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Nature-based solutions for cities will require stringent systems
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation | Climate Change
Oct 26, 2021

Nature-based solutions for cities will require stringent systems

If India intends to meet its climate pledges, well-planned nature-based interventions need to be employed by the ULBs for a sustainable future.

| Sayli UdasMankikar
Outrage over local pollution: Not an elite? Your cries don’t qualify.
Energy | Climate Change
Oct 11, 2021

Outrage over local pollution: Not an elite? Your cries don’t qualify.

Immediate policy changes due to public outrage over health and the ill-effects of pollution are seen only because it is the rich who raise these issue

Akhilesh Sati | Lydia Powell | Vinod Kumar Tomar
Impact of gender reservation in Indian Urban Local Bodies
Domestic Politics and Governance | Development | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Oct 02, 2021

Impact of gender reservation in Indian Urban Local Bodies

There is a need to move beyond empowerment towards improving the ability of urban women to join and remain in the workforce

Ramanath Jha
ভারতীয় যুব সমাজের চোখে প্রতিবেশী দেশগুলির গুরুত্ব
Neighbourhood
Sep 25, 2021

ভারতীয় যুব সমাজের চোখে প্রতিবেশী দেশগুলির গুরুত্ব

যাঁরা ভবিষ্যতের অতি–গুরুত্বপূর্ণ অংশীদার, সেই ভারতীয় য�

Sohini Bose | Sohini Nayak
Privatisation of Pune’s amenity spaces: Urban local bodies vs citizens
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Sep 08, 2021

Privatisation of Pune’s amenity spaces: Urban local bodies vs citizens

Ramanath Jha
Weighing the neighbourhood through the lens of India’s urban youth
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Aug 25, 2021

Weighing the neighbourhood through the lens of India’s urban youth

Sohini Bose | Sohini Nayak
Nordic countries and urban local governance architecture
International Affairs | Urbanisation
Aug 24, 2021

Nordic countries and urban local governance architecture

Ramanath Jha
Resident Welfare Association Policy of the Madhya Pradesh government
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Aug 17, 2021

Resident Welfare Association Policy of the Madhya Pradesh government

Ramanath Jha
क्या चीन की ‘नई शहरी रणनीति’ जलवायु संकट से वहां के शहरों को बचा पाएगी?
Urbanisation in India
Aug 10, 2021

क्या चीन की ‘नई शहरी रणनीति’ जलवायु संकट से वहां के शहरों को बचा पाएगी?

चीन को अपनी जलवायु योजना विस्तृत रूप से जारी करते समय और ब

Can China’s ‘new urban strategy’ save its cities from the looming climate crisis?
Urbanisation | Climate Change
Jul 21, 2021

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

China will need to be more specific in spelling out its climate plans.

Sayli UdasMankikar
Merging villages into cities: More unfunded mandate
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Jul 15, 2021

Merging villages into cities: More unfunded mandate

Ramanath Jha
Tamil Nadu is in need of an economic reboot
Indian Economy
Jul 10, 2021

Tamil Nadu is in need of an economic reboot

Sanjeev Ahluwalia
चीन में चमत्कार से भरपूर विकास की बड़ी वजह: तेज़ी से हुआ शहरीकरण और इंटिग्रेटेड सिटी प्लानिंग
International Affairs | Urbanisation in India
Jul 01, 2021

चीन में चमत्कार से भरपूर विकास की बड़ी वजह: तेज़ी से हुआ शहरीकरण और इंटिग्रेटेड सिटी प्लानिंग

चीन एक विशाल ग्रामीण आबादी वाले देश से मुख्य रूप से शहरी आ

Ramanath Jha
Improving India’s human capital by enhancing investment in the early years of children’s development
Healthcare
Jun 26, 2021

Improving India’s human capital by enhancing investment in the early years of children’s development

Shoba Suri
Catalysts for China’s miracle growth: Rapid urbanisation, integrated city planning
International Affairs | Urbanisation
May 26, 2021

Catalysts for China’s miracle growth: Rapid urbanisation, integrated city planning

Ramanath Jha
Results of Ease of Living and Municipal Performance indices
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Sustainable Development
May 11, 2021

Results of Ease of Living and Municipal Performance indices

Rumi Aijaz
Charter City development model
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India
May 03, 2021

Charter City development model

Aniket Pawar
The NCTD Act 2021: Neither here nor there
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Apr 24, 2021

The NCTD Act 2021: Neither here nor there

Ramanath Jha
Digital reforms in urban India
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Sustainable Development
Apr 06, 2021

Digital reforms in urban India

Rumi Aijaz
Master plans and ‘urban dysfunction’: An analysis
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Mar 30, 2021

Master plans and ‘urban dysfunction’: An analysis

At the current rate of urbanisation, India would have taken two and a half centuries to urbanise to the current US levels, as against two centuries fo

Ramanath Jha
The changing nature of crowds and their management in Indian metros
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Mar 19, 2021

The changing nature of crowds and their management in Indian metros

India’s increasing urban population is getting concentrated in its large cities.

