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The statistics are jarring -- 2.5 times as many young girls as boys in sub-Sahara Africa are infected with HIV, according to UNICEF. A disproportionate number of women in low and middle-income countries die from cardiovascular disease, reports the...
Article - 05/31/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
In order to obtain a life certificate, a pensioner needs to be present before the pension disbursing agency, or is required to produce a life certificate issued by the authority where he or she served as a government employee, and then deliver the...
Article - 05/31/2016
Active Region(s): India
With the formation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV), Pune has kick-started its Smart City project on various fronts. At present, the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (PSCDCL) is right on target to solve two of Pune’s critical...
Article - 05/30/2016
Active Region(s): India
Simon Rowe's plan to get some of Australia's homeless off the streets and into his Sleepbus for a good night's rest has received a lot of media attention. And as a result, his GoFundMe web page has raised more than $100,000 in donations. That's...
Article - 05/27/2016
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Shelter
In a quest to become a smartly integrated metropolis while keeping citizens on board, Amaravati, the greenfield capital of Andhra Pradesh, is the only city in India which is raising funds digitally. The crowd-funding initiative, ‘My Brick, My...
Article - 05/27/2016
Active Region(s): India
Jaipur is firing on all cylinders to make its Smart City plans a success.It has already taken a lead in the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) — Jaipur Smart City Ltd. Dr Manjit Singh (Principal Secretary, Local Self Government) is the...
Article - 05/26/2016
Active Region(s): India
According to the media, there is a recycling crisis. Some recyclers are losing millions and closing facilities. Some materials that used to be valuable aren’t any longer. Packaging trends have made others more expensive to reuse.But people WANT to...
Article - 05/25/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Waste management
Contributed by EnevoAs urban populations continue to grow and the quantities of waste increase, many city budgets are under pressure. More efficient approaches to waste and recycling are increasingly becoming a matter of urgency rather than simply...
Article - 05/25/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
The Dutch city of Rotterdam's greater metro area has a population of about 1.4 million. And that many people are going to generate a lot of trash. Considering that waste management can typically take an 8% to 10% bite out of a city's operating...
Article - 05/25/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Connectivity
If you were shopping for land in Beijing, you might be shocked to find the price tag hovering at around $8,000 per square yard. Land is that valuable there. But what do you do if you need to build a 40-acre water recycling plant for the city? You...
Article - 05/25/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Water and wastewater