CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In the HLPF, UN member countries present their Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the implementation of SDGs. The VNRs serve as a basis for the international review of the progress on the SDGs. India presented its second Voluntary National Review in July 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2022 VNR report has provided Somalia with a perfect opportunity to gauge progress against the Goals, share contextual challenges and experiences, and draw pertinent lessons, which were presented to UN member countries at a High-Level Political Forum meeting in July 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is published by a group of independent experts at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the ‘Club of Rome’. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.

Detailed explanation-4: -Due to NITI Aayog’s sustained efforts, India has been on a rising trajectory, over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 46 in 2021. The India Innovation Index is released by NITI Aayog and the Institute for Competitiveness every year.