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Economic Times
20-07-2025
- General
- Economic Times
'Urban River Management Plan' launched to clean Yamuna in Delhi
Agencies Yamuna river (File photo) An Urban River Management Plan, or URMP, has been launched to clean and rejuvenate the Yamuna River in the national capital. The plan is an initiative of the National Mission for Clean Ganga, launched in collaboration with the National Institute of Urban Affairs and the Delhi government. The NMCG Director General Rajeev Kumar Mital stressed that the URMP must function as a live document, not just a policy report. "It should guide action through scientific understanding, risk-based assessments and strong participation from all stakeholders," he said.
The Hindu
14-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Mayor calls for gender participation in governance and development
Mayor M. Anilkumar has called for gender participation in governance and promised to enforce such models in the governance and development of the city. He was inaugurating a two-day seminar organised by the Kochi Corporation in association with Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a German development agency, and the National Institute of Urban Affairs. The seminar titled 'Empowering Cities towards Gender Responsive Approaches' is aimed at ensuring the participation of women, children, and transgender people in governance and development. Subject experts presented papers on gender participation in governance and development models implemented across the world. The meeting deliberated on how such models could be used for the sustainable development of cities. Standing committee chairpersons C.D. Valsalakumari, Seena Gokul, and Malini Kurup, councillors, and representatives of GIZ, National Institute of Urban Affairs, C-Hed, and Kudumbashree attended.
