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Workshop on Solid Waste Management by WRI India and MCJ

Overview Date: 19th and 20th November, 2024 As part of the Thriving Eco-City Regions initiative, WRI India hosted a workshop on Solid Waste Management (SWM) in collaboration with the Municipal…

Roundtable on Building Thriving Eco City-Regions at CK 2024

Overview At WRI India’s flagship event, ‘Connect Karo 2024’, the Eco City-regions team convened a roundtable session which saw the participation of government partners, policymakers, experts, peer organisations, and changemakers…

CK 2024: ECR Microsite Launch at Urbanization Perspectives Plenary

Overview At WRI India’s flagship event, ‘Connect Karo 2024’, the Eco City-regions team convened a plenary on Managing at the Frontlines of Urbanisation – Perspectives from the States. Senior government…

Inception Workshop Held on Regional Spatial Strategy for Bodoland

Overview Date: 25th and 26th July The WRI India team successfully concluded a two-day Inception Workshop at the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Secretariat in Kokrajhar on 25th and 26th July.…

WRI India Hosts Capacity-Building Session on GIS for PMIDC Officials

Overview Date: 27th May 2024 On 27th May 2024, WRI India conducted a specialized capacity-building session for the GIS team at the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC). The session…

Thriving Eco-City Regions Team Conducts Workshop in Delhi

Overview Date: 18th and 19th May The Thriving Eco City-Regions team at WRI India came together for a dynamic two-day workshop in Delhi, marking the first in-person meeting for this…

#ExpertTalks: Using Statistics for Decision-Making in Urban Planning

Overview Date: 24th April 2024 On April 24th, 2024, WRI India hosted Expert Talks 14, a session dedicated to exploring the use of statistics in decision-making for urban planning and…

MANTHAN: Informal Settlements Assessment Methods for Jalandhar Fellows

Overview Date: 3rd & 4th April 2024 On April 3rd and 4th, 2024, WRI India conducted MANTHAN Session 8.0, providing a platform to discuss structured methods and frameworks for assessing…

#ExpertTalks: Professional Empowerment Training for Jalandhar Fellows

Overview Date: 15th March 2024 The 12th session of Expert Talks within the Jalandhar Eco City-Region Fellowship program was conducted by Dolma Sharma, a member of the Talent Acquisition and…

WRI India Partners with Directorate of Urban Local Bodies in Uttar Pradesh

Overview Date: 6th March 2024 On March 6th, 2024, WRI India formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Directorate of Urban Local Bodies, Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP), to…

#ExpertTalks: Learning Basic GIS Tools for Urban Planning Professionals

Overview Date: 12th April 2024 On April 12th, 2024, WRI India hosted Expert Talks 13, an immersive session focused on the basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), specifically using QGIS.…

MANTHAN: Data Sources and Analysis Training for Jalandhar Fellows

Overview Date: 28th February 2024 The eleventh ExpertTalks session was led by Paramjeet Chawla, Program Manager at WRI India, focusing on data sources and data analysis techniques. This session was…

MANTHAN: Training Session on Urban Water Ecosystems and Pond Rejuvenation

Overview Date: 21st February 2024 The seventh ExpertTalks session was led by Krishna Kumar, Program Associate at WRI India, who provided the fellows with critical insights into urban water ecosystems…

MANTHAN: Research Design Session for Jalandhar Eco-City Region Fellows

Overview Date: 20th February 2024 The sixth session of MANTHAN for Jalandhar Eco City Regions Fellows was facilitated by Neha Lal from WRI India, where the focus was on research…

MANTHAN: Training Fellows on Urban Design and Landscape Projects in Jalandhar

Overview Date: 9th February 2024 The seventh session of MANTHAN for the Jalandhar Eco City Regions Fellows was facilitated by Sandeep Paul, an expert in urban design and co-founder of…

