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.…
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From Nagar Palika to Mahanagarpalika: Navsari’s in Gujarat New Sustainability Mobility Ambition
Tucked between the Purna River and the emerging industrial corridors of South Gujarat, Navsari has long been a city overshadowed by its…
Unlocking India’s Digital Transformation: UPYOG’s Promise for Inclusive, Sustainable, and Efficient Governance
As digital transformation and innovation continue to reshape public services and governments, the future holds great promise for a more connected and empowered society.
Reimaging A World Where All Children Can ‘Play’: The Adda Experiment
Children and playground complement each other. However, a majority of children in India never get an opportunity to play in a safe environment…
Public Health: a Far Cry for Rural India During COVID19
Maya (name changed) a contractual labourer serving a family of four, travels more than five miles each day, sometimes in a local…
Libraries as Community Spaces: My Love Story with the Indian Institute of World Culture
In the words of Neil Gaiman, I believe that the future depends on libraries. This conviction comes from the fact that everything…
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, severe congestion,…
Urban Planning in India Need ‘Rethinking’ & ‘Retrofitting’ in Covid19
COVID19 has come in our lives as a blizzard unaware. In the last six months of the year 2020, we have seen…
The End of Megacities as We Know in COVID 19
From Rome to Pataliputra, cities have been engines of economic growth for ages. However, over the last couple of centuries, we’ve seen…
Indian Cities Struggle to Preserve Wetlands to Fight Urban Flooding
India’s biggest challenge in front of its growth is the impact of climate change on its populace. The country has seen unprecedented…