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Bhubaneswar 4th among top 10 liveable capital cities in India

BHUBANESWAR: The state capital has emerged as the fourth ranked city among the top 10 liveable capital cities in India in the Ease of Living Index Report 2020, released by the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Saturday. According to the report, Bengaluru is the most liveable capital city in India followed by Chennai and Shimla. While Bhubaneswar scored 59.85 points in Ease of Living Index, Bengaluru, Chennai and Shimla got 66.7, 62.61 and 60.90, respectively. Mumbai fetched 58.23 points with Delhi getting 57.56. Four parameters - quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and perception of citizens - were used to determine the score on the Ease of Living Index. While the Odisha capital scored the highest - 94.8 points - in citizen perception survey, it did not do so well in ability parameter, managing just 11.57 ranking points out of 100. While Bengaluru topped the economic ability parameter with 78.82 points, Jaipur emerged as the worst capital with 10.49. Out of 10 capital cities, Bhubaneswar was ninth in this parameter. Bhubaneswar received 51.79 points in quality of life index and 57.77 in sustainability. Other cities have fared well in these two parameters. Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited in collaboration with BMC and BDA had carried out a massive drive in February last year by organizing campaigns in order to motivate public to boost the citizen perception survey across the city.

Bhubaneswar Ranked 4th Most Livable Capital City In India

As per the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE’s) Ease of Living Index Report, 2020, Bengaluru is the Top-1 Livable Capital City in India followed by Chennai, Shimla and Bhubaneswar, the smart city officials here today. Adding yet another feather in its glorious cap, the Smart City Bhubaneswar has earned the distinction of being ranked fourth among the top 10 Livable Capital Cities across the country. It is pertinent to note here that Bhubaneswar has earlier topped in the Citizen Perception Survey with the highest score of 94.8 out of 100. As per the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE’s) Ease of Living Index Report, 2020, Bengaluru is the Top-1 Livable Capital City in India followed by Chennai, Shimla and Bhubaneswar, the smart city officials here today. Four parameters were used to determine the score on the Ease of Living Index: quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and citizens’ perceptions. The cities were given scores on all four parameters out of 100. However, the index did not rank four capital cities: Dispur, Daman, Amaravati and Kolkata in the survey. Among the top scoring capital cities under Citizen Perception Survey while the State Capital has scored the highest rank with 94.8 percentages, under Ease of Living Index, it has put cities like Mumbai and Delhi behind. While Bhubaneswar has scored 59.85 in Ease of Living Index, Mumbai and Delhi have scored 58.23 and 57.56 respectively. However, Bengaluru, Chennai and Shimla were above Bhubaneswar with scores of 66.7, 62.61 and 60.90 respectively.

Bengaluru ranks as most liveable city in India

Bengaluru, Chennai, Shimla, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai are the top five most livable cities in India, according to a study prepared by the Centre for Science and Environment.</p><p>According to the Ease of Living Index, which is a part of the State of India's Environment 2021, Delhi is ranked 6th in the index. </p><p>For the quality of governance rankings of the cities, five parameters were used: services, finance, technology, urban planning and overall governance. Delhi ranked high on services, finance and governance, but received very low scores between 30 and 40 in both the urban planning and the technology categories. </p> <p>Bengaluru was ranked as the best city overall, followed by Chennai. The CSE report states, "Only one state capital (Bengaluru) demonstrates a decent economic ability, scoring 78.8 out of 100, four other state capitals (Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad) provide middling economic opportunities.</p><p>"The Ease of Living Index 2020 included citizen's feedback for the first time. It is interesting that despite faring poorly on almost all development parameters, the capitals obtained high scores in the citizens' feedback section. We need to understand why urban citizens think so highly of their clearly poorly performing cities," Richard Mahapatra, Managing Editor of Down To Earth said. This is the second edition of the index, originally launched in 2018. The current index has seen a significant change from that of last year, the most noticeable being the inclusion of citizens' feedback to establish the liveability of Indian cities.<br></p>

Bhopal on the second position in quality of life index

BHOPAL: In terms of state capital-wise quality of life index, Bhopal has attained the second position, according to a survey of CSE (Centre for Science and Environment) India. The city has obtained 57.92% marks out of 100. In terms of ease of living index Bhopal has obtained seventh position among all other state capitals in the country. It has got 56.26% marks out of 100. As far as economic ability goes, Bhopal is far behind other state capitals. It has received only 14.01% marks out of 100. It has got the seventh position in that too, though. In terms of sustainability, Bhopal is in tenth position. It has obtained 51.68% marks out of 100. CSE India survey has found Bangalore ahead of all other cities in all respects. After Bangalore, comes the number of Chennai in various aspects of quality of life index. Shimla got the third position in ease of living index. Urban Administration Minister, Bhupendra Singh, expressed happiness over Bhopalís getting seventh position in quality of life index and in ease of living index. He said that it was because of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhanís leadership that Bhopal's name has been mentioned among the top ten state capitals in the country.

