Make Pedestrian-Friendly Market Spaces, MoHUA, Govt of India
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has recommended holistic planning for pedestrian-friendly market spaces in various cities and municipal areas in…
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The Future of Urban Water Systems: Building a community-based information system in India
As our urban cities expand into sprawling agglomerations and the demand for water catering to an increasing urban population and other competing…
Four Steps of Building Trust For Inclusive-Cities to Fight COVID
All of us are highly impressed with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s leadership in steering her country through the COVID crisis.…
The Aftermath of ‘New Normal’ on Smart City Planning in India
Covid19, the noble coronavirus though only six months old, has impacted more than six million lives across the globe and has already…
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 at the…
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 of the…
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 long exile,…
Air Pollution,The Biggest Challenge for India’s health in 2020
Developed countries started recognizing Air Pollution as a threat to flora and fauna soon after the famous “London Smog: 1952”, which killed…
How Urban Poor Are Being Left Out of Climate Actions in India?
In urban areas in India, the urban poor usually are forced to settle in slums, squatters, and other informal settlements; often on land use that is not only at high risk but also that have a low potential for contestations (such as adjacent to railway tracks, or in low land areas).
Bring Paradigm Change: Vision Zero For Road Safety in India
The 31st road safety week 2020 is over. Once more, India’s dubious record on road safety was the front and centre of…