The role of cities in preventing crisis
Due to the rapid growth in urban population, cities are a major factor of the modern global economy. Accordingly, cities are key for both triggering and ...
Jaipur: India’s leading smart city?
Thanks to its partnership with technology company Cisco, the city of Jaipur, India, is rapidly transforming into a digital city of the future. Shikhar ...
Wasser der Ozeane soll trinkbar werden
Die trockensten Wüsten grenzen häufig an Ozeane, gleichzeitig besteht in diesen Regionen ein großer Mangel an Trinkwasser. Ein neues Verbundprojekt der ...
How the drought is changing rural districts in India
More than 300 million people in India are suffering from one of the worst droughts in recent years. Ajay Sharma of BBC Hindi has travelled through rural ...
More than half of world’s refugees live in cities
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than half of all refugees around the world live in urban areas. While many refugee ...
The green economy could solve Europe’s employment crisis
While Europe is stuck in an employment crisis, the green economy is steadily growing and projected to generate 20 million new jobs by 2020. Anna Lisa ...
Neue Studien: Anreizsysteme für E-Mobilität im Vergleich
Gleich zwei neue Studien des ICCT (International Council on Clean Transportation) befassen sich mit Anreizsystemen für Elektromobilität: Während eine ...
Mobile app to offer 1.000 governmental services in India
India’s government is currently working on a mobile application which offers access to over 1.000 of its services. The app, called Umang (Unified ...
Indonesia considers tax to reduce plastic trash
As Indonesia produces more waste than ever, its generated plastic trash is especially damaging: In 2015, the country was responsible for the second- ...
Telehealth becomes more common
According to a new report by telehealth provider Avizia and the Modern Healthcare media group, virtual health care is becoming more common among doctors ...
