Inauguration of International Conference on Transforming India 2030
Symbiosis International University’s, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FoHSS) today inaugurated an International Conference on, “TRANSFORMING INDIA 2030: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS” at the hands of Mr. Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative in India; Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman, Indian Council of Social Science Research and Prof. Dilip Nachne, Professor Emeritus, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research & Member, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Dr. S.B Majumdar, Chancellor, Mr. Derk Segaar, Director, United Nations Information Centre for India & Bhutan.
The event will witness a large international community comprising of UN officials, government officials, members of the academia, civil society organisations and students.
Transforming India 2030 is starting from tomorrow 16th and 17th February, 2017 and will focus on select goals in five tracks of the 17 SDGs devised by the United Nations, as follows:
Track 1 – Poverty and Inequality (Goal 1 & Goal 10)
Track 2 – Education & Gender (Goal 4 & Goal 5)
Track 3 – Sustainable Cities (Goal 11)
Track 4 – Jobs and Economic Growth (Goal 8)
Track 5 – Partnerships for the Goals (Goal 17)
