: Education, Environment Ministers laud JGU as Indias 1st university to release UN-SDG report 2021 #IndiaNEWS #Education New Delhi, Oct 25 | On the occasion of the UN Day 2021, the O. P. Jindal Global

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Education, Environment Ministers laud JGU as Indias 1st university to release UN-SDG report 2021 #IndiaNEWS #Education
New Delhi, Oct 25 | On the occasion of the UN Day 2021, the O. P. Jindal Global University has released the first-of-its-kind Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: Role of Universities and Civil Society in Protecting the Environment Report, mapping its compliance towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the world body.
Setting a global benchmark, JGU has become one of the first universities to fully commit to and implement the SDGs on its campus, despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The report was launched in the presence of Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Union Minister of State for Environment, Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General Association of Indian Universities, Atul Bagai Head of Country Office UN Environment Programme and Sudhir Mishra, Founder Managing Partner, Trust Legal, Advocates Consultants.
The UN SDGs include affordable and sustainable energy, combating climate change, eradicating hunger, education, health, and gender equality. To demonstrate its commitment towards the implementation of the SDGs, JGU engaged in an independent assessment of its campus and initiatives to get a transparent and fair view of the universitys progress in compliance with the UN SDGs.
A cohort of 12 assessors from the environment and legal fields including The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Trust Legal, Advocates Consultants and Mazars Business Advisors Pvt. Ltd. , Trust Legal, Advocates Consultants carried out a rigorous evaluation of the universitys processes ranging from the universitys energy consumption to water management systems and community engagement initiatives.
Pradhan congratulated JGU on the launch of the report and said: The launch of the report comes at an opportune moment when the world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend COP26 meeting at Glasgow next month. Diverse voices in the form of reports, scientific inquiry, and debates will only enrich our collective knowledge in protecting the health of the planet. The National Education Policy 2020 is fully aligned to the UNs Sustainable Goals and aims to nurture youth with global outlook and sensibility with capabilities that can help them face the global challenges of the 21st century. It is built on the foundational pillars of access, equity, quality, affordability and accountability. childhood care to quality education for the students in the remotest corner of the country.
Universities have responsibility to contribute not only to the local communities but also to the global community. This is primarily because they have the capacity to help students develop a holistic understanding of how a wide range of local, national and global challenges can be addressed.

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