#ExpertTalks : Conserving Biodiversity in the Jalandhar Eco-City Region

Overview Date: 30th January In the ExpertTalk 8 session, participants were introduced to the pressing environmental challenges facing the Jalandhar Eco City-Region, with a focus on biodiversity conservation. Mr. Bageshwer…

WRI India Signs MoU with Bodoland Territorial Council to Develop Regional Spatial Strategy

Overview Date: 17th January, 2024 On 17th January, WRI India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) as part of the Eco City-Regions project. The…

#ExpertTalks: Grassroots Challenges in Municipal Waste Management

Overview Date: 20th December, 2023 The seventh edition of #ExpertTalks for the Jalandhar Eco City-Region Fellows featured an insightful session led by Mr. Achu R Sekhar, Program Manager at WRI…

Expert Consultation Workshop for Srinagar Metro Region 2047

Overview Date: 22nd December, 2024 On 22nd December 2023, WRI India hosted an expert consultation workshop for the Srinagar Metropolitan Region – 2047 Development Plan. The workshop brought together leading…

MANTHAN : Strengthening Urban Green Spaces in Jalandhar

Overview Date: October 30, 2023 MANTHAN 4.0, held on October 30, 2024, continued the series’ mission of fostering collaboration and capacity building among Jalandhar Eco City-Regions Fellows. The session was…

#ExpertTalks: Driving Collaborative Urban Sustainability in Jalandhar

Overview WRI India conducted Expert Talks for the Jalandhar Eco-City Regions fellows, led by Mr. Roshan Shankar. The session provided valuable insights into collaborative problem-solving within governance, using the case…

MANTHAN: Advancing Non-Motorized Transport in Jalandhar

Overview Date: October 6, 2023 As part of our ongoing MANTHAN series, which fosters knowledge exchange, problem-solving, and collaboration among Jalandhar Eco City-Regions Fellows, we conducted MANTHAN 3.0 on October…

WRI India Meets Pablo Lazo on Eco-City Region Approaches

Overview Date: September 26th, 2023 On September 26, 2023, Pablo Lazo, Global Director of Urban Development at World Resources Institute, engaged with the WRI India team to share valuable insights…

Launch of Jalandhar Eco-City Region Fellowship Programme

Overview Date: 1st August, 2023 August 2023: WRI India proudly supported and mentored 12 fellows under the Eco City-Region Fellowship Jalandhar (ECRFJ), an initiative hosted by Smart City Jalandhar Limited.…

Connect Karo 2023: Transitioning to Thriving Eco-City Regions

Date: July 17-18, 2023 17th–18th July 2023, New Delhi: WRI India proudly hosted Connect Karo 2023, its annual flagship event that united stakeholders from across India and beyond to exchange…

WRI India Supports UP Conclave 2023 on Strategic Eco-City Planning

Overview Date: 26th May, 2023 WRI India participated in the Uttar Pradesh Regional Planning Conclave 2023, a collaborative event organized by the Housing and Urban Planning Department (HUPD), Government of…

Workshop on Data-Led Urban Planning with PMIDC in Chandigarh

Overview Date: 03rd March, 2023 On 03rd March 2023 WRI India, in collaboration with the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC), hosted an inception workshop in Chandigarh. The event was…

Inception Workshop on Urban Transition Challenges in Jalandhar

Overview Date: 01st March, 2023 On March 1, 2023, WRI India hosted an inception workshop in Jalandhar to address urban transition challenges and foster a shared understanding among stakeholders. The…

WRI India and PMIDC Sign MoU for Sustainable Urban Development

Overview Date: 2nd February, 2023 On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, the Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company (PMIDC) and WRI India formalized their partnership to enhance ecological and economic…

MoU Signed with Jalandhar: WRI India’s First Eco-City Region

Overview Date: 20 January 2023 The Municipal Corporation Jalandhar (MCJ) has officially partnered with WRI India to spearhead the development of an eco-city approach in Jalandhar. This milestone was formalized…

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