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A Workshop On Farming The National Challenge Framework On Climate Smart Cities And Air Polluation Mitigation
Rapid urbanization is posing a challenge for sustainable development of our cities. Urban areas are responsible for considerable energy consumption and GHG emissions which attributes to climate change. It is observed that nearly 44% of India's rapidly growing carbon emissions have urban origins, emanating from transport, industry, buildings and waste. This imposes huge risks towards increased water stress, heat island effect, increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events such as urban floods. This unprecedent growth is leading to negative consequences for environment and wellbeing of its citizens. Rapidly growing carbon emissions are making our cities vulnerable and imposing huge risks for environment and human beings
Need Assessment Regional Smart City Workshop : Transforming Cities Through Co-Development
The workshop was chaired by Shri Anurag Yadav, Secretary & Mission Director, Smart Cities, Government of Uttar Pradesh; Dr. Nishith Rai, Director RCUES Lucknow; Mr. A. K. Gupta, Additional Director, RCUES; Dr Alka Singh, Deputy Director, RCUES; Mr. Somnath Singh, Programme Manager, GCNI and Mr. Arya Dev, Programme Analyst (Legal), GCNI were present during the day long workshop.
Need Assessment Regional Smart City Workshop : Transforming Cities Through Co-Development
A smart city is a designation given to
a city that incorporates information and
communication technologies (ICT) to
enhance the quality and performance of
urban services such as energy,
transportation and utilities in order to
reduce resource consumption, wastage
and overall costs.
Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal
and retrofitting program by the
Government of India with the mission to
develop 100 cities across the country
making them citizen friendly and
sustainable.
GCNI – CEGET Framework for Governance of Smart Cities
Smart Cities Mission was launched by the Government of India in June 2015 with a vision to develop 100 cities all over the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable. The strategic components of area-based development in the Smart Cities Mission are City Improvement (Retrofitting), City Renewal (Redevelopment) and City Extension (Greenfield development) plus a pan-city initiative in which smart solutions are applied covering larger parts of the city. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) is the nodal agency responsible for implementing the mission, in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. A total of `98,000 crores (US$15 billion) has been approved by the Indian Cabinet for development of these 100 smart cities.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation Toolkits for Infrastructure Sector in India
There are enormous opportunities for businesses in the Infrastructure Sector in India. However, undertaking infrastructure business in the country involves many risks and teething problems that arise from a number of factors including the market conditions . Infrastructure projects usually suffer from significant under management of risk throughout the life cycle of a project, as the management of risk is not properly accounted for in the planning. It is crucial for businesses to undertake Risk Analysis and manage the critical risks associated with investments. Risk analysis incorporates three components: risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.
White Paper – Business Recommendations for Public Procurement Policy in India
Procurement is an activity of finding, acquiring, buying goods, services or works from an external source, through tendering or competitive bidding process. It is an integral part of governance and financial management system of any country and it accounts for a substantial amount of global and national expenditure. In India, estimates of public procurement vary between 20 percent of GDP (WTO estimates) to 30 percent of GDP (OECD estimates). Its importance can be highlighted by the fact that some of the important ministries of the Government of India such as the Railways, Defense and Telecom devote almost 50 percent of their budget to procurement. As a result, a properly designed and implemented procurement law is long overdue that could improve the financial management and bring large financial and governance benefits in the short and long run.