{"id":12147,"date":"2024-06-14T15:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12147"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:16:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T15:16:05","slug":"bloomberg-challenge-rkela-in-top-15-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/bloomberg-challenge-rkela-in-top-15-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg Challenge: R’kela in Top 15 Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smartcity Rourkela ranks among the Top 15 Cities of the world under the Bloomberg Global Mayors Challenge 2021.<\/p>\n

This makes the city eligible for a grant of USD 1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies and technical assistance to carry out innovation over the next three years.<\/p>\n

Rourkela, one of the five Municipal Corporations and a leading industrial town of Odisha, is the only Indian city to make the honour.<\/p>\n

Under Global Mayors Challenge, Rourkela has developed a sustainable model which augments the income of Women<\/a> and small time traders of the city while promoting the use of technology.<\/p>\n

As part of the project, the Rourkela (RMC) has developed a cold Storage Facility<\/a> at the local Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Market in PARTNERSHIP<\/a> with a NIT Rourkela based startup and managed by women self help group members.<\/p>\n

With the solution, the local farmers and fruit traders have been able to enhance their income by preserving their produce and preventing any wastage.<\/p>\n

In addition, fresh vegetables and fruits are delivered to people’s doorsteps, especially in times of Covid 19. All of this is being managed by members of women Self Help Groups<\/a> using mobile apps.<\/p>\n

While developing the ecosystem and helping all the stakeholders, the model helps the women largely in augmenting their livelihoods.<\/p>\n

Notably, 99 countries from around the world took part in the Global Mayors Challenge held in June 2021. At a critical time such as the Covid pandemic, the competition focused on proposals from 630 cities on economic recovery and overall Growth<\/a>, Health<\/a> and welfare, Climate<\/a> and Environment<\/a>, and Governance<\/a>“>Good Governance<\/a> and Equality<\/a>. Of these, 50 cities, including Rourkela, were finalists among proposals for innovative and modern projects. Currently, Rourkela is the only city from India to have made the cut among top 15 cities globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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