Capital Cities’s Survey: Amaravati Not Considered

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has come out with a list of the most livable cities in India (as per the Ease of Living Index, 2020). Only three capital cities of India – Bengaluru, Chennai, and Delhi, are the three capitals that found a place in the Top 10.</p> Hyderabad </a>is missing in the Top 10 list which is based on the Ease of Living Index, Quality of Life, Economic ability, Sustainability, and Citizen perception survey. While Hyderabad is not ranked in the Top 10, Amaravati – the capital of Andhra Pradesh is not even considered for the ranking.</p>

Odisha capital city Bhubaneswar ranked 4th among ‘Liveable Capital Cities of India’

Smart City Bhubaneswar tops in Citizen Perception Survey of CSE Ease of Living Report Temple City ranks 4th best Livable Capital City in India in the survey Bhubaneswar: Smart City Bhubaneswar has done it again! It has come as the fourth ranked city among the top 10 Livable Capital Cities in the entire nation. Interestingly, the Temple City has topped in the Citizen Perception Survey with the highest score of 94.8 out of 100. As per the New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE’s) Ease of Living Index Report, 2020, Bengaluru is the Top-1 Livable Capital City in India followed by Chennai, Shimla and Bhubaneswar. Four parameters were used to determine the score on the Ease of Living Index: quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and citizens’ perceptions. The cities were given scores on all four parameters out of 100. However, the index did not rank four capital cities: Dispur, Daman, Amaravati and Kolkata in the survey. Among the top scoring capital cities under Citizen Perception Survey while the State Capital has scored the highest rank with 94.8 percentage, under Ease of Living Index, it has put cities like Mumbai and Delhi behind. While Bhubaneswar has scored 59.85 in Ease of Living Index, Mumbai and Delhi have scored 58.23 and 57.56 respectively. However, Bengaluru, Chennai and Shimla were above Bhubaneswar with score of 66.7, 62.61 and 60.90 respectively. The Ease of Living Index Report 2020 of CSE presents itself as an evaluation tool that reflects the ease of living in Indian cities. It seeks to examine the impact of urban development programs and the quality of life and economic and social opportunities available to the citizens. It measures the ease of living across three pillars: Quality of Life, Economic Ability, and Sustainability. The index is further strengthened by a fourth pillar, the Citizen Perception Survey, which aims to obtain and incorporate views of the citizens regarding the services provided by their city administration. The pillar-wise scores help cities assess their level of development and identify existing gaps that obstruct their growth. The Ease of Living Index promotes healthy competition through rankings and incentivizes them to improve further and even emulate the best practices from their peer cities. “We will be doing much more with the participation of the citizens to provide better living standards for all our citizens and also to project city’s performances at all the fronts to make its stand more national and global in future days,” said BMC Commissioner Sri Sanjay Kumar Singh. MASSIVE CAMPAIGN It can be noted here that the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited in collaboration with BMC and BDA during February 2020 has carried out a massive drive by organizing campaigns through educational institutions, kiosks at the ongoing Park Utsav venues, talk shows organized at city-based FM radio stations, Social Media campaigns, SMS campaigns, volunteers carrying placards in order to motivate public in public places, slum dwellers’ involvement through Peer Leaders (Pragati Sathis) and hoardings at strategic locations to boost the Ease of Living Citizens Perception Survey across the city. The citizens also participated in great numbers. It can be mentioned here that through a similar multi-prong strategy thousand took part in various Citizen-centric responses during the Smart City Challenge during 2015-’16 and the Smart City Proposal of Bhubaneswar became the Number One in the nation with its child-friendly outlook. It has been noted that citizens of the Temple City are always participating in the national surveys with renewed enthusiasm and it has also resulted in the proactive participation of the officials and administrators in the city development work with an inclusive approach to benefit all groups, economic sections, socio-social strata in disseminating the benefits of urban governance.

