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India witnessed four-fold increase in child rapes between 1994 and 2016, claims report

Titled 'Child Rights in India - An Unfinished Agenda', the report talks about a number of issues including, malnutrition, crime against children and education.

Himachal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu lead performers in NITI Aayog's sustainable development goals index

The index took into account 13 out of 17 goals specified by United Nation's as SDGs and left out four goals because of lack of data at the state level.

Need 'all- encompassing approach' to tackle air pollution in Delhi, says top UN official

Tackling environmental pollution, such as the haze that has enveloped Delhi, calls for an "all- encompassing approach" over and above measures such as a ban on firecrackers and controlling the volume of vehicles on the roads, a top UN official said on Thursday.

UN adopts post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, aims to end poverty, hunger

The ambitious UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim to end poverty, hunger and build a life of dignity for all over the next 15 years.