urban adda 2025: igniting conversations for a sustainable, equitable urban future
New Delhi: As India’s cities expand at an unprecedented pace, so do the challenges—and opportunities—of urban living. This June, New Delhi will host a transformative gathering of voices, perspectives, and solutions at Urban Adda 2025, a three-day conference taking place from June 3 (World Bicycle Day) to June 5 (World Environment Day) at the India Habitat Centre. Organised by the Raahgiri Foundation, in partnership with the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and GuruJal, with support from Nagarro, Urban Adda 2025 is not just another conference; it’s a dynamic blend of policy dialogue, creative expression,...
Reviving Ayodhya’s Forgotten Waterbodies: A Community Blueprint for Resilient Cities
Unlocking urban resilience starts with reactivating the oldest and most overlooked layer of infrastructure: our natural water systems. When rainwater...
No Toilets, No Creches, No Footpaths: Why Indian Cities Are Failing Mothers
“What if caregiving weren’t treated as a private problem—but a public design priority?” Every year, Mother’s Day floods our timelines...
Can Media and Social Media Influencers Save Our Cities ?
From flashy reels to primetime shouting matches, we are surrounded by stories—some true, many twisted, and most forgettable. But here’s...
The Air We Breathe: Unmasking India’s PM2.5 Crisis
A recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health delivers a grim warning—India’s deadly relationship with air pollution, specifically PM2.5,...
Where Are the Urban Planners? Why India’s Urban Future Needs a New Ecosystem
Here’s a number that should make you pause: India has just 0.23 accredited urban planners per 100,000 people. Compare that...
Do Our Urban Leaders Truly Understand the Cities They Govern?
Why are Indian cities still gasping for air—quite literally and figuratively? The cracks in city governance are no longer subtle,...
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...
