25 percent of the urban population live in slum-like condition. 90 percent of urban population breathe polluted air.
2 billion people world-wide through waste in open.
50 percent of urban commuters have access to public transport
RAISE : Responsible AI for Social Empowerment
Digits and numerals were known to Babylonian, Egyptian and Indian mathematicians from 7th century, or even earlier. But digital technologies like Artificial Intelligence ( AI), Blockchain, Cloud and Data analysis are invented nearly 15 centuries later, very recently. Any new technology is always termed as double edge sword. It could be constructively used for the benefit of society . …
Praised by the world but lesser by Indians
Majority of the people in the world of literature did not take due note when Rabindranath Tagore wrote Geetanjali. But when that poetry was published in London, the world of literature went on to shower praise on the ‘poetic thought of Tagore’. Then he became the first Indian to get Nobel Prize in the literature. …
Benefitting from Interlinked 17 SDGs to address Climate Crisis
All 17 SDGs are linked to each other. For the first time, a world leader in the G20 meeting not only recognises these interlinkages but also suggests the methods to implement interlinked SDGs. The G20 meeting was held virtually in November 2020, with Saudi Arabia as host, amidst COVID-19. When world leaders were focussing on …
Smart Cities Mission
National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen friendly and sustainable. The Union Ministry of Urban Development is responsible for implementing the mission in collaboration with the state governments of the respective cities. While the mission initially included only 100 cities, the government …