Understanding Environmental Sustainability in India's North-East: A Comparative Study through the SDG Index

Abstract

India adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework of the United Nation (UN) in 2015 for addressing the sustainable development which is the primary factor for realization of environmental sustainability. Using the SDG Index released by NITI Aayog, an attempt is made in this study to compare the performance of North-Eastern State (NE) of India with the national performance in environmental sustainability, in terms of SDG-6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 15. The study shows the regional variability in SDG score among North- Eastern Region (NER). It has been evidenced through the study that NER is lagging behind in achieving SDG-11 in comparison to all India performance