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Urban Studies

Why do ‘urbanised’ villages resist being labelled as urban local bodies?
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Urbanisation in India Sep 22, 2020

Why do ‘urbanised’ villages resist being labelled as urban local bodies?
Ramanath Jha
Addressing challenges of rainwater harvesting in Delhi
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Urbanisation in India Sep 21, 2020

Addressing challenges of rainwater harvesting in Delhi
Rumi Aijaz
Mumbai Metro 3 car shed at Aarey colony
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Urbanisation in India Sep 18, 2020

Mumbai Metro 3 car shed at Aarey colony
Dhaval Desai
Smart cities and GIS: Taking it beyond the pandemic
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Urbanisation in India Sep 16, 2020

Smart cities and GIS: Taking it beyond the pandemic
India’s urban infrastructure initiative: An opportunity for technical self-reliance
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Domestic Politics and Governance Sep 14, 2020

India’s urban infrastructure initiative: An opportunity for technical self-reliance
Ramanath Jha
Nudge to save: The new normal post the pandemic
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Indian Economy Sep 09, 2020

Nudge to save: The new normal post the pandemic
Renita D'souza | Shruti Jain
Demographic planning for cities
Expert Speak
Urbanisation in India Sep 08, 2020

Demographic planning for cities
Ramanath Jha
Why we need a new social contract for our cities
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Urbanisation in India Sep 08, 2020

Why we need a new social contract for our cities
Marco Kamiya | Tathagata Chatterji
A Panacea for India’s Flood Woes – Lost and Forgotten
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Water Sep 01, 2020

A Panacea for India’s Flood Woes – Lost and Forgotten
Sayanangshu Modak
Controlling crowds in public areas as India unlocks
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Urbanisation in India Aug 28, 2020

Controlling crowds in public areas as India unlocks
Sayli UdasMankikar
Delhi model not a fixed monolith; swift implementation of bold new ideas helped battle Covid19
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International Affairs Aug 25, 2020

Delhi model not a fixed monolith; swift implementation of bold new ideas helped battle Covid19
Pallavi Rebbapragada
Urban Affairs in the Pandemic Era
Expert Speak
Healthcare Aug 25, 2020

Urban Affairs in the Pandemic Era
Rumi Aijaz
Inadequate storm water infrastructure biggest hurdle in urban flood resilience
Expert Speak
Urbanisation in India Aug 13, 2020

Inadequate storm water infrastructure biggest hurdle in urban flood resilience
Sayli UdasMankikar
Should Maharashtra look for a new capital?
Expert Speak
Urbanisation in India Aug 08, 2020

Should Maharashtra look for a new capital?
Ramanath Jha
Census 2021: Likely confirmation of past urbanisation trends
Expert Speak
Urbanisation in India Aug 03, 2020

Census 2021: Likely confirmation of past urbanisation trends
Ramanath Jha
Rethinking Cities in a Post-COVID19 World
GP-ORF Series
Healthcare Jun 30, 2020

Rethinking Cities in a Post-COVID19 World
Aditi Ratho | Preeti Lourdes John
A Tale of Five Cities: The Journey of the Pandemic through Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bengaluru
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Domestic Politics and Governance Jun 27, 2020

A Tale of Five Cities: The Journey of the Pandemic through Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bengaluru
Oommen C. Kurian
Revival of social-rental-housing pools can help strengthen India’s right to employment
Expert Speak
Indian Economy Jun 23, 2020

Revival of social-rental-housing pools can help strengthen India’s right to employment
A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities
Expert Speak
Domestic Politics and Governance Jun 18, 2020

A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities
Sayli UdasMankikar
Local decisions and the decline of Mumbai
Expert Speak
Urbanisation in India Jun 16, 2020

Local decisions and the decline of Mumbai
Ramanath Jha
Mainstreaming sustainability outcomes in big infrastructure projects
Occasional Papers
Domestic Politics and Governance May 13, 2020

Mainstreaming sustainability outcomes in big infrastructure projects
Amruta Ponkshe
Urban densities and the Covid-19 pandemic: Upending the sustainability myth of global megacities
Occasional Papers
Healthcare May 04, 2020

Urban densities and the Covid-19 pandemic: Upending the sustainability myth of global megacities
Dhaval Desai
The unfinished business of decentralised urban governance in India
Issue Briefs
Domestic Politics and Governance Feb 10, 2020

The unfinished business of decentralised urban governance in India
Ramanath Jha
The Smart Cities Mission in Delhi, 2015-2019: An evaluation
Special Reports
Indian Economy Jan 09, 2020

The Smart Cities Mission in Delhi, 2015-2019: An evaluation
Rumi Aijaz
Regional planning for sustainable land use in India
GP-ORF Series
Urbanisation Nov 06, 2019

Regional planning for sustainable land use in India
Rumi Aijaz | Felix Knopf
Welcome to the age of the platform nation
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Developing and Emerging Economies Oct 18, 2019

Welcome to the age of the platform nation
Mihir Swarup Sharma | Samir Saran
Cities with extreme deficits of quality of life
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Developing and Emerging Economies Oct 17, 2019

Cities with extreme deficits of quality of life
Ramanath Jha
Smart cities mission: Four years of implementation
Expert Speak
Urbanisation in India Oct 15, 2019

Smart cities mission: Four years of implementation