This case study showcases how the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at a water treatment plant in Rajkot has reduced greenhouse gas emissions and inspired the municipality to scale-up in other parts of the city.
Indian cities are crucial to the response to climate change. As the bulk of their infrastructure is yet to be built, their current decisions can lock-in, or lock-out, inclusive and climate resilient forms.
As part of the policy on untenable slums, the state government will provide Rs 4 lakh grant per dwelling unit to an urban local body.Giving a major boost to the efforts of Rajkot Municipal Corporat
In a race between 100 cities picked up from states and union territories across the country, only 20 will start their 'smart' journey this financial year.
A recent survey conducted by online classifieds platform for vehicles cartrade.com shows that Gujarat market shows high demand for used compressed natural gas (CNG) cars as compared to rest of Indi
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has devised short-term and long-term plans for the development of Rajkot as 'Smart City'. The Smart City programme will be launched on August 15.
A group of global businesses with operations in India have worked with the Government of Gujarat and the four largest cities in the state (Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara) to identify inclusive and sustainable solutions to key urban development challenges faced by these cities.
Urban revolution: 20 new trendsetters to redifine India by 2030India is on the threshold of an urban revolution, the scale and speed of which is unprecedented. It took nearly 40 years for the urban population to rise by 230 million but it will take only half this time to add the next 250 million. Cities will be central to India's economic growth.
