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Sayli UdasMankikar

Sayli UdasMankikar
Sayli UdasMankikar was a Senior Fellow with the ORF's political economy programme. She works on issues related to sustainable urbanisation with special focus on urban infrastructure planning design and finance.

Featured Publications

साल 2022 में शहरी प्रशासन की योजना में ‘शहरों’ को पहला दर्जा मिलना ज़रूरी
Jul 29, 2023

साल 2022 में शहरी प्रशासन की योजना में ‘शहरों’ को पहला दर्जा मिलना ज़रूरी

Sayli UdasMankikar
मुंबईला गरज पायाभूत सुविधांच्या कठोर परीक्षणाची!
Jul 25, 2023

मुंबईला गरज पायाभूत सुविधांच्या कठोर परीक्षणाची!

Sayli UdasMankikar
24×7 cities: Recommendations for an India playbook
May 12, 2023

24×7 cities: Recommendations for an India playbook

Sayli UdasMankikar
২০২২:‌ নাগরিক শাসনের প্রথম স্তর হিসেবে শহরগুলিকে পুনরায় সংজ্ঞায়িত করার বছর
Feb 09, 2022

২০২২:‌ নাগরিক শাসনের প্রথম স্তর হিসেবে শহরগুলিকে পুনরায় সংজ্ঞায়িত করার বছর

Sayli UdasMankikar
साल 2022 में शहरी प्रशासन की योजना में ‘शहरों’ को पहला दर्जा मिलना ज़रूरी
Jan 18, 2022

साल 2022 में शहरी प्रशासन की योजना में ‘शहरों’ को पहला दर्जा मिलना ज़रूरी

Sayli UdasMankikar
2022—The year to redefine cities as first tiers of urban governance
Jan 08, 2022

2022—The year to redefine cities as first tiers of urban governance

| Sayli UdasMankikar
सक्षम शहरांसाठी हवी आर्थिक स्थिरता
Dec 31, 2021

सक्षम शहरांसाठी हवी आर्थिक स्थिरता

Sayli UdasMankikar
शहरांसाठी हवी निसर्गाधारित प्रणाली
Nov 15, 2021

शहरांसाठी हवी निसर्गाधारित प्रणाली

Sayli UdasMankikar
Nature-based solutions for cities will require stringent systems
Oct 26, 2021

Nature-based solutions for cities will require stringent systems

| Sayli UdasMankikar
कोरोनाचा फेरा टाळण्यासाठी: पुढील लाट टाळण्यासाठी मुंबई सज्ज आहे का?
Jul 31, 2021

कोरोनाचा फेरा टाळण्यासाठी: पुढील लाट टाळण्यासाठी मुंबई सज्ज आहे का?

Sayli UdasMankikar
Turning the Tide: Is Mumbai Ready for the Next Wave?
Jul 31, 2021

Turning the Tide: Is Mumbai Ready for the Next Wave?

Sayli UdasMankikar
पर्यावरणरक्षणासाठी चीनचे नवे शहरी धोरण
Jul 22, 2021

पर्यावरणरक्षणासाठी चीनचे नवे शहरी धोरण

Sayli UdasMankikar
Can China’s ‘new urban strategy’ save its cities from the looming climate crisis?
Jul 21, 2021

Can China’s ‘new urban strategy’ save its cities from the looming climate crisis?

Sayli UdasMankikar
Envisioning the Post-Pandemic Metropolis: Perspectives and learnings from Mumbai and Tel Aviv
Jun 18, 2021

Envisioning the Post-Pandemic Metropolis: Perspectives and learnings from Mumbai and Tel Aviv

Sayli UdasMankikar | Dhaval Desai
Blue-Green Infrastructure: An Opportunity for Indian Cities
May 26, 2021

Blue-Green Infrastructure: An Opportunity for Indian Cities

Sayli UdasMankikar
Building resilient cities: Getting the budget math right
Jan 27, 2021

Building resilient cities: Getting the budget math right

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Health Infrastructure Planning Amid COVID-19: The Case of Mumbai
Jan 13, 2021

