Q.1 What is sustainable development?
Sustainable development is the process to development of a region without harm the social, economical, and ecological factors. In other words, we can say that Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Note -: The three pillars of sustainable development are environmental, social, and Economical.
Note -: The four dimensions of sustainable development are Social, economic, ecological or nature-related (environmental), political and governance.
Q.2 How many SDGs are included in the Agenda for sustainable development 2030 by General Assembly?
There are 17 SDGs are included in the agenda for sustainable development 2030 by General Assembly.
Q.3 List the 17 SDGs included in agenda 2030 for sustainable development.
There are 17 SDGs included in agenda 2030 for sustainable development. These name are as follows –
- No Poverty
- Good Health and Well-being
- Gender Equality
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- Sustainable cities and communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life Below Water
- Life on Land
- Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
- Partnerships to Achieve the Goal
- Zero Hunger
- Quality Education
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Reduced Inequality
Q.4 What are the measures being taken for implementing the SDGs in India?
In India, government has taken multiple programs for implementing the SDGs in India. some of them programs are swachh Bharat, Make in India, Skill India, and Digital India.
- Government of India’s premier think tank, the NITI Ayog, has been given the responsibility of supervising and coordinating the actions, schemes etc. for SDGs.
- States have been directed to implement and ensure the action, implementation and monitoring of centrally sponsored schemes for implementing SDGs.
- The Ministry of Statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) has been made responsible for developing national indicators for the SDGs.
- State government have been directed to erect required body for the visioning, planning, budgeting, developing, implementation and monitoring the systems erected for the SDGs.
