News:The World Sustainable Development Summit(WSDS) has started at Habitat Centre,New Delhi.
Facts:
About WSDS:
- The World Sustainable Development Summit is an annual event organized by The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI) since 2001.
- The summit was earlier known as Delhi Sustainable Development Summit.
- The summit brings together Nobel laureates, political leaders among others on a common platform to deliberate on issues related to sustainable development and climate change.
- Theme for 2020 summit- Towards 2030: Making the Decade Count.
Additional information:
About TERI:
- The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI) is a non-profit research institute established in 1974.
- It conducts research work in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable development for India and the Global South.