Ramanath Jha
Right to the city: Urban mobility for women empowerment in the decade of action
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Transportation
Mar 08, 2021

Right to the city: Urban mobility for women empowerment in the decade of action

Improved mobility not only broadens women’s economic and social opportunities, but also plays an important role in curbing urban congestion and envi

Shruti Jain
Mapping her world: The future of gender-sensitive urban designing
Gender | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Transportation
Mar 08, 2021

Mapping her world: The future of gender-sensitive urban designing

Women have particular reproductive, safety, and biological needs that urban designing must cater to in order to make the entire cityscape more accessi

Aditi Ratho
National budget 2021-2022 and urban local bodies
Privacy & Data Protection
Mar 05, 2021

National budget 2021-2022 and urban local bodies

The budget has made some enhanced provisions for the physical and social infrastructure of cities. These will directly contribute to the expansion and

Ramanath Jha
नई शहरी केंद्रियता का निर्माण: समय आ गया है कि मुंबई में ‘नवी-नवी मुंबई’ के विकास के काम में तेज़ी आये
Urbanisation in India
Mar 04, 2021

नई शहरी केंद्रियता का निर्माण: समय आ गया है कि मुंबई में ‘नवी-नवी मुंबई’ के विकास के काम में तेज़ी आये

पूर्वी और पश्चिमी सभ्यता में संभावित टकराव की स्थिति के �

नई शहरी केंद्रियता का निर्माण: समय आ गया है कि मुंबई में ‘नवी-नवी मुंबई’ के विकास के काम में तेज़ी आये
Urbanisation in India
Mar 04, 2021

नई शहरी केंद्रियता का निर्माण: समय आ गया है कि मुंबई में ‘नवी-नवी मुंबई’ के विकास के काम में तेज़ी आये

पूर्वी और पश्चिमी सभ्यता में संभावित टकराव की स्थिति के �

The Distracted City: Increasing distress by deviating from the ordained path
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Feb 23, 2021

The Distracted City: Increasing distress by deviating from the ordained path

The Indian municipal financial pie is woefully narrow, and a large unfunded mandate is the city’s sad fate.

Ramanath Jha
महिलाओं के लिए शहर: लिंग आधारित अर्बन प्लानिंग और डिज़ाइन का मूल्यांकन
GENDER ISSUES | Urbanisation
Feb 22, 2021

महिलाओं के लिए शहर: लिंग आधारित अर्बन प्लानिंग और डिज़ाइन का मूल्यांकन

लिंग आधारित योजनाएं शहरों के नकारात्मक प्रभावों को कम कर

Aditi Ratho
साल 2021 के शहरी ऐजेंडा में गैर-मोटर चालित वाहनों को मिले प्राथमिकता
Urbanisation in India
Feb 20, 2021

साल 2021 के शहरी ऐजेंडा में गैर-मोटर चालित वाहनों को मिले प्राथमिकता

महामारी के चलते दुनिया जिस गति से न्यू नॉर्मल से निपटने म�

Dhaval Desai
Budget 2021 — What is there for the cities?
Indian Economy | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Feb 17, 2021

Budget 2021 — What is there for the cities?

Direct budgetary support for urban sector schemes do not show any appreciable increase.

Tathagata Chatterji
Refusing setbacks to equity and resiliency in post-COVID-19 cities
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Transportation
Jan 30, 2021

Refusing setbacks to equity and resiliency in post-COVID-19 cities

As cities emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, they cannot afford a setback in the struggle to build more equitable and resilient urban areas. They must

Elizabeth Hessek
शहरों की हो नई परिकल्पना, शहरी नीति निर्माण पर पुनर्विचार – फिर निर्धारित करें नए लक्ष्य
Urbanisation in India
Jan 29, 2021

शहरों की हो नई परिकल्पना, शहरी नीति निर्माण पर पुनर्विचार – फिर निर्धारित करें नए लक्ष्य

शहरी मामलों की मामूली जानकारी रखने वालों के लिए भी, सबसे ब

Smruti Koppikar
लचीले व टिकाऊ शहरों की ओर: डिजिटल तकनीक का उपयोग और वैश्विक शहरी गठजोड़
Urbanisation in India
Jan 29, 2021

लचीले व टिकाऊ शहरों की ओर: डिजिटल तकनीक का उपयोग और वैश्विक शहरी गठजोड़

कोविड-19 की महामारी की स्थिति के बीच सबसे बड़ी वास्तविकता �

Andre Kwok
Placing women at the centre of building resilient and inclusive cities
Gender | Climate Change
Jan 29, 2021

