Question : NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Cooperation releases inaugural SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021–22 who is Vice Chairperson of NITI Ayog ?
a) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
b) Shri Amitabh Kant.
c) Shri R. P. Gupta
d) Shri Rajnath Ram
Ans:a
Related Facts:
- NITI Aayog has achieved yet another milestone with the launch of the inaugural SDG Urban Index & Dashboard (2021-22) 23 november 2021.
- The index and dashboard are a result of the NITI Aayog-GIZ and BMZ collaboration focused on driving SDG localization in our cities, under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation.
- The SDG Urban Index and Dashboard ranks 56 urban areason 77 SDG indicators across 46 targets of the SDG framework.
- The index and dashboard will further strengthen SDG localization and institute robust SDG monitoring at the city level
- The data on these indicators have been sourced from official data sources such as NFHS, NCRB, U-DISE, data portals of various ministries, and other government data sources
- Out of 56 urban areas ranked in the index, 44 are with population of above one million. 12 are State capitals with population of less than a million.
Links:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1774225