uttarakhand’s ‘green chardham yatra’ 2025: can pilgrimage and sustainability go hand-in-hand?
Every year, lakhs of devotees brave the treacherous roads, unpredictable weather, and high altitudes to visit the holy shrines of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri. Together, they form the revered Chardham Yatra, a spiritual journey deeply embedded in India’s cultural fabric. Recognizing this, the Uttarakhand government has announced the ‘Green Chardham Yatra’ campaign for 2025, a move that promises to blend faith with sustainability. But let’s face it. While the Yatra uplifts the soul, it hasn’t been too kind to the fragile Himalayan ecosystem. Overflowing crowds choked roads, and plastic waste are just some of...
The Missing Link in Urban India: Why Citizen Ownership is Critical to Reclaim Our Cities ?
For decades, conversations about India’s urban challenges have revolved around familiar culprits: poor governance, outdated infrastructure, and lack of resources....
Building Cities for Women: How Gender-Inclusive Urban Design is Transforming Public Spaces Globally
How cities are designed directly affects how people move, work, and participate in society. While most urban spaces are built...
Are Cities Designed for Only Half the Population? The Urgent Need for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning
Cities are often seen as spaces of opportunity, progress, and connectivity. But for millions of women, urban environments are riddled...
Chennai’s New Parking Policy Aims to Tackle Congestion and Promote Sustainable Mobility
Chennai is set to usher in a new era of urban mobility with the introduction of a comprehensive Parking Policy...
India’s Climate Strategy: Why Marginalized Communities Must Be at the Centre of Urban Resilience
India’s cities are expanding at breakneck speed, evolving into sprawling urban hubs that drive the nation’s economic engine. Yet, this...
Why Indian Cities Are Dismantling BRT Corridors Despite Public Transport Being Essential for Growth
A recent judgment by the Jabalpur High Court has ordered the removal of the BRT corridor in Indore, marking yet...
india’s tryst with designing pedestrian-friendly streets
Pondy Bazaar, has been Chennaites’ most sought after shopping destination for several decades, long before the large shopping malls sprung...
ahmedabad opens people friendly happy street
The two-decade-old Khau Gali, the gastronomy high-street of Ahmedabad, has returned in a new avatar as “Happy Street Ahmedabad" after...
electric buses making inroad in cities in india
The urban mobility sector in India is presently facing various challenges such as increasing private vehicle ownership, degrading air quality,...
why affordable housing in gujarat is a riddle?
When in 2012, Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) reappeared in front of the people and the media after almost a decade...
god is in the market: is city planning in india getting hijacked by free-market overtures?
In the summer of 2015, the Narendra Modi government announced the 100 Smart Cities Mission. Once the list of cities...
decoding india’s e-mobility policy & future landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little...
making walkability in vogue in india, still a far cry
In the growing urban centres of today’s world, accessibility and walkability have become one of the growing concerns. Accessibility, in...
understanding the social cost of climate-change in india
Based on the IPCC 2018 report, it is estimated if trends in climate change and land holdings in India continue...
what nations can learn from australia bushfire?
We have seen enough of what has been happening in forests of Amazon, US state of California and more significantly...
what’s in store for sustainability, corporate social responsibility and climate action in budget2020
Indian budget, Budget2020, preparation process now over and to be presented on the floor of the parliament by the Union...
