- October 8, 2018
W20 2018: Highlights and Outcomes
Read moreAthena Co-founder and Director Deepa Karthykeyan recently attended the W20 summit in Buenos Aires as an India Delegate. The W20 summit1 is a forum that attempts to set a common agenda for women countries in the G20. This year, it outlined clear actions under 4 heads,...
0 - October 1, 2018
Dispatch – October 2018
Read moreOne of our key projects this year is an Ease of Living Index for the Indian government’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Along with Ipsos, Ipsos Public Affairs and The Economist Intelligence Unit, we assessed 111 cities across 78 parameters, focusing on a ‘citizen-centric’ approach...
- September 24, 2018
Ease of Living Index National Dissemination Workshop
Read moreOn 24th September 2018, Athena organized a National Dissemination Workshop at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi to share the experience of conducting the country’s first ever Ease of Living Assessment of 111 cities. The workshop was inaugurated by Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Honourable Minister for Housing...
- August 23, 2018
Athena Marks Delhi Office Launch
Read moreTo official mark its Delhi office launch, Athena hosted an inauguration event at the Civil Services Officers’ Institute in Chanakyapuri on 23rd August 2018. The event saw attendance by key officials from government and donor partners including Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Bill and Melinda Gates...
- August 16, 2018
Ease of Living Index launched by gov attracts wide public enthusiasm
Read moreThis is a unique exercise and is based on an open and participatory assessment of cities along with physical audit of urban metrics in a transparent manner.