Placing women at the centre of building resilient and inclusive cities

Marginalised sections of the urban population, particularly women, are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and extreme climate ch

| Shruti Jain
Reimagine cities, rethink urban policymaking, realign its purpose
Urbanisation
Jan 28, 2021

Reimagine cities, rethink urban policymaking, realign its purpose

It is about recognising that while cities offer economic opportunities to millions, they come with poor and overcrowded housing, lack of safe water an

| Smruti Koppikar
Building resilient cities: Getting the budget math right
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Jan 27, 2021

Building resilient cities: Getting the budget math right

Improving the fiscal state of cities will need a holistic push from all tiers of the government.

| Sayli UdasMankikar
वर्ष 2021 में भारत में शहरीकरण की रूपरेखा
Urbanisation in India
Jan 16, 2021

वर्ष 2021 में भारत में शहरीकरण की रूपरेखा

Rumi Aijaz
शहरों की ग़रीबी और गांवों में व्याप्त निर्धनता किस तरह से अलग हैं?
Urbanisation in India
Jan 14, 2021

शहरों की ग़रीबी और गांवों में व्याप्त निर्धनता किस तरह से अलग हैं?

निर्धनता से जुड़ी सरकारी नीतियों का ज़ोर ग्रामीण भारत पर

Ramanath Jha
‘शहरीकरण की प्रक्रिया में महिलाएं नज़रअंदाज़ न हो: शहरी प्रशासन अपनाएं नए तौर-तरीके’
Urbanisation in India
Jan 06, 2021

‘शहरीकरण की प्रक्रिया में महिलाएं नज़रअंदाज़ न हो: शहरी प्रशासन अपनाएं नए तौर-तरीके’

भारतीय शहरों को महिलाओं की ज़रुरतों पर विशेष ध्यान देने क�

Managing India’s urban transition in 2021
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Jan 04, 2021

Managing India’s urban transition in 2021

In 2021, India’s imperatives include uplifting the lives of marginalised populations, creating mechanisms for people’s participation in civic affa

Rumi Aijaz
जलवायु में बेहतरी की ओर: शहरी भारत में स्वच्छ आवागमन की पहल का अर्थ
Sustainable Development
Dec 23, 2020

जलवायु में बेहतरी की ओर: शहरी भारत में स्वच्छ आवागमन की पहल का अर्थ

शहरों में गाड़ियों के चलने से ग्रीनहाउस गैस का उत्सर्जन �

Creating new urban centralities: The way ahead for Mumbai in 2021
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Dec 22, 2020

Creating new urban centralities: The way ahead for Mumbai in 2021

Mumbai must spearhead the positioning of India as the third economic superpower, in between the forecasted East/West civilisation confrontation.

Are megacities the best option for the future?
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Dec 22, 2020

Are megacities the best option for the future?

While megacities generate mega economy, they hurtle down the hill on almost all benchmarks of livability — a way must reverse this trend.

Ramanath Jha
The cultural resilience factor in planning future cities
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Dec 22, 2020

The cultural resilience factor in planning future cities

In the global urban context, cultural identity is becoming increasingly synonymous with the nature of prevalent collective activities.

Decarbonising Cities: The 2021 post-pandemic resilience mantra
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Dec 22, 2020

Decarbonising Cities: The 2021 post-pandemic resilience mantra

Creating low carbon cities calls for a paradigm shift in government policies related to the built environment, particularly pertaining to land use, ho

Sayli UdasMankikar
Cities for Women: Taking stock of gender-sensitive urban planning and design
Gender | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Dec 22, 2020

Cities for Women: Taking stock of gender-sensitive urban planning and design

Gender-sensitive planning will help mitigate adverse and unequal impacts — and build resilience.

Aditi Ratho
Non-motorised transport should top the global urban agenda in 2021
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Transportation
Dec 22, 2020

Non-motorised transport should top the global urban agenda in 2021

As the world grapples with the new normal, public transport and mass mobility are poised to undergo a transformative change.

Dhaval Desai
Creating ‘doughnut’ cities for resilience in 2021
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Sustainable Development
Dec 22, 2020

Creating ‘doughnut’ cities for resilience in 2021

The transition towards circular urban economies in India needs policy frameworks that allow the development of skills and the inclusion of informal wo

Shruti Jain
Are vertical forests a solution to Mumbai’s climate problem?
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Climate Change
Dec 18, 2020

Are vertical forests a solution to Mumbai’s climate problem?

Vertical forests are a way of urban reforestation and are key towards allowing humans and various other species to coexist.

The impact of Gandhi on post-Independence treatment of cities
Domestic Politics and Governance | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation
Dec 05, 2020

The impact of Gandhi on post-Independence treatment of cities

Ramanath Jha