Health Infrastructure Planning Amid COVID-19: The Case of Mumbai

Sayli UdasMankikar
कार्बनमुक्त शहरे हाच शाश्वततेचा मंत्र
Dec 28, 2020

कार्बनमुक्त शहरे हाच शाश्वततेचा मंत्र

Sayli UdasMankikar
Decarbonising Cities: The 2021 post-pandemic resilience mantra
Dec 22, 2020

Decarbonising Cities: The 2021 post-pandemic resilience mantra

Sayli UdasMankikar
‘स्त्रीवादी नागरीकरणा’ची नवी वाट
Dec 04, 2020

‘स्त्रीवादी नागरीकरणा’ची नवी वाट

Sayli UdasMankikar
Pushing city administrations towards innovative ‘feminist urbanism’
Nov 30, 2020

Pushing city administrations towards innovative ‘feminist urbanism’

Sayli UdasMankikar
Creating 95-centimetre cities for infants, caregivers, toddlers (ICT)
Nov 25, 2020

Creating 95-centimetre cities for infants, caregivers, toddlers (ICT)

| Sayli UdasMankikar
कोविड-19 के बाद भारत के शहरों की कायापलट के लिए ज़रूरी है प्रॉपर्टी टैक्स में सुधार
Oct 26, 2020

कोविड-19 के बाद भारत के शहरों की कायापलट के लिए ज़रूरी है प्रॉपर्टी टैक्स में सुधार

Sayli UdasMankikar
मालमत्ता कराशिवाय शहरविकास कसा?
Oct 01, 2020

मालमत्ता कराशिवाय शहरविकास कसा?

Sayli UdasMankikar
Stepping towards a health masterplan
Oct 01, 2020

Stepping towards a health masterplan

Sayli UdasMankikar
Property tax reforms key for India’s post-Covid urban transformation
Sep 24, 2020

Property tax reforms key for India’s post-Covid urban transformation

Sayli UdasMankikar
Controlling crowds in public areas as India unlocks
Aug 28, 2020

Controlling crowds in public areas as India unlocks

Sayli UdasMankikar
महापुरे महानगरे बुडती…
Aug 17, 2020

महापुरे महानगरे बुडती…

Sayli UdasMankikar
Inadequate storm water infrastructure biggest hurdle in urban flood resilience
Aug 13, 2020

Inadequate storm water infrastructure biggest hurdle in urban flood resilience

Sayli UdasMankikar
धारावीच्या पुनर्विकासासाठी नवी आशा
Jul 24, 2020

धारावीच्या पुनर्विकासासाठी नवी आशा

Sayli UdasMankikar
Dharavi redevelopment could create new paradigms in social housing
Jul 18, 2020

Dharavi redevelopment could create new paradigms in social housing

Sayli UdasMankikar
शहरांची आर्थिक कोंडी सुटावी म्हणून…
Jun 24, 2020

शहरांची आर्थिक कोंडी सुटावी म्हणून…

Sayli UdasMankikar
A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities
Jun 18, 2020

A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities

Sayli UdasMankikar
गरिबांचाही विचार करणारी शहरे हवीत!
Jun 16, 2020

गरिबांचाही विचार करणारी शहरे हवीत!

Sayli UdasMankikar
Redrawing city plans for poverty, welfare – first cap population growth
Jun 05, 2020

Redrawing city plans for poverty, welfare – first cap population growth

| Sayli UdasMankikar
कोरोनायुद्धात गृहनिर्माण संस्थांची भूमिका
May 27, 2020

कोरोनायुद्धात गृहनिर्माण संस्थांची भूमिका

Sayli UdasMankikar
Housing societies in a fix over govt's stand on COVID19
May 23, 2020

Housing societies in a fix over govt's stand on COVID19

| Sayli UdasMankikar
कोरोना युद्धाचा ‘वैजापूर पॅटर्न’!
May 14, 2020

कोरोना युद्धाचा ‘वैजापूर पॅटर्न’!

