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world urban forum(wuf) in egypt puts local sustainability at the heart of global urban development

The World Urban Forum (WUF12), the UN's leading conference on sustainable urban development, launched today in Cairo, Egypt, drawing an...
Urban Voices November 5, 2024

assam urban knowledge hub sets new benchmark with tactical urbanism

Guwahati, Assam – In a groundbreaking urban transformation, the Assam Urban Knowledge Hub (AUKH) has successfully implemented its first pilot...
Urban Voices October 5, 2024

include children and young people’s voices when we design urban policies: experts at pre vibrant gujarat summit on ‘liveable cities of tomorrow’.

December 15, Gandhinagar: In light of rapid urbanization, it is widely acknowledged that cities will be the principal agents for...
Urban Voices December 15, 2023

degrading wetlands pose threat to ahmedabad’s ecosystem

Ahmedabad: Wetlands, often hailed as the most productive ecosystems globally, are facing a severe crisis in Ahmedabad, a commercial capital...
Urban Voices November 23, 2023

prioritise better street design over traffic fines for road safety in india

There is this whole narrative of demand for strict traffic rules and imposing stringent fine as a magic wand to...
Kumar Manish August 16, 2023

10 key features of the newly inaugurated indian parliament

In a magnificent display of architectural prowess and a testament to India's democratic evolution, the New Indian Parliament emerges as...
Urban Voices May 28, 2023

riverfront projects are new tools for urban revitalization globally

Riverfront development projects have gained significant traction worldwide, as cities strive to revitalize their waterfront areas and leverage the potential...
Kumar Manish May 27, 2023

city scripts, an annual festival, to kick off on may 20 in bengaluru

City Scripts, the annual urban writing festival, by Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), is back for its 7th edition...
Dwija Modi May 19, 2022

bengaluru introduces the first live bicyle counter in the city

Build bicycle lanes and people will cycle, a global mantra of bicycle-friendly cities from Copenhagen in Denmark to Paris in...
Kumar Manish April 27, 2022

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...
Jasmine Singh October 2, 2020