Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) preparing Green building policy for Rajkot city under BEA
The first draft of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) green building policy guidelines for Rajkot city as part of “Building Efficiency Accelerator” partnership has been completed and is shared with key RMC officials including the Commissioner and all Deputy Municipal Commissioners for their inputs and feedback. The Rajkot Municipal Commissioner Shri. Banchhanidhi Pani made a […]
Amaravati’s infrastructure development under The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) Scheme
Amaravati, known for the Amaralingeswara Swamy temple, Mahachaitya Stupa and Dharanikota Fort, was facing severe infrastructural challenges. Today, Amaravati is getting transformed due to infrastructure development under The National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) Scheme of Ministry of Urban Development that started in 2015. The focus of the scheme is on holistic development […]
Training Program on Solid Waste Management in Kishangarh City
A training program was conducted on door to door segregated waste collection and management under the Integrated Urban Water Management Planning and Implementation project on 11th August in Kishangarh Municipal Council. The training was headed by sanitary chief officer Kishangarh municipal council and was attended by Municipal officials, sanitary workers and municipal contactors working under […]
Pune City’s Selection as Solar City Under ‘Development of Solar City’ Program
Pune City has been selected as Solar City under the program ‘Development of Solar City’ by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2016. ICLEI South Asia has been selected as the consultant for the preparation of Solar City Master Plan for Pune city. As per MNRE’s guidelines, first stakeholder was conducted on the […]
Increasing Efficiency in Water Supply in Siliguri
As part of the CapaCITIES project supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, two acoustic water leak detection machines have been procured and handed over to Siliguri Municipal Corporation. The machines were handed over to the Corporation by ICLEI South Asia on the 8th of August 2017. These acoustic water leak detection machines will […]
Council of Kochi Municipal Corporation resolves to work with ICLEI South Asia for implementation of INTERACT- Bio project
INTERACT-Bio is a four-year project designed to improve the utilisation and management of nature within fast-growing cities. It aims to provide expanding urban communities in the Global South with nature-based solutions and associated long-term benefits. The project is funded by German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety through the International […]
Result oriented Monitoring for PROMISE project
An independent review of the on-going PROMISE project “Promotion of Inclusive, Sustainable Growth and Diversity to Strengthen Local Governments”, supported by the European Union, was conducted recently. The purpose of the review was to engage with the community in the pilot ward, and understand the issues faced by various stakeholders. It involved meetings and discussions […]
All Project Cities Visit Panjim to Learn Key Principles of Sustainable Waste Management under the CapaCITIES Project
One of the key objectives of the CapaCITIES project is to facilitate cross-city learning, within the project partner cities and with other cities nationally and internationally. All four partner cities (Coimbatore, Rajkot, Siliguri and Udaipur) have indicated that solid waste management is a priority sector; in the short term, each of the cities have indicated […]
Awareness Building Rally in Mongla
An awareness building rally and meeting was conducted in Mongla city on the 9th of August as part of a project being implemented with support from the Rockefeller Foundation through the Small Grants Programme that was administered by ICLEI South Asia. The project is being implemented by the city as one of the resilience building […]
Integrated Urban Water Management Planning and Implementation
Integrated Urban Water Management Planning and Implementation project funded by Global Water Partnership (GWP) is being implemented in partnership with India Water Partnership (IWP) and with the support of Kishangarh Municipal Council in ward number 13 and 18 of Kishangrh city. The aim of this pilot project is to improve the catchment of the Hamir […]