Sayli UdasMankikar
Community model from rural Maharashtra to combat Covid19
May 13, 2020

Community model from rural Maharashtra to combat Covid19

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Mumbai in numbers
Apr 29, 2020

Mumbai in numbers

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Formulating open-space policies for India’s cities: The case of Mumbai
Apr 22, 2020

Formulating open-space policies for India’s cities: The case of Mumbai

Sayli UdasMankikar
Informal migrants in maximum city
Apr 21, 2020

Informal migrants in maximum city

| Sayli UdasMankikar
धारावीतील ‘कोरोनाबॉम्ब’ फूटू नये म्हणून…
Apr 14, 2020

धारावीतील ‘कोरोनाबॉम्ब’ फूटू नये म्हणून…

Sayli UdasMankikar
COVID19: The Dharavi conundrum
Apr 09, 2020

COVID19: The Dharavi conundrum

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Cash-strapped BMC needs urgent reforms, new funding sources
Feb 07, 2020

Cash-strapped BMC needs urgent reforms, new funding sources

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Get ready for 24X7 Mumbai
Jan 30, 2020

Get ready for 24X7 Mumbai

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Maharashtra assembly polls 2019: Advantage for Devendra Fadnavis
Oct 16, 2019

Maharashtra assembly polls 2019: Advantage for Devendra Fadnavis

Sayli UdasMankikar
India's urban challenges: Recommendations for the new government (2019-2024)
Jul 19, 2019

India's urban challenges: Recommendations for the new government (2019-2024)

Ramanath Jha | Sayli UdasMankikar
Municipal finance reforms in South Africa and its applicability for India
May 27, 2019

Municipal finance reforms in South Africa and its applicability for India

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Tel Aviv’s Homebound Tracking could lead the way for ageing and lonely population in urban India
Dec 10, 2018

Tel Aviv’s Homebound Tracking could lead the way for ageing and lonely population in urban India

Sayli UdasMankikar
मुंबईला गरज पायाभूत सुविधांच्या कठोर परीक्षणाची!
Dec 03, 2018

मुंबईला गरज पायाभूत सुविधांच्या कठोर परीक्षणाची!

Sayli UdasMankikar
शहरों को सुंदर बनाने में मदद कर सकता है राष्ट्रीय शहरी कला एवं डिजाइन सूचकांक (यूएडीआई)
Sep 19, 2018

शहरों को सुंदर बनाने में मदद कर सकता है राष्ट्रीय शहरी कला एवं डिजाइन सूचकांक (यूएडीआई)

Sayli UdasMankikar
The impact of GST on municipal finances in India: A case study of Mumbai
Sep 17, 2018

The impact of GST on municipal finances in India: A case study of Mumbai

Sayli UdasMankikar
A national urban art and design index (UADI) could help cities rejuvenate beautifully
Aug 27, 2018

A national urban art and design index (UADI) could help cities rejuvenate beautifully

Sayli UdasMankikar
Mumbai needs stringent infra audits, more transparency to avoid more tragedies
Jul 04, 2018

Mumbai needs stringent infra audits, more transparency to avoid more tragedies

Sayli UdasMankikar | Paresh Rawal
Using AI and blockchain tech for transparency in urban governance
Jun 22, 2018

Using AI and blockchain tech for transparency in urban governance

Sayli UdasMankikar
Sanitation entrepreneurship: Need to recognise unexplored space
May 23, 2018

Sanitation entrepreneurship: Need to recognise unexplored space

Sayli UdasMankikar
The mystery of China’s shrinking megacities
May 09, 2018

The mystery of China’s shrinking megacities

Sayli UdasMankikar
Is Mumbai ready to be India’s first night life capital?
Jan 16, 2018

Is Mumbai ready to be India’s first night life capital?

Sayli UdasMankikar

Expert Speak

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Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jul 29, 2023

साल 2022 में शहरी प्रशासन की योजना में ‘शहरों’ को पहला दर्जा मिलना ज़रूरी

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation | Climate Change Feb 09, 2022

২০২২:‌ নাগরিক শাসনের প্রথম স্তর হিসেবে শহরগুলিকে পুনরায় সংজ্ঞায়িত করার বছর

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jan 18, 2022

साल 2022 में शहरी प्रशासन की योजना में ‘शहरों’ को पहला दर्जा मिलना ज़रूरी

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation | Climate Change Jan 08, 2022

2022—The year to redefine cities as first tiers of urban governance

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Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation | Climate Change Oct 26, 2021

Nature-based solutions for cities will require stringent systems

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation | Climate Change Jul 21, 2021

Can China’s ‘new urban strategy’ save its cities from the looming climate crisis?

