Development Aid / Cooperation

Appropriate models for Land Tenure and property title holding, based on study of extant regulations, processes, current status of site & beneficiaries and success-failures of similar cases.

Developing International and National Urban Cooperation projects for peer-to-peer exchanges and shared learning on urban development parameters

Developing anew or Recasting CSR Policy for Organizations including Vision, Mission, Focus Areas, Guidelines, Common Templates & Formats for all project proposals & applications

Proposing new areas / sectors for CSR entry; Appraising proposals for CSR received from NGOs and other organizations with fixed parameters and developing suitable responses to accept / re-structure / reject proposal

Structuring meetings and offerings to Government Agencies for public CSR contribution in common geographical regions and common subject areas of contribution 

Developing Sustainability Report for Oragnization as per International Guidelines including Principles, Standard Disclosures and Key Performance Indicators

Developing Urban Design Guidelines for a particular urban block / urban project / township development

Helping in developing:

• Built Heritage Conservation Policies: for State Governments, Regional/Local Governments, Owners / Trust Managers for their assets
• Built Heritage Conservation Strategies: for Local Governments and Owners / Trust Managers for listing, prioritising actions, and developing projects, based on objectives, funding, project finances, regulatory aspects, etc.
• Built Heritage Conservation Management Plans: for Local Governments and Owners / Trust Managers for heritage conservation project implementation actions, including design paths & choices, project management choices, and project monitoring for time, cost, quality and documentation

Helping Municipal Corporations understand, approach and address issue of Construction Waste Management in cities, using resource materials, calculations, technology options, list of vendors, etc.

Helping Municipal Corporations understand the impact of Climate Change, the range of Climate Actions possible by them, in terms of carbon footprint impacts, pressing issues, and project approaches including costs, time, partners (for knowledge, funding, technologies, implementation), vendors, tendering, etc.

To help Municipal Corporations fill in urban data for the ClimateSmart City Assessment Framework (CSCAF) of the Govt. of India.

Helping Municipal Corporations improve the process of Issuing Construction Permits, by adopting better process flows and digital technologies. This includes incorporation of NOC and inspection agencies (internal and external to the corporations) into the system, defining methods of exchange, approvals (complete, conditional or rejections), payments, etc. without disturbing hierarchies or jurisdiction, and audit of performance of vendors of online systems. Essentially, removing bottlenecks to improve process efficiency within the city authorities and improving ease of business for citizens.