×

UPSC Courses

DNA banner

DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS

GS-III :
  • 27 November, 2020

  • 4 Min Read

SDGs Investor Map For India launched

SDGs Investor Map For India launched

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Invest India have launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investor Map for India.

Key takeaways

It laid out 18 Investment Opportunities Areas (IOAs) in six critical SDG enabling sectors, that can help the country push forward on the trajectory of Sustainable Development.

The six focus sectors: Education, healthcare, agriculture and allied activities, financial services, renewable energy and alternatives and sustainable environment.

Of the 18 IOAs identified, 10 are already mature investable areas that have seen robust Private Equity and Venture Capital activity.

The remaining eight IOAs are emerging opportunities, which have seen traction from early-stage investors.

The map has also identified eight ‘white spaces, which have seen investor interest and have the potential to grow into IOAs in five to six years with policy support and private sector participation.

Do you know?

Invest India is the national investment promotion agency under the Commerce & Industry Ministry.

Source: TH


India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)     UPSC GS-2 INDO PACIFIC – IR/PSIR

India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)     UPSC GS-2 INDO PACIFIC – IR/PSIR IPOI is India’s open, voluntary and non-treaty-based maritime initiative for building a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific through practical cooperation. Why in News? India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Ini

AI Impact Summit 2026      UPSC GS-3 S&T  PT-MAINS

AI Impact Summit 2026      UPSC GS-3 S&T  PT-MAINS The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 positioned India as a Global South leader by shifting global AI debate from only AI safety and regulation to AI for development, inclusion and real-world impact. Why in News? India hosted the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 at B

Hong Kong Convention for Safe Ship Recycling    UPSC GS-3 ENVIRONMENT PT-MAINS

Hong Kong Convention for Safe Ship Recycling    UPSC GS-3 ENVIRONMENT PT-MAINS The Hong Kong International Convention, 2009 is an IMO treaty that ensures ships are recycled safely without unnecessary risk to human health, worker safety and the environment. Why in News? The Hong Kong Convention entered into force on 26 June 2

LeadIT 2.0: Leadership Group for Industry Transition  COP28    UPSC GS-2 IR  GS-3 S&T

LeadIT 2.0: Leadership Group for Industry Transition      UPSC GS-2 IR  GS-3 S&T LeadIT 2.0 is the second phase of the India-Sweden-led global initiative to support low-carbon transition in hard-to-abate industrial sectors. Why in News? The second phase of LeadIT was announced at the LeadIT Summit 2023, ho

India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement   UPSC GS-2 IR/PSIR

India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement   UPSC GS-2 IR/PSIR The India-EFTA TEPA is a comprehensive trade pact between India and four non-EU European countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland — aimed at boosting trade, investment, jobs, services, technology and supply-chain resilience. Wh

Toppers

Search By Date

Important Tags

Newsletter Subscription
SMS Alerts

Important Links