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jan 27, 2021

Building resilient cities: Getting the budget math right

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Dec 22, 2020

Decarbonising Cities: The 2021 post-pandemic resilience mantra

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Gender | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Inclusion Nov 30, 2020

Pushing city administrations towards innovative ‘feminist urbanism’

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Nov 25, 2020

Creating 95-centimetre cities for infants, caregivers, toddlers (ICT)

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Economic Reforms | Urbanisation in India Oct 26, 2020

कोविड-19 के बाद भारत के शहरों की कायापलट के लिए ज़रूरी है प्रॉपर्टी टैक्स में सुधार

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Healthcare Oct 01, 2020

Stepping towards a health masterplan

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Economic Reforms | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Sep 24, 2020

Property tax reforms key for India’s post-Covid urban transformation

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Aug 28, 2020

Controlling crowds in public areas as India unlocks

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Water | Climate Change Aug 13, 2020

Inadequate storm water infrastructure biggest hurdle in urban flood resilience

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jul 18, 2020

Dharavi redevelopment could create new paradigms in social housing

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jun 18, 2020

A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Indian Economy | Urbanisation Jun 05, 2020

Redrawing city plans for poverty, welfare – first cap population growth

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Indian Economy | Urbanisation May 23, 2020

Housing societies in a fix over govt's stand on COVID19

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Healthcare | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation May 13, 2020

Community model from rural Maharashtra to combat Covid19

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Healthcare | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Apr 29, 2020

Mumbai in numbers

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation Apr 21, 2020

Informal migrants in maximum city

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Healthcare Apr 09, 2020

COVID19: The Dharavi conundrum

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics Oct 16, 2019

Maharashtra assembly polls 2019: Advantage for Devendra Fadnavis

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Development | Economic Reforms | Urbanisation May 27, 2019

Municipal finance reforms in South Africa and its applicability for India

| Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation Dec 10, 2018

Tel Aviv’s Homebound Tracking could lead the way for ageing and lonely population in urban India

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation Dec 03, 2018

मुंबईला गरज पायाभूत सुविधांच्या कठोर परीक्षणाची!

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Indian Economy | Urbanisation in India | Sustainable Development Sep 19, 2018

शहरों को सुंदर बनाने में मदद कर सकता है राष्ट्रीय शहरी कला एवं डिजाइन सूचकांक (यूएडीआई)

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation in India Aug 27, 2018

A national urban art and design index (UADI) could help cities rejuvenate beautifully

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation Jul 04, 2018

Mumbai needs stringent infra audits, more transparency to avoid more tragedies

Sayli UdasMankikar | Paresh Rawal
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Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jun 22, 2018

Using AI and blockchain tech for transparency in urban governance

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Sanitation May 23, 2018

Sanitation entrepreneurship: Need to recognise unexplored space

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation May 09, 2018

The mystery of China’s shrinking megacities

Sayli UdasMankikar
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Urbanisation Jan 16, 2018

Is Mumbai ready to be India’s first night life capital?

Sayli UdasMankikar

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Turning the Tide: Is Mumbai Ready for the Next Wave?

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Envisioning the Post-Pandemic Metropolis: Perspectives and learnings from Mumbai and Tel Aviv

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Commentaries

मुंबईला गरज पायाभूत सुविधांच्या कठोर परीक्षणाची!
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jul 25, 2023

मुंबईला गरज पायाभूत सुविधांच्या कठोर परीक्षणाची!

Sayli UdasMankikar
सक्षम शहरांसाठी हवी आर्थिक स्थिरता
Urbanisation in India Dec 31, 2021

सक्षम शहरांसाठी हवी आर्थिक स्थिरता

Sayli UdasMankikar
शहरांसाठी हवी निसर्गाधारित प्रणाली
Developing and Emerging Economies | Sustainable Development | Development Partnerships Nov 15, 2021

शहरांसाठी हवी निसर्गाधारित प्रणाली

Sayli UdasMankikar
कोरोनाचा फेरा टाळण्यासाठी: पुढील लाट टाळण्यासाठी मुंबई सज्ज आहे का?
Healthcare Jul 31, 2021

कोरोनाचा फेरा टाळण्यासाठी: पुढील लाट टाळण्यासाठी मुंबई सज्ज आहे का?

