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Girl Power Project trains women in soft skills

One-day training/orientation program was organised on International Women’s day for 20 partner CSOs from 10 districts, orienting them on the…

4 years ago

COVID-19 threw street vendors into a deeper state of uncertainty

The COVID-19 pandemic created perturbing disturbances in the economic structure of India, a developing country already dealing with existing socio-economic…

4 years ago

“Government is committed to improving socio-economic status of street vendors through PM SVANidhi”

The pandemic impacted one and all but the urban poor were the worst affected. They lost their jobs and depended…

4 years ago

Let’s commit to making an equal world

The world met under UNESCO to discuss gender equality in the year 1913 and came forward to declare 8th March…

4 years ago

Good Bye, KD

Kumar Dhananjay, Consulting Editor of Urban Update, died at age 46, having lived a life that would have sent a…

4 years ago

AIILSG & EU launch the project ‘Girl Power’

All India Institute of Local Self-Government (AIILSG) and the European Union today launched the Girl Power project to further support…

4 years ago

Strengthening climate resilience in Asia Pacific

The Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) is a five-year-long project funded by the European Union under their Grants for…

4 years ago

India’s first e-waste clinic to come up in Bhopal

Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched multiple initiatives in their campaign for a better position in Swachh Survekshan. The Corporation…

5 years ago

Wuhan, Milan, Guadalajara, Mezitli and New York win Guangzhou Award

The jury announced the five winners of the 2018 Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation after reviewing over 300 submissions…

6 years ago