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Environment, India

A successful IWMI model of index-based flood insurance in Bihar wins SDG award

Index based flood Insurance of Bihar won an International award. (Representational Image, credit: Shams)

— By Mohd Imran Khan Patna/Colombo: A successful model of technology driven index-based flood insurance in Bihar, one of the worst flood affected states in India, won an international award. The Index-Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) designed scientifically to increase the…

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November 6, 2020

Social, State

Smart city is essential for sustainable development of the world: Experts

A webinar to discuss the"Status of Smart Cities in the Global Scenario" was held in Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi where leading academicians and experts associated with top universities and institutions shared their knowledge.

TNW, New Delhi, July 11: Across the globe, sixty to seventy percent of the energy is consumed by metropolitan cities while inhabiting barely 3-4% of world’s population, cited Dr. Supavadee Aramvith of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand while addressing an international webinar…