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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
Building water security
Let’s be water wise for a secure future A couple of months back when Virat Kohli, the Indian cricked captain was fined by Municipal Corporation, Gurugram for washing his cars with running water from a pipe, one of my friends could not believe that this was an offence liable for penalty. Her reaction was obviously
Active citizenship a must for vibrant society
This time when you exercised your right to vote to elect the government at the centre, the indelible purple ink on your left finger (that perhaps has stayed on till date), is a quiet reminder of your active citizenship. Paying your taxes in full and on time is also an act of duty as an
Go local for long-term water sustainability
To my mind, there is no other sector that has as many complex dilemmas and striking contrasts as the water sector. To some, there is no value or worth of water as it appears to be in abundant supply at hardly a price. To others, getting a glass of clean drinking water or getting enough
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