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India Water Foundation
Newsletter 3.0

From the President’s Desk:

Breathing a new life into ecosystem restoration:

Breathing a new life into ecosystem restoration:2020 is a year of ‘countless commitments’ marking the triple onset of ‘the beginning of Last Decade of Action for realization of SDGs (2020-30), Superyear of Nature and Biodiversity along with the outbreak of COVID-19’. The pandemic has set unparalleled consequences…………………………….more

Prakash Javadekar launches five initiatives towards conservation of biodiversity: 

Dr. Harsh Vardhan elected as WHO’s Executive Board Chairman

WHO is already providing leadership to the entire world inthe sphere of public health, engaging with partners for joint actions, shaping the research agenda and stimulating the dissemination of valuable knowledge.The need is to catalyze further change, he said. Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare India, was today elected ………………………more

UN Secretary-General Releases 2020 SDG Progress Report: 

The yearly report of the UN Secretary-General on progress towards the 17 SDGs has been released ahead of the 2020 session ofthe UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). The report draws on the latest available data on the indicators contained in the global SDG indicator framework as……………more

Covid-19 To Accelerate Digital Adoption In India, Says Morgan Stanley: 

The Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate digital adoption in India as increasing number of people shop online and small businesses digitise, Morgan Stanley said crediting Reliance Jio’s 4G telecom services for spurring the digital economy by propelling internet usage…………..…………more

Lockdown and flooding raise the risk of a spike in mosquito-borne diseases in Kenya:

As soon as the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Kenya, the government banned public gatherings of more than 15 people. Schools, colleges and universities were closed . Within two weeks, the whole country was placed under a dusk to dawn curfew.Movement in and out of the cities……………more

Covid effect: MSME definition to be widened further, here’s what Centre planning: 

Days after announcing a new set of criteria to define micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on which various official benefits will be extended, the government is considering a proposal to widen the definition again — a crucialmove that will potentially benefit several thousands of firm. Days after announcing…………more

BLOG: Civil Society Organizations at the edge 

Truly said, CSOs are often acknowledged as the ‘Jagrit Nagrik (awakened citizen)’, depicting the eyes and ears of people is on the verge of exclusion from the mainstream efforts. Expectations from CSOs are always on the higher end since they are the informal channel of communication amongst various stakeholders.……………….more

Virtual Events

18 May 2020 : UNEP – “Revised methodology for analysis of the effectiveness of existing and potential response options and activities “.

20 May 2020 : UNEP – “Ways to Walk the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Talk: The Food Perspective”.

20 May 2020 :  UNESCAP – 7th Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD), Jakarta

21 May 2020 : UNEP – Stock taking of existing activities and action and inventory on technical and financial resources or mechanisms “.

27 May 2020 : UNEP – An open webinar discussion on the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030)

29 May 2020 : UNESCAP – High Level event on “Accelerating implementation of the 2030 Agenda through water, sanitation and climate action”

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