Air quality monitoring project on anvil
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will begin the ambient air quality monitoring project to closely watch air pollution levels in the city. This project will be undertaken jointly with the
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GIFT City begins first phase of its 'smart city' project
Project will see remote management of all the utilities from a single city command While a smart city project by Microsoft in Surat is on its way, the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)
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Action plan chalked out to cut use of conventional energy
SURAT: Surat City Climate Change Trust (SCCT) will chalk out a definite strategy to tackle major challenges of reduction of greenhouse gas emission, pollution and atmospheric heat. "We are the only
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the action of the Municipal Corporations of Ahmedabad & Surat to take away land of the tenure-holders to the extent of 50% without paying any compensation, 09/05/2014
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Others Versus Ahmedabad Green Belt Khedut Mandal & Others dated 09/05/2014 regarding Section 40(3)(jj)(a) of the
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City resilience framework: city resilience index
This report presents the inclusive framework for articulating city resilience underpinning the City Resilience Index. It argues that city’s resilience depends on its physical assets as well as its policies,
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SMC starts building 11K houses for urban poor
As a part of on going campaign of making Surat 'Zero Slum' city, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has started construction of 2,500 houses at 11 places in the city. Construction for another 2,000 homes of 1 BHK in economically weaker section (EWS) and low-income group (LIG) category would begin by Monday. Work for remaining 6,500 of the total of 11,000 homes would begin by February 1. There will be 3,000 EWS and 8,000 LIG houses built .
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75, 000 affordable houses to be built
To prove that it is serious about implementing its poll promise of affordable urban housing, Gujarat government plans to start construction of around 75,000 houses by its para institutions across the state
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Urban climate resilience: a review of the methodologies adopted under the ACCCRN initiative in Indian cities
Cities across the world have started recognising the need to address urban climate vulnerabilities. In Asia, the role of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), a nine-year initiative
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Urbanisation, poverty, climate change: a synthesis report - India
This synthesis report covers the key findings from the ACCCRN project work in India from 2008 through 2013. This report summarizes research done as a part of ACCCRN in the areas of urbanisation and risk,
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Ashiana Housing to expand affordable housing project in Gujarat
Company looking to either buy its own land or enter into joint venture with land owners in state Even as it nears the launch of its first affordable housing project in Gujarat at Halol near Vadodara, Kolkata-based real estate player Ashiana Housing Limited is already planning to expand its presence in the state. The company is already exploring and researching possibilities for similar project in other cities like Ahmedabad, Surat and Rajkot.
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City may reach climate tipping point by 2050
later. Delhi will follow suit by 2050 (in first scenario) or 2081 (in second scenario). “The results shocked us. Regardless of the scenario, changes will be coming soon,” said lead author Camilo Mora of the University of Hawaii. “Within my generation, whatever climate we were used to will be a thing of the past”.