ahmedabad’s ₹17,018 crore gambit: a budget built for commonwealth glory & making city saif
Ahmedabad, February 4, 2026 – The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has unveiled its most ambitious budget yet—a staggering ₹17,018 crore proposal for fiscal year 2026-27 that positions the city squarely on the path to hosting the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030. With capital expenditure reaching ₹9,868 crore and revenue expenditure at ₹7,150 crore, this budget represents AMC's boldest infrastructure transformation agenda yet—one built around the Vision of a "Sustainable, Adaptive, Inclusive, and Futuristic (SAIF)" global city. The Commonwealth Effect The 2030 Commonwealth Games are the driving force behind this budgetary transformation. A dedicated Commonwealth Readiness...
Ahmedabad Reflects on “Lost Talents” at World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) 2025 Organnized at CEE.
Ahmedabad observed the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) 2025 with a clear message: road crashes continue...
Pedaling Towards Progress: The 2025 Copenhagenize Index Reveals Global Cycling Divide
The bicycle, once dismissed as a relic of simpler times, has emerged as a powerful symbol of urban transformation in...
Every 3 Minutes, India Loses a Life on Its Roads: Can a 50% Reduction by 2030 Be Achieved for Road Safety?
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Hydrogen Railways: The Road Ahead in Costs, Challenges, and the Future of Clean Transport
The technology is proven. The vision is bold. Germany has shown it works, and India has charted an innovative path...
The Sonepat-Jind Pioneers India’s Hydrogen Train Story
In Part 1, we explored how Germany pioneered the hydrogen train and how this technology spread globally. Now, let's bring...
The Hydrogen Railway Revolution Begins: Germany’s Turquoise Dream Goes Global
Ever wondered what the future of train travel looks like? Picture this: a sleek train gliding through the countryside, powered...
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...
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...
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...
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...
