The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
SA Cities Network’s (SACN) latest State of Cities report strongly points to the need for a “whole-of-government and all-of-society approach” to address rampant urban governance issues. The report is a five-year analysis of nine key cities and their performance, and includes trends, insights, inclusivity, productivity and governance. The report found …
As per the standards of draft concept note on smart city scheme, released by the Union ministry of urban development only Jaipur is fit enough to become a smart city . Among the conditions needed to select smart towns, ministry has specified certain benchmarks. It includes an existing master plan …
For the denizens of Krishnapatnam coastal village, 25 km east of Nellore, the sanction of a smart city has come as a surprise. It is also loaded with opportunities that will improve their economy, besides generating jobs. They have no idea as to what exactly the “industrial smart city”, which …
The Japanese government has proposed to develop an eco city/smart community project in Haryana under the aegis of Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), on the lines of Kitakyushu town of Japan. The project will be undertaken on pilot basis at Industrial Model Township (IMT) of Manesar at first and then …
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah said on Tuesday the government had approved a Rs20 billion package for the improvement and development of Karachi. The package includes Rs7 billion contributed by the federal government, he added. The chief minister stated this during a meeting with City Nazim Syed Mustafa …
A voluminous document promises "the translation of visions into missions, missions into actions and actions into outcomes'. It is Pune's new city development plan (CDP), drafted by Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL) with technical assistance from the Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion-Debt (FIRE-D) Project of the United …
