Urban Voices
Urban Voices is a news and views platform dedicated to “cities for people”. Urban Voices raises issues, amplifies the voices and documents best practices on urban issues at local, state and national levels. The platform is dedicated to urban art to culture, mobility to design, transport to sanitation, planning to governance, and innovations to urban management initiatives.
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Urban Flooding in Gujarat: The Disappearing Lakes Behind the Crisis
Ahmedabad: A Haat in Bodakdev, where a lake used to be. A paved road in Mehsana that was a stream until 2010.…
Gujarat Urban Planning 2047: Does the State Have the Planners to Build the Cities It Wants?
Gujarat has declared 2025 the Year of Urban Development and aims for 70% urbanisation by 2047. But the state’s own High-Level Committee…
PM Modi Wants You on a Public Bus. But Where Are the Public Buses?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Indians to do something deceptively simple - take the bus. He urged people in metro cities to ditch private cars, carpool when they must drive, and embrace electric vehicles.
Cityflo’s Cofounder Has a Pitch for HR Leaders: An Employee Perk That Costs Less Than a Gym Membership
Mumbai, May 18, 2026: As geopolitical tremors push companies to rethink fuel use, work-from-home norms, and employee mobility, Cityflo cofounder Sankalp Kelshikar…
Gujarat’s GCCI Sustainability Summit 2026 Turns Carbon Emissions Into a Live Scorecard for Business Events
Ahmedabad, May 15, 2026: What if every cup of coffee, every air-conditioned conference hall, and every kilometre travelled to an event instantly…
GCCI’s Sustainability Summit 2026 Puts Gujarat’s Green Growth Story in the Spotlight
Ahmedabad, May 15, 2026: Can Gujarat become India’s model for sustainable industrial growth? The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) believes…
GCCI Announces Gujarat Sustainability Summit 2026 in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad | May 2026: As India races toward its climate and development goals, Gujarat is preparing to put sustainability at the centre…
Ahmedabad Sets a National Benchmark: 200th Edition of ‘Happy Street’ Celebrates Child Rights and Community Ownership
Ahmedabad: On most Sunday mornings, Law Garden wakes up differently. The sound of traffic fades. In its place come laughter, music, yoga…
“AmdavadNXT” Charts the Path for Integrated Public Mobility for Commonwealth Games–Ready Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, Feb 21, 2026: Highlighting public mobility as the foundation of a Viksit Bharat, Shri Banchhanidhi Pani (IAS), Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad,…
