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Who We Are
Gurugram is one of the fastest-growing cities in north India. Fast-paced development has led to several issues concerning sustainability and governance.
Gurgaon First is an initiative for positive change focused on issues relating to sustainability, good governance women safety and empowerment in Gurugram. Launched in 2012, the initiative aims to highlight issues, suggest solutions, and showcase progress in an effort to improve both the living and working experiences of citizens in the city of Gurugram through conferences/conclaves/ workshops as well as research/publishing. Specifically, some issues that we focus on are smart and sustainable city, sustainable transportation, water and waste management, electricity management, solar energy, green buildings, eco-green initiatives, improving city governance, women’s safety and youth empowerment.
What We Do
Engagement
We engage with stakeholder bodies, CSO and agencies to being about Social Awareness
Shubhra Puri
Founder, Gurgaon First
Impact Stories
Gurugram Fights Corona Virus
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease characterised by acute respiratory disorder. The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan in China. It has since spread globally as a pandemic by World Health Organisation in March 11, 2020. The worst affected countries have been USA, Italy, Spain, UK and Iran. The virus is mainly
Swachhta anthem builds a positive spirit
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, several cities have developed their own city-specific swachhta anthems as part of the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activity. In these cities, the anthem is played on radio, cable TV, on the waste pick-up trucks and also popularised in schools and colleges. In some cities, the anthem has become quite
Webinar Summary – Containing Pollution Post Lockdown and Beyond
Covid-19 is an unfortunate and unprecedented public health emergency. The changes that this humanantarian crisis has unleashed have also created opportunity to test out solutions for the future. It is therefore important to leverage economic recovery post pandemic for clean air through more focused advocacy, better use of technology, by changing behaviour, catalysing innovation and