Thane wins “National Earth Hour Capital 2015” title
At the Earth Hour City Challenge award ceremony in Seoul, Korea on the 9th April 2015, Thane was announced as India’s National Earth Hour Capital 2015, with Seoul winning the title of the Global Earth Hour Capital. After a rigorous exercise of deliberating and assessing the sustainable activities reported by the finalist cities […]
Brainstorming towards an integrated transport system in Cochin
A two day workshop on sustainable transport solutions was held in Cochin, India to resolve transport issues of the city and to identify prospective solutions. The workshop, organised as a part of the SOLUTIONS project, was attended by representatives of various organisations from the city, who discussed various solutions that could be implemented as […]
Official Statement of Local and Regional Authorities Major Group at UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
A statement was read out by Mayor Illiza Saaduddin Djamal of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on behalf of the Major Group on Local and Regional Authorities, and their global networks United Cities and Local Governments and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, at the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on 17 March […]
Moving towards sustainable transport solutions for Cochin
25-27 March 2015 will witness Cochin, India, hosting a workshop on sustainable transport solutions for the city. The three day workshop on sustainable transport solutions will gather various stakeholders from the urban transport field in the city and international expert organisations to discuss on possible solutions that can resolve the overwhelmed transport demand. […]
Risk award to support slum dwellers in Pune
Activities for risk reduction must integrate the people at risk and make use of their traditional coping techniques and knowledge. All the key drivers of risk are present in the Indian city of Pune where 25,000 people living in ten slums will benefit from a project by the All India Institute of Local […]
Aiming towards creating a climate friendly future for Pune at the Green Energy Fair
More than 500 people visited the Green Energy Fair, organised in Pune city on 4 March 2015, with support from Pune Municipal Corporation and WWF – India, as part of the Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) project. The fair, wherein essential information on various applications of renewable energy was shared with the citizens of […]
Urban Green Growth Strategies for Indian Cities – Report launched!
Indian cities are at the core of the economic transformation being envisaged by the Government of India. Considering the anticipated growth in cities, local governments face enormous challenges in providing urban infrastructure and services that match the growing demand sustainably while ensuring good quality of life for its citizens. In this context, Green Growth- […]
Replicating Green Pilgrimage Network’s knowledge to strengthen the base for HRIDAY
In December 2014 the Minister of Urban Development Mr. M.Venkaiah Naidu announced the sanctioning of 5000 million rupees for 12 cities under the National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme. The cities selected under this scheme are Varanasi, Amritsar, Warangal, Ajmer, Gaya, Mathura, Kanchipuram, Vellankini, Amaravati, Badami, Dwaraka and Puri. He said, “HRIDAY seeks to […]
Rajkot takes a leap towards a greener lifestyle with the Green Energy Fair
As part of the global Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) and the associated people’s choice campaign called We Love Cities, a Green Energy Fair was organised jointly by Rajkot Municipal Corporation, WWF-India and ICLEI-South Asia, at Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Energy Park, Rajkot on 9 February 2015. The fair attracted many people from across the […]
Expand your knowledge about urban mobility – E-learning with SOLUTIONS
E-learning opportunities on numerous themes such as public transport, city logistics, transport infrastructure, integrated planning / sustainable urban mobility plans, network and mobility management and clean vehicles are now being offered under the European Union funded Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon TransporTatION (SOLUTIONS) project as part of the project initiatives. The SOLUTIONS courses are […]