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The ₹200 Crore Question: How Pimpri-Chinchwad Made Green Finance Work

What does it take for an Indian city to raise ₹200 crores from the market for sustainable urban mobility? Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has done exactly that, making it one of India’s pioneering municipal green bond issuances. This case study unpacks the full journey, from the city’s urban profile and financial groundwork to the end-to-end process of structuring and issuing the bond. It highlights what made it work: fiscal discipline, transparency, and strategic planning. If your city is looking to mobilise resources, build investor confidence, and put sustainability at the heart of urban growth, Pimpri-Chinchwad’s story is where to start.

Predict, Prepare, and Protect: Gorakhpur's New Strategy for Urban Flooding

How do you stop a city from flooding, year after year? Gorakhpur has found an answer with its Urban Flood Management Cell (UFMC)! Using a unique three-pronged approach — Predict, Prepare, Protect — the city now combines hyperlocal rainfall forecasts, flood simulations, and real-time sensor data to stay one step ahead of the monsoon. The system maps where water will collect, plans interventions before flooding starts, and sends instant alerts to teams on the ground, protecting people, property, and infrastructure. This story captures how Gorakhpur turned decades of waterlogging into a rapid-response model, making it a city that can keep its streets dry.

Students Learn the ABCs of Sewage Treatment in the RCA cities of West Bengal

How do you get students excited to learn about something like wastewater? The State Mission for Clean Ganga West Bengal (SMCG WB) answered this by launching hands-on exposure visits to STPs across the state, including several RCA cities. This story captures how these guided tours transformed curiosity into clarity — helping students connect classroom lessons with real processes that protect our rivers and help keep them clean. The result: deeper awareness, stronger engagement, and growing environmental leadership amongst the youth.