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Quality Education- Towards a Better Future – Abhishek’s 2 Cents Skip to content Abhishek’s 2 Cents Quality Education- Towards a Better Future Posted by Abhishek Pal October 30, 2019 October 30, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized Edit Quality Education- Towards a Better Future We now live in a world that is plagued by unsustainable ways of using natural resources, which are, in turn, getting depleted at an ever-increasing rate, worsening the condition even further. Governments across the world are holding summits but do not seem to have the political will to take necessary actions. Corruption, lack of accountability/transparency, and overall instability of global governments are on the rise. Even developed countries are observing increasing inequality, and developing countries ar...

BM-A Group 1: B19008 Anuja Rai B19015 Diksha Singh B19028 Munugoti Anurag Sharma B19036 Ramapriyan S V B19039 Ritwick B19042 Samyuktaa Dhandapani 2015 was marked by two landmark events— the historic UNFCCC climate change agreement and the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs were set up by the UN to provide a blueprint for a sustainable future. They have brought topics like climate change, sustainable development, gender inequality along with economic growth under the spotlight at an international level through 17 well-defined SDGs. The 7 th  SDG is “Affordable and Clean Energy” which aims at ensuring “access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”. “Energy is the golden thread that connects economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability. With access to energy, people can study, go to university, get a job, start a business – and reach their full potential.” - Ban Ki Moon Access to affordable, ...