Sayli UdasMankikar
पर्यावरणरक्षणासाठी चीनचे नवे शहरी धोरण
Urbanisation Jul 22, 2021

पर्यावरणरक्षणासाठी चीनचे नवे शहरी धोरण

Sayli UdasMankikar
कार्बनमुक्त शहरे हाच शाश्वततेचा मंत्र
Urbanisation Dec 28, 2020

कार्बनमुक्त शहरे हाच शाश्वततेचा मंत्र

Sayli UdasMankikar
‘स्त्रीवादी नागरीकरणा’ची नवी वाट
Urbanisation in India Dec 04, 2020

‘स्त्रीवादी नागरीकरणा’ची नवी वाट

Sayli UdasMankikar
मालमत्ता कराशिवाय शहरविकास कसा?
Urbanisation Oct 01, 2020

मालमत्ता कराशिवाय शहरविकास कसा?

Sayli UdasMankikar
महापुरे महानगरे बुडती…
Urbanisation in India Aug 17, 2020

महापुरे महानगरे बुडती…

Sayli UdasMankikar
धारावीच्या पुनर्विकासासाठी नवी आशा
Development | Sustainable Development Jul 24, 2020

धारावीच्या पुनर्विकासासाठी नवी आशा

Sayli UdasMankikar
शहरांची आर्थिक कोंडी सुटावी म्हणून…
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jun 24, 2020

शहरांची आर्थिक कोंडी सुटावी म्हणून…

Sayli UdasMankikar
गरिबांचाही विचार करणारी शहरे हवीत!
Indian Economy | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Jun 16, 2020

गरिबांचाही विचार करणारी शहरे हवीत!

Sayli UdasMankikar
कोरोनायुद्धात गृहनिर्माण संस्थांची भूमिका
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation May 27, 2020

कोरोनायुद्धात गृहनिर्माण संस्थांची भूमिका

Sayli UdasMankikar
कोरोना युद्धाचा ‘वैजापूर पॅटर्न’!
Healthcare May 14, 2020

कोरोना युद्धाचा ‘वैजापूर पॅटर्न’!

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धारावीतील ‘कोरोनाबॉम्ब’ फूटू नये म्हणून…
Healthcare Apr 14, 2020

धारावीतील ‘कोरोनाबॉम्ब’ फूटू नये म्हणून…

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Cash-strapped BMC needs urgent reforms, new funding sources
Indian Economy Feb 07, 2020

Cash-strapped BMC needs urgent reforms, new funding sources

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Get ready for 24X7 Mumbai
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India Jan 30, 2020

Get ready for 24X7 Mumbai

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Issue Briefs

24×7 cities: Recommendations for an India playbook
Indian Economy | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation May 12, 2023

24×7 cities: Recommendations for an India playbook

Sayli UdasMankikar
Health Infrastructure Planning Amid COVID-19: The Case of Mumbai
Healthcare | Urbanisation in India Jan 13, 2021

Health Infrastructure Planning Amid COVID-19: The Case of Mumbai

Sayli UdasMankikar
The impact of GST on municipal finances in India: A case study of Mumbai
Indian Economy | Urbanisation in India Sep 17, 2018

The impact of GST on municipal finances in India: A case study of Mumbai

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Special Reports

India's urban challenges: Recommendations for the new government (2019-2024)
Urbanisation in India Jul 19, 2019

India's urban challenges: Recommendations for the new government (2019-2024)

Ramanath Jha | Sayli UdasMankikar

Occasional Papers

Blue-Green Infrastructure: An Opportunity for Indian Cities
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Sustainable Development | Climate Change May 26, 2021

Blue-Green Infrastructure: An Opportunity for Indian Cities

Sayli UdasMankikar
Formulating open-space policies for India’s cities: The case of Mumbai
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Apr 22, 2020

Formulating open-space policies for India’s cities: The case of Mumbai

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