ICLEI South Asia releases Policy Review report to address efficiency in the Urban Built Environment
The building sector (and infrastructure) is one of the major consumers of energy in Indian cities. The smallest unit of the built environment is the building, which links up to other buildings and urban services – such as transport, water supply and treatment, etc. Before zooming out to a city level, groups of buildings […]
Exploring solutions and developing new trends at the Michelin Challenge Bibendum
Representatives from Cochin, India and Matale, Sri Lanka, under the European Union funded Sharing Opportunities for Low carbon Urban transporTatION (Solutions) Project, had an opportunity to explore next generation mobility solutions and smart commuting in cities by participating in the 12th edition of the Michelin Challenge Bibendum held in Chengdu city, China in November 2014. […]
Replication of the SUNYA project in more wards and generating compost from wet waste – Coimbatore makes commendable progress!
Inspired by the success of the SUNYA project in R.S Puram in Coimbatore, residents of Bharathi Park led by Bharathi Park Ladies Association have begun the process of segregation of waste at source by launching the SUNYA-Towards zero waste in South Asia project, in the presence of Mayor P. Rajkumar, who promised the support of […]
Pune, Rajkot and Thane in the run for WWF's Earth Hour City Challenge 2015
Pune, Rajkot and Thane are among the three Indian cities that will compete to bag the title of Global Earth Hour Capital in WWF’s Earth Hour City Challenge (EHCC) 2015. A total of 50 cities from across 17 countries have entered the final round. The three Indian cities will also be competing with each […]