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In India, auctions were found to be better than regulator-designed tariffs in determining the procurement price for solar-generated electricity.
Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.
Transforming tax administration with business intelligence enhances transparency, efficiency, and progress toward the sustainable development goals.
Resilient health systems, early warning tools, and community safeguards can reduce chronic heat risks and protect vulnerable populations.
The creation of a government-initiated disaster risk insurance company would address financial needs in case a major natural hazard hits the country.
The CAREC transport corridors present reliable alternatives to maritime chokepoints, especially for shorter distances and time-sensitive goods.
Design a framework that minimizes extra-contractual renegotiations and upholds prudence and transparency.
Human, animal, plant, and ecological health challenges are all interconnected; solutions should be too.
Statisticians turn to digital solutions and nontraditional methods for faster data collection, processing, and dissemination to inform crisis response.