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3 Challenges Facing India’s Growing Cities
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Population growth and rapid urbanization are combining to create huge challenges for Indian cities.
Overcoming these hurdles and creating sustainable cities in India is the main topic of discussion at the upcoming CONNECTKaro, a conference co-organized by EMBARQ India and the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT), Government of Karnataka, India that will take place from March 10-11, 2014. The second annual conference—named for the idea of “Karo,” which means “make it happen”—explores sustainable transport opportunities as ways of addressing the challenges associated with India’s urban growth.
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It’s one thing to make data available, but it’s quite another to make it accessible.
That’s why today, WRI is launching a fully mobile-accessible version of its Climate Analysis Indicators Tool, or CAIT 2.0. The tool allows users everywhere to access, visualize, and compare greenhouse gas emissions data from 186 countries and 50 U.S. states, as well as other comprehensive, global climate data.
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Clearing land for timber and agriculture is likely to blame for Indonesia's latest bout of fires. According to data from Global Forest Watch—a new online system that tracks tree cover change, fires, and other information in near-real time—roughly half of these fires are burning on land managed by oil palm, timber, and logging companies—despite the fact that using fire to clear land is illegal in Indonesia.
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CONNECTKaro
March 11-12, 2014 Bangalore, India
Learn more about EMBARQ India's CONNECTKaro, a global series focused on sustainable transport and urban development.
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