India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The National Conference on Fast-Tracking and Reporting of Progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the State Support Mission (SSM), organized by NITI Aayog in partnership with the Government of Odisha and technical partners UNDP concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha today.

The conference brought together senior government officials from 25 States and Union Territories, along with representatives from various Ministries of Government of India, UN agencies (UNDP, GIZ, UN-Habitat), academia (NIPFP, RIS), and CSOs. The workshop featured technical sessions on: i) Strengthening SDG Localisation, ii) SDG Financing, and iii) Voluntary National Review (VNR) 2025....