Fazilka, a small township in Punjab near the India-Pakistan border, has become the first ever place in the country to implement a "Car Free City" in the region, declaring the central city a car-free zone.

Power outages have made potable water an unreliable commodity in Lahore, Pakistan. It may seem far from a North American reality, but huge amounts of a municipality's energy outlay go to water and sanitation - what would happen if that energy were more scarce?

The cities of Bhubaneswar and Nagpur have become the first in India to adopt city level policies on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Their policies include interventions in the sectors that are under local government’s jurisdiction like street lighting, water pumping, buildings, waste management, lighting in public areas, public transport, citizen’s awareness, etc. The policy documents for both cities are supported with detailed action plans to be implemented for achieving the targets set in the policy.