minister.</a> The goal is to keep maternal mortality rate to less than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births. As per the target, under- 5 mortality should go down to 25 deaths per 1000 live births, <a href="https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-survival/child-survival-sdgs/">according to the UN. And infant mortality rate should go down to zero by 2030. </a> A release by Press Information Bureau also said that mortality of infants, mothers and children under-five is declining. “At the current rate of decline, India should able to reach its <keyword id="620876" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="SDG">SDG</keyword> target (MMR-70, U5MR-25) much before the due year i.e. 2030,”<a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1587494"> said the release. </a> These claims come two months after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) raised doubts that India may fall short in health-related sustainable goals. This is primarily due to inadequate spending on primary healthcare infrastructure. It also cited lack of data to track the progress of SDG as one of the reasons. <a href="http://www.censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/SRS_Bulletins/MMR%20Bulletin-2014-16.pdf">According to the Census</a> in 2017, as many as 130 women died per 100,000 live births. Infant mortality and under-five mortality rate was at 33 and 39 deaths per 1,000 live births. As per CAG, spending on healthcare itself is lower than what is budgeted for. It pointed out a massive gap in proposed budget and allocated budget into sprucing up India’s healthcare. The National Health Mission was allocation 13.6% less in 2018-19 than the proposed budget,<a href="https://www.indiaspend.com/india-unlikely-to-meet-health-related-sustainable-development-goals-says-govt-auditor/"> reported India spend. </a> The states are not spending enough either. As per National Health Policy 2017’s recommendations, states should spend 8% of their budgets by 2020. As many as seven states spent anywhere between 3.29% and 5.32% between 2012-2017. Overall, India spends a mere <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-spends-just-1-2-of-its-gdp-on-healthcare-but-a-policy-can-change-that/articleshow/64665303.cms">1.2% of its GDP on healthcare.</a> It ranks lower than Singapore, which itself is known for its low spending on public health.

Indian minister is happy that they reduced mother and child mortality but CAG reports say something else

When it comes to Sustainable Development Goals, India ranks quite low in the index. Out of 149 countries, India ranked at 110th spot as per a new index. 
 
Sweden topped the Sustainable Development Goals. 
 
The index was launched by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Bertelsmann Stiftung. 
 
The index collected available data for 149 countries to assess where each country stands in 2016 with regard to achieving the SDGs. 
 
It ranks countries based on their performance across the 17 global goals, a set of ambitious objectives across the three dimensions of sustainable development - economic development, social inclusion and environmental sustainability, underpinned by good governance. 
 
The index helps countries identify priorities for early actions and shows that every country faces major challenges in achieving the SDGs. 
 
"The Sustainable Development Goals are stretch goals, but they are within reach if countries work towards them with clarity and determination. The SDG Index and Dashboard can help each country to chart out a practical path for achieving the Goals," said SDSN Director Jeffrey Sachs. 
 
The countries which are closest to fulfilling the goals are not the biggest economies but comparably small, developed countries. 
Sweden tops the chart and is followed by Denmark and Norway on the top three performing countries. 
 
Germany (6) and the UK(10) are the only G7 countries to be found among the top ten performers. The US ranks 25th on the index, while Russia and China rank 47th and 76th respectively. 
 
India ranks 110th on the list followed by Lesotho on 113th position, Pakistan (115), Myanmar (117), Bangladesh (118) and Afghanistan (139). Poor and <keyword id="54124" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="developing-countries">developing countries</keyword> understandably score lowest on the SDG Index as they often have comparably little resources at their disposal. 
The Central African Republic and Liberia are at the bottom of the Index and still have the longest way to go in achieving the SDGs. 
 
A year after world leaders adopted the SDGs, the new index shows that all countries face major challenges in achieving these ambitious goals by 2030. 
 
No country has achieved the SDGs and even top Sweden scores "red" on several goals. 
 
The report shows how leaders can deliver on their promise and urges countries not to lose the momentum for important reforms. 
In order to achieve the ambitious goals, immediate and comprehensive action is needed in the crucial first years of implementation of the new global agenda, it noted. 
 
The report highlights major challenges per region: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries struggle to meet the goals on inequality, sustainable consumption, climate change and ecosystems, while many developing countries face major difficulties in providing basic social services and infrastructure access to their populations. 
 
East and South Asia outperform many other developing regions but unmet challenges persist in health and education. 
 
For Latin America and the Caribbean, high levels of inequality are among the most pressing issues. 
 
In spite of significant progress in recent years in Sub-Saharan Africa, the world's poorest region faces major challenges across almost all SDGs, with extreme poverty, hunger and health as major areas where substantial improvement is needed.

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