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What is Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF 2.0) ?
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (I/C), Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0. He also launched ‘Streets for People Challenge’ along with CSCAF 2.0 in a virtual event which was organized by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Key Facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • CSCAF 2.0 • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Smart cities in India • Smart Cities Mission • streets for people challenge
MoU for providing Special Micro-Credit Facility for Street Vendors signed
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Lucknow based financial institution SIDBI- Small Industries Development Bank of India on 19th June 2020. The MoU will provide a boost in building Atmanirbhar Bharat by providing credit or loans to the street vendors across the country for resuming ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Atmanirbhar Bharat • Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) • Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • PM SVANidhi Scheme • SIDBI
DAY-NULM partners with Amazon for marketing SHG products
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) which functions under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recently signed MoU with e-commerce major Amazon. The agreement is for e-marketing of products made by Self Help Groups (SHGs) across the country in urban areas. The MoU focuses on women empowerment and it aims to provide greater ..
Topics: Amazon • Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launches Ease of Living Index and Municipal Performance Index
The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has recently launched two Assessment Frameworks, namely Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019. The two indices are expected to assess the quality of life of citizens in 100 Smart Cities and 14 other cities, with more than 1 million population. The MPI ..
Topics: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Smart cities in India
Results of Swachh Survekshan League, 2020 released
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on December 31, 2019, released Swachh Survekshan League in New Delhi. Around 4,372 cities participated in the league. It is a cleanliness survey that helps in competitive federalism. Highlights In the category of 10 lakh plus population, Indore secured first place. Indore has remained in first place for ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Cleanliness • competitive federalism • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Open Defecation Free • Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan • Swachh Survekshan • Swachh Survekshan League • Swachh Survekshan Survey • Waste management
Consultative Meeting for setting Framework for ‘Shehri Samridhi Utsav 2020’
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under its scheme- Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana will be organizing a consultative meeting in the upcoming Monday, 30th December 2019 in New Delhi. The consultative meeting will be organized with all states and union territories for setting the framework for the Shehri Samridhi Utsav 2020. The first edition of ..
Topics: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • Shehri Samridhi Utsav • Systematic Progressive Analytical Real Time Ranking (SPARK)