{"id":132509,"date":"2022-02-25T12:27:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T12:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=132509"},"modified":"2022-02-25T12:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T12:27:48","slug":"sustainable-cities-india-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/sustainable-cities-india-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Cities India Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question : On which date did WEF and National Institute of Urban Affairs(NIUA) sign an MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed \u2018Sustainable Cities India program\u2019 ?<br><\/strong>a. 24 FEB 2022<br>b. 22 FEB 2022<br>c. 20 FEB 2022<br>d. 18 FEB 2022<br><strong>Ans. a.<br>Related facts &#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WEF and National Institute of Urban Affairs(NIUA) signed an MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed \u2018Sustainable Cities India program\u2019 on February 24, 2022.<\/li><li>Objectives &#8211; to create an enabling environment for cities to generate decarbonization solutions across the energy, transport, and the built environment sectors<\/li><li>This program will aim to create an enabling environment for Indian cities to decarbonize to achieve greater climate resilience.<\/li><li>This initiative is particularly noteworthy as it comes after the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated India\u2019s commitment to turn net zero by 2070 as a climate mitigation response at COP26.<\/li><li>It intends to enable cities to decarbonize in a systematic and sustainable way that will reduce emissions and deliver resilient and equitable urban ecosystems.<\/li><li>The Forum and NIUA will adapt the Forum\u2019s City Sprint process and Toolbox of Solutions for decarbonization in the context of five to seven Indian cities across two years.<\/li><li>The City Sprint process is a series of multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder workshops involving business, government, and civil society leaders to enable decarbonization, especially through clean electrification and circularity.<\/li><li>It will also enable cities to run pilot solutions and, based on findings, India will be able contribute 10 to 40 best practice case studies which will be integrated into the Toolbox of Solutions and showcased across the world.<\/li><li><strong>Net Zero Carbon Cities(NZCC) \u2013<\/strong><\/li><li>The World Economic Forum\u2019s NZCC mission is to create an enabling environment for clean electrification and circularity, resulting in urban decarbonization and resilience.<\/li><li><strong>National Institute of Urban Affairs(NIUA) \u2013<\/strong><\/li><li>It is India\u2019s leading national think tank on urban planning and development.<\/li><li>It seeks to provide innovative solutions to address the challenges of a fast urbanizing India, and pave the way for more inclusive and sustainable cities of the future.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Pankaj Pandey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Link:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1800831\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1800831<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question : On which date did WEF and National Institute of Urban Affairs(NIUA) sign an MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed \u2018Sustainable Cities India program\u2019 ?a. 24 FEB 2022b. 22 FEB 2022c. 20 FEB 2022d. 18 FEB 2022Ans. a.Related facts &#8212; 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