Raipur is country’s top 10 livable capital city

Raipur has been ranked among the top 10 livable capitals of the country as per a report released by the Center for Science and Environment. According to the Ease of Living Index 2020, Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, is included in the 8th best capital city. Raipur is also included in the top cities for quality governance. The report states that in quality governance, Raipur ranks second among the capitals of the country. Bhopal and Delhi have got the first and fourth rank respectively. The findings are part of CSE’s latest report, State of India’s Environment 2021. The state government, under the leadership of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, is focusing on improving the governance system in Raipur as well as emphasis is being laid on better implementation of schemes in time bound manner. Along with this, transparency and convenience have been increased through e-governance. To determine the score on the Ease of Living Index, four parameters were used: quality of life, economic potential, sustainability and citizens' perception. In the report the capitals of the states are giving a good indication of the development of that state. A new report released by the Center for Science and Environment has also established exactly which state capitals in the country are among the most livable cities in India. For the quality of governance ranking of cities, five parameters were used, services, finance, technology, urban planning and overall governance.

Most livable capital cities’ survey: Bangalore tops, Delhi the worst

An analysis of data by Centre for Science and Environment reveals that only three state capitals in the country feature in the top 10 list of most livable cities in the country Capital cities in India’s states are usually believed to be the most developed – people prefer living there. But a new report from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has analyzed data to find that only three state capitals in the country feature in the top 10 list of most livable cities in India (as per the Ease of Living Index, 2020). Bengaluru was ranked as the best city overall, followed by Chennai. “Only one state capital (Bengaluru) demonstrates a decent economic ability, scoring 78.82 out of 100. Four other state capitals (Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad) provide middling economic opportunities. The rest have all scored less than 30 out of 100.” Delhi ranks sixth on the list, behind Bengaluru, Chennai, Shimla, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai. Delhi, in fact, ranked as the worst capital in the perception of citizens surveyed. The findings are part of CSE’s latest report, State of India’s Environment 2021. It also ranked Delhi as the fourth best city in terms of governance behind Bhopal, Raipur and Mumbai. The ‘Ease of Living Index’ includes four factors: Quality of life, Economic ability, Sustainability and Citizen perception survey. In the ‘Quality of life’ category, which is given a weightage of 35 per cent, Panaji is ranked first and Srinagar the worst capital city. This category covers education, health, housing, solid waste management, safety and security, mobility and recreation. In the ‘Economic Ability’ category, with a weightage of 15 per cent, Bengaluru has emerged as the best capital city while Kohima is the worst. This category covers level of economic development and economic opportunities. On the ‘Sustainability’ front (weightage 20 per cent), Shimla is the best capital and Imphal is the worst. This includes elements such as environment, green spaces and buildings, energy consumption and city resilience. In the ‘Citizen perception survey’ (weightage 30 per cent), the best capital is Bhubaneswar and the worst is Delhi. This survey is used to assess the role of administrators. Also read: Sustainability and New India: Are we on the right track? As Indian cities have expanded rapidly, essential municipal services and economic and other opportunities have failed to keep up, finds the CSE analysis. Symptomatic of this malaise, the report says, is the abysmal percentage of sewage treatment in Indian cities – a mere 28 per cent sewage is being treated overall. The states and Union territories (UTs) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland do not treat sewage in their cities at all. Another 13 states and UTs treat less than 20 per cent of their sewage. Seven more treat 20-50 per cent. Only five states and UTs treat more than 50 per cent of their sewage. CSE director Sunita Narain, while releasing the e-book, said: “There is drama in numbers, especially when these numbers give you a trend — are things getting better or worse? It is even more powerful when you can use the trend to understand the crisis, the challenge and the opportunity. The numbers in the case of Indian cities clearly suggest that the direction of development in them is unsustainable.” Narain said accurate data availability can be of great help especially in the time of COVID pandemic. “Just consider how we have suffered in this past year because we do not have sufficient or accurate data on tests, or the number of deaths, or serological surveys, or genomic sequencing of the variants. In each case, data would have been (and is) critical for policy-making,” she said.

