Guwahati, March 5 -- Assam is significantly lagging in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), failing to meet even half the target in 42% of assessed indicators, according to the Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE) recent State of States report.

According to the recently released report, Assam has not reached even half of the SDGs target in 44 of the 105 assessed indicators, representing 42 percent.

These low-scoring indicators are spread across 12 of the 15 SDGs, with the highest concentration in SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure).

Specifically, in SDG 1 (No Poverty), Assam ranked 14th with 75 points. However, in SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), the state ranked 24t...