Nov 30, 2016, Gurgaon / Gurgaon First organised a workshop on “Smart Mobility Solutions for NCR” at Auditiorium, SOIL, Gurgaon. The workshop was attended by 120 delegates from various transport companies, Ministry of Urban Development and Road transport, transport planning departments, transport experts and urban experts as well as NGOs in the transport sector. Traffic…
Gurgaon First organised a workshop titled “Making Women Safe in Public and Work Places” attended by over 150 participants from RWAs, NGOs, corporates and residents of Gurgaon. The workshop talked about public safety as well as explained the Sexual Harassment of women at Work Places Act 2013 in detail. The New Police Commissioner of Gurgaon…
Over 100 RWAs attend “RWA Conclave” to bring forth citizen Issues. Gurgaon First in collaboration with Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon organised a “RWA Conclave” attended by over 100 RWAs of Gurgaon on September 6, at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon. In all, about 250 people attended the Conclave including Presidents and office bearers of 110 RWAs, NGOs,…
It was announced in the workshop, Gurgaon First along with the Horticulture Department, Haryana will instantly start a “whats app” kitchen garden group with Gurgaon residents for resolving queries on soil, water, seasonal vegetables, pest control etc to facilitate people to take up kitchen gardening. Gurgaon First in collaboration with CII and Horticulture Department of…
Gurgaon First organised a half-day workshop on Net Metering for Growth in Solar: Key Enablers and Action Plan on 12th April, 2016 at National Institute of Solar Energy, Gurgaon. Net Metering is the “key enabler” to boost growth of solar rooftops. Net Metering (also called solar buy back) is the “key enabler” to boost growth of solar rooftops. It…
A Gurgaon Schools “Conclave was organised by Gurgaon First at Auditorium of Artemis Hospital on December 22, 2015. More than 90 delegates including principals, management and administration of prominent schools of Gurgaon participated in the Conclave. Gurgaon is fortunate to have many “good quality” schools, be it in the private, government or the NGO domain….
29 Sep 2015: A pragmatic approach to improving the worker safety issues in Gurgaon-Manesar’s auto manufacturing sector More than a thousand workers lose their hands and fingers in crush injuries in only Gurgaon-Manesar’s auto manufacturing sector. To help sustainably reduce such incidents, and to help the injured worker, a citizen initiative called ‘SafeInIndia’ had started…
An impetus to Solar Power in Gurgaon, A workshop titled “Getting Started on Energy Management and Solar” was organised by Gurgaon First in support with Haryana Renewable Development Agency (HAREDA) at Epicentre on September 16, 2015. More than 120 delegates including solar consultants, solar EPC companies, green architects, school and institutions administration heads, as well…
Gurgaon First has launched “Gurgaon Handbook on Solar 2015-16” with the aim of facilitating the growth of solar in Gurgaon. The 120-page book is quite comprehensive. It provides-an overview of Solar Power in India, Haryana’s Solar Policies, a directory of the over 500 Solar Players and a Directory of Gurgaon’s key stakeholder segments. At the launch event, a…
25 Feb 2015: In a workshop that was attended by 250 delegates comprising RWA officials, architects, corporate, industry, schools, NGOs and institutions, the scope and potential of Gurgaon to switch to solar energy was discussed. Titled “Energising Gurgaon Through Solar” the workshop discussed the New Solar Policy by the Haryana Government released in September 2014 as…
Dec 2014: In a half-a-day workshop organised by prominent citizen group Gurgaon First, the issue of sustainable development of the city was brought to the fore. The workshop-cum-expo titled “Eco Green Initiatives: Sustainability Solutions for city home and offices was held at IRRAD, Building, Sector 44, Gurgaon and was attended by over 150 delegates comprising RWA heads,…
The objective of Josh Talks was to inspire audiences towards positive action. It brought city’s six personalities and their compelling life stories on centre-stage. Through the life stories, positive messages of courage, conviction, hope, spirit and enthusiasm were given to the audiences. More than 250 participants attended Josh Gurgaon. These were mostly school and college students as…
In the vicinity of Gurgaon-Faridabad Road lies an 80-acre expanse that was once a picturesque village adorned with lush greenery and a glistening pond. However, neglect and waste marred the beauty of this area, particularly tarnishing the once pristine pond. In collaboration with the Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and Surge, IAmGurgaon embarked on a…
It is imperative that Gurgaon takes sustainable steps to conserve its bio resources, reduces pollution so that its citizens are able to lead a healthy, quality life. A workshop to discuss why and how should Gurgaon move towards achieving its sustainability agenda was held by Gurgaon First, a prominent Citizen Initiative of Gurgaon at Artemis Hospital….
October 25, 2013: RWAs comprise the first level of building blocks of a city and play an essential role in a city’s development. They are the basic stakeholders in bringing change and improving living conditions of the citizens of the city. Over 40 RWAs of Gurgaon came together at the city’s Artemis Hospital in Gurgaon….
Gurgaon is facing a serious water problem. The city has no natural sources of water and ground water reserves are fast depleting.Another issue is that water is still not metered in Gurgaon. Unmetered supply is leading to low priority given by consumers to this precious resource and hence there is rampant mismanagement and wastages.Besides, water…
Roundtable on Empowering Local Bodies for Better Governance Issues, Perspective and Way Forward for Gurgaon, September 1, 2013. Venue: Auditorium, Artemis Hospitals, Sector 51. How often have we wondered if there were better ways and systems of getting things done by improving efficiency of our urban local bodies and felt that nothing indeed may change….
Jul 5, 2013. The workshop had 4 distinct sessions. These area) How serious is Gurgaon’s waste management problem?b) Interaction with the Authoritiesc) Solutions and Way Forward, and;d) Success Stories from Outside. The workshop was attended by companies such as Deshwal e-waste, Excel Industries, Sulabh, Antony Waste, Intertek, Tetrapak, Dell, as well as municipalities of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ahmedabad…
Thought Leadership Workshop, Discovering The Happiness Within”, Jun 3, 2013. Gurgaonites spent an evening “Discovering – The Happiness Within” in a Heart Warming chat with Rishi Nityapragya at The Thought Leadership Talk organized by the city’s Citizen Initiative, Gurgaon First. The evening programme, attended by over 250 citizens of Gurgaon, was held at the Artemis Hospital. Rishi Nityapragya…