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Ease Of Living Index 2020: कुठल्या राज्याची राजधानी ठरली सरस पाहा.. देशाच्या राजधानीपेक्षा महाराष्ट्राची राजधानी बरी म्हणायची अशी परिस्थिती आहे. राज्यांच्या राजधानींच्या तुलनेत देशाची राजधानी दिल्लीला अजूनही खूप काही करण्याची आवश्यकता आहे. सेंटर फॉर सायन्स अँड एनवायरनमेंट (सीएसई) ने प्रसिद्ध केलेल्या नव्या अहवालात राष्ट्रीय राजधानी दिल्लीपेक्षा मुंबई बरी असल्याचं म्हटलं आहे. तरी नंबर 1 वर कोणतं शहर आहे स्क्रोल करून पाहा... Ease Of Living Index 2020 च्या मते बंगळुरू चेन्नई, शिमला, भुवनेश्वरनंतर मुंबईचा क्रमांक लागतो आणि दिल्लीचा सगळ्यात शेवटी सहाव्या स्थानावर

Bengaluru ranks as most liveable city in India, Chennai second: CSE report

Only three state capitals feature in the top ten most liveable cities, as per the report by the Centre for Science and Environment. Bengaluru's traffic is often the source of ridicule. After all, the city's traffic has even averted a terror attack. But despite this, Bengaluru continues to figure among India's most liveable cities. The latest to name Bengaluru as the most liveable city is a report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) titled State of India’s Environment in Figures 2021, released on June 16.Bengaluru was ranked the best city overall followed by Chennai, Shimla and Bhubaneshwar. Only three state capitals feature in the top ten most liveable cities, as per the report. It focused on four parameters— quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and citizens’ perceptions— to determine the ease of living index score. Indian cities were rated out of 100 in all parameters and Bengaluru received an ease of living index score of 66.7, followed by Chennai 62.61. While Bengaluru scored high on the parameter of economic ability (78.82), Chennai scored highest in the parameter quality of life (60.84). Delhi, meanwhile, was ranked the worst capital city as per citizen feedback received, with a score of 69.4; Bengaluru did not fare much better, with a score of 78. The city with the highest citizen perception score was Bhubaneshwar at 94.8. Featured Videos from TNM 00:02 04:33 The report highlights the lack of economic opportunities in India’s state capitals as an immediate concern. It says: “Only one state capital (Bengaluru) demonstrates a decent economic ability, scoring 78.82 out of 100. Four other state capitals (Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad) provide middling economic opportunities. The rest have all scored less than 30 out of 100.” This is the second edition of the index, published after the first one in 2018. Richard Mahapatra, managing editor of Down To Earth magazine published by the Centre for Science and Environment says, "The Ease of Living Index 2020 included citizen’s feedback for the first time. It is interesting that despite faring poorly on almost all development parameters, the capitals obtained high scores in the citizens’ feedback section. We need to understand why urban citizens think so highly of their clearly poorly performing cities.” The report also highlighted the abysmal percentage of sewage treatment in Indian cities— a mere 28% of sewage generated is being treated overall, it stated. "The states and Union territories (UTs) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland do not treat sewage in their cities at all," read the report.

Ease Of Living Index: Odisha's Bhubaneswar 4th Best Liveable City, Tops In Citizen Perception Survey

Smart city Bhubaneswar is among the top 10 liveable capital cities in India. According to the Ease of Living Index Report 2020, Bhubaneswar has emerged as the 4th best liveable capital city in the country. The Ease of Living Index Report is prepared by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). According to the survey, Bengaluru was ranked as the Best Liveable Capital City in India; followed by Chennai, Shimla and Bhubaneswar under Ease of Living Index. However, Bhubaneswar has been ranked number one in the Citizen Perception Survey with the highest score of 94.8 out of 100. At least four parameters were used to determine the score on the Ease of Living Index Report. The parameters include economic ability, quality of life, sustainability and citizens’ perceptions. Cities in India were given scores on all these four parameters out of 100. With its score of 59.85, Bhubaneswar has put cities like Mumbai and Delhi behind in Ease of Living Index. Sharing the achievement on social media, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that the civic body would continue to strive for the best.Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has also congratulated the capital city for this achievement.

