Urban95: Country’s First Child Priority Zone Opens in Udaipur
In an important milestone for efforts that aim to develop safe urban spaces for children, India’s first Child Priority Zone (CPZ) was inaugurated at Hanuman Park, Ashok Nagar Udaipur, by Hon’ble Mayor Govind Singh Tank in September and present members Deputy Mayor, UMC Mr. Paras Singhvi, Ms. Rushda Majeed, India Representative, BvLF and UMC officials. […]
Goa ‘Cyclothon’ Promotes Sustainable Mobility
ICLEI South Asia has been working on sustainable mobility through various initiatives, in which bicycling is an important element. Another step in this direction was the support ICLEI South Asia extended to a cycling event organised recently by sporting goods retailer Decathlon (Goa) as part of its Sports Utsav 2022. The event, involving a 50km […]
High Ambition Leadership Group Dialogue: Regional Hub to Work towards Zero-Emission Transport Vision
The second roundtable dialogue of the Asia Clean Mobility High Ambition Leadership Group ended with a consensus to form a regional cooperation hub, to achieve regional and sub-regional visions for transition towards net-zero emissions in transport systems through common technical trainings, peer learnings and collaboration. The dialogue was organised by the Asia LEDS Partnership, in […]
Catch Them Young: Awareness Event for Chennai School Students Highlights Challenge of Air Pollution
The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC) conducted an awareness programme on air pollution on the 6th of September 2022. The event was targeted towards students and took place at the Government Higher Secondary School, Ashok Nagar, Chennai, on the eve of the International Day of Clean Air for […]
Latest Estimates of India’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Key Sectors to Help Track Trends and Inform Climate Actions
The GHG Platform India (GHGPI) hosted a workshop to release the latest estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and to discuss their trajectory and the role of states in the country’s ‘Net-Zero by 2070’ journey, on the 21st of September 2022 in New Delhi. GHGPI was established in 2015 as a collective civil society effort […]
EcoLogistics: Electric Light Commercial Vehicles Set to Curb Emissions from Urban Logistics Sector in Kochi
Goods vehicles, largely diesel-run, have been causing a significant amount of traffic congestion and emissions in Kochi city, while making last-mile deliveries to shops, offices and hotels, besides other commercial establishments. Now, the city is set for an important transformation, driven by a growing transition from internal combustion engine-operated cargo three-wheelers to electric vehicles. A […]
Building City Leadership: Training Focuses on Ecological Restoration to Enhance Air Quality
ICLEI South Asia and the department of horticulture, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), organised on-site training in Yamuna Biodiversity Park on the 15th and 16th of September, 2022, on green cover enhancement to reduce air pollution. The training was conducted under the project Building City Leadership on Clean Air Action in Delhi National Capital Region, […]
Clean Air for Blue Skies: Activities Put Focus on Air Pollution in National Capital Region
ICLEI South Asia conducted several activities in Meerut and Delhi to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on the 7th of September 2022, under its ongoing project Building City Leadership on Clean Air Action in Delhi-National Capital Region, funded by the Clean Air Fund. The International Day of Clean Air for […]
Project Documents Diversity of Grass Species in Goa’s Grasslands
ICLEI South Asia has initiated a project to document the diversity of grass species in Goa, supported by the Goa Forest Department. As part of the project activities, the grasslands have been marked on the Geographic Information System platform, and the team has initiated surveys. Quadrats are being laid to identify and quantify the grass species that […]
Workshop Highlights Benefits of Scaling Up Energy Storage Applications
ICLEI South Asia’s “Strategies for Enabling Energy Storage in Indian Cities” project aimed at exploring and identifying specific use-cases and applications for BESS, particularly to support the renewable energy (RE) and electric vehicle (EV) transition, in Surat and Rajkot. Five use-cases for BESS were identified, in which its utility was analysed and a technical pre-feasibility […]