Delhi not among top 5 capitals on the liveability index: Survey

NEW DELHI: The capitals of India’s states are likely a good indication of development in that state and a new report released by Centre for Science and Environment has indeed established that state capitals are among India’s most livable cities. According to its Ease of Living Index 2020, Delhi ranks sixth on the list, behind Bengaluru, Chennai, Shimla, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai. Delhi, however, ranked as the worst capital in the perception of citizens contacted for the survey. The findings are part of CSE’s latest report, State of India’s Environment 2021. It also ranked Delhi as the fourth best city in terms of governance behind Bhopal, Raipur and Mumbai. To determine the score on the Ease of Living Index, four parameters were used: quality of life, economic ability, sustainability and citizens’ perceptions. The cities were given scores on all four parameters out of 100. Delhi received a score between 50 and 60 on the first three parameters and 69.4 on the citizens’ perception survey. In comparison, Bhubaneswar received a citizens’ perception score of 94.8 and Jaipur, 87.1. Bengaluru was ranked as the best city overall, followed by Chennai. The CSE reports states, “Only one state capital (Bengaluru) demonstrates a decent economic ability, scoring 78.8 out of 100, four other state capitals (Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad) provide middling economic opportunities. The rest have all scored less than 30 out of 100.” Sunita Narain, director-general, CSE, said, “There is drama in numbers, especially when these numbers give you a trend. Are things getting better or worse? It is even more powerful when you can use the trend to understand the crisis, the challenge and the opportunity. The numbers in the case of Indian cities clearly suggest that the direction of development there is unsustainable.” For the quality of governance rankings of the cities, five parameters were used: services, finance, technology, urban planning and overall governance. Delhi ranked high on services, finance and governance, but received very low scores between 30 and 40 in both the urban planning and the technology categories. This is the second edition of the index, originally launched in 2018. The current index has seen a significant change from that of last year, the most noticeable being the inclusion of citizens’ feedback to establish the livability of Indian cities.

Low-cost sensor network mooted to monitor air quality

PANJIM: Goa might soon see its air quality being monitored by a low-cost sensor network for more accurate measurement of harmful pollutant concentration in the air. Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has accorded in-principle approval to the proposal put forth by Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Goa that recommended the need for deploying the sensor network for more efficient air data collection and analysis. At the Board meeting last month, GSPCB member secretary Shamila Monteiro informed members about the proposal by IIT Goa to have a collaborative effort with the Board for a comprehensive understating of the air quality data across the State by deploying a low-cost sensor network for more efficient data collection and analysis. The Board decided to grant in-principle approval for the proposal pending submission of detailed presentation by Dr Thaseem Thajudeen, Research Expertise, School of Mechanical Sciences. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in its recent report has revealed that air pollution was a major killer in 2019 in the State. There were 1396 deaths in Goa in 2019, which were attributable to air pollution and this accounted for 13 per cent of the deaths that year. States like Maharashtra, Meghalaya have already adopted the concept of sensor monitoring of air quality on a trial basis.

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Turbine for first Sudanese wind plant arrives from the Netherlands

The project is expected to serve as a role model for other African countries keen on enhancing their renewable energy capacity The first wind turbine for Sudan’s first commercial wind-energy plant to be built at Dongola, arrived at the site June 14, 2021, in a major milestone for the country and the continent. The 63-metre turbine, made in the Netherlands, arrived at the country’s Red Sea port city of Port Sudan. It was then transferred to Dongola, the capital of Northern Sudan state, according to a UN report. The administration has already begun the task of constructing the 100 megawatt (MW) plant, which will be completed in 15-21 days, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project has been funded by the Sudanese government and the Global Environment Facility, a multilateral financial mechanism that provides grants to developing countries for projects that benefit global environment. It is being supported by the UNDP. Dongola is one of three sites identified by the government-commissioned Sudan Wind Atlas as having the potential to host wind power projects. The other two are Nyala in southern Sudan and the Red Sea coast. Growing energy demand Sudan faces significant challenges in ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy to its citizens, which is the UN-mandated Sustainable Development Goal 7. However, wind energy can help the country achieve this goal, according to the UNDP. Hydroelectric power has the largest share of energy generation in the country, according to international energy statistics. But the potential to expand hydroelectric power to meet future needs is limited. This is because rainfall patterns affected due to climate change may also affect hydroelectric power. The Dongola project is expected to bring power to 14,000 people, according to the UNDP. Sudan, Africa’s third-largest country, will require 8,675 MW of additional thermal power plants by 2030, according to its National Electricity Corporation. Since it has no significant oil or gas reserves, it will have to import fossil fuels. Under such circumstances, the Dongola wind project is a step in the right direction for promoting the use of wind energy in Sudan. It will also serve as a role model for other countries on the African continent that are keen on enhancing their renewable energy capacity We are a voice to you; you have been a support to us. Together we build journalism that is independent, credible and fearless. You can further help us by making a donation. This will mean a lot for our ability to bring you news, perspectives and analysis from the ground so that we can make change together. Source Link : https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/africa/renewable-africa-turbine-for-first-sudanese-wind-plant-arrives-from-the-netherlands-77541