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भारतीय शहरांमध्ये एकात्मिक आणि शाश्वत मल्टिमोडल ट्रान्सपोर्ट सिस्टमची गरज
Nov 04, 2024

भारतीय शहरांमध्ये एकात्मिक आणि शाश्वत मल्टिमोडल ट्रान्सपोर्ट सिस्टमची गरज

एकात्मिक आणि शाश्वत मल्टीमॉडल वाहतूक व्यवस्था तयार करण�

The role of the central government in strengthening urban local self-governance
Oct 22, 2024

The role of the central government in strengthening urban local self-governance

The central and state governments must step up efforts at creating pathways for effective urban self-governance

The need for integrated and sustainable multimodal transport systems in Indian cities
Oct 18, 2024

The need for integrated and sustainable multimodal transport systems in Indian cities

The holistic approach is essential to overcoming the challenges associated with fragmented transport systems and building an integrated, user-centric,

Coordinated governance for equitable, net-zero urban transport
Oct 14, 2024

Coordinated governance for equitable, net-zero urban transport

While national policies provide guidelines for achieving the net-zero targets, these seldom translate into effective strategies at the local level

The Union Government of India: From the margins to the centre of urban planning
Oct 08, 2024

The Union Government of India: From the margins to the centre of urban planning

The Indian government will have to comprehensively rethink its approach and empower ULBs if India is to achieve its promise of becoming an economic po

भारतातील शहरी झोपडपट्ट्यांमध्ये मातृ मृत्यू
Sep 02, 2024

भारतातील शहरी झोपडपट्ट्यांमध्ये मातृ मृत्यू

शहरी भागातील आव्हानांवर उपाय शोधून आणि काही धोरणे आखून भ

Urban development directions in the 2024-25 Budget
Aug 29, 2024

Urban development directions in the 2024-25 Budget

With policy and budgetary support from the central government, many development projects and governance initiatives have been successful in dealing wi

Avian flu alert: Understanding the circulating influenza virus H5N1's threat
Aug 17, 2024

Avian flu alert: Understanding the circulating influenza virus H5N1's threat

Although the current public health threat posed by the avian flu is low due, the virus’s genetic changes and cross-species infections raise concerns

Maternal mortality in India’s urban slums
Aug 17, 2024

Maternal mortality in India’s urban slums

By adopting certain strategies and addressing the multidimensional challenges in urban areas, India can reduce MMR and develop equitable maternal heal

शहरांमधील पाळत ठेवणाऱ्या कॅमेऱ्यांमुळे गोपनीयतेला धोका?
Jun 13, 2024

शहरांमधील पाळत ठेवणाऱ्या कॅमेऱ्यांमुळे गोपनीयतेला धोका?

पाळत ठेवण्याच्या तंत्रज्ञानाचे सकारात्मक परिणाम दिसत अ

Surveillance cameras in cities: A threat to privacy?
Jun 03, 2024

Surveillance cameras in cities: A threat to privacy?

Although there are positive results of surveillance technology, questions regarding the invasion of privacy are being raised.

शहरी स्वच्छता राखण्यासाठी आवश्यक बाबी
Apr 04, 2024

शहरी स्वच्छता राखण्यासाठी आवश्यक बाबी

महानगरपालिकांच्या व्यवस्थापकीय, आर्थिक आणि तांत्रिक क्

Requirements for maintaining urban sanitation
Mar 27, 2024

Requirements for maintaining urban sanitation

Sanitation challenges will continue to persist in urban centres until there is an expansion in the managerial, financial, and technological capacities

Through the looking-glass: Towards a citizen-centric urban metaverse
Nov 14, 2023

Through the looking-glass: Towards a citizen-centric urban metaverse

In embracing the metaverse, data-driven smart cities can unlock transformative possibilities for urban life quality for building new planning models

Technology for urban planning: Prospects of ‘Open Building’
Oct 06, 2023

Technology for urban planning: Prospects of ‘Open Building’

While Open Building holds positive emancipatory potential for urban governance, the adverse impact of technology in an urban space must be kept in min

Union Budget 2023-24: Allocations for India’s urban sector
Mar 15, 2023

Union Budget 2023-24: Allocations for India’s urban sector

The highest allocations being given to the housing and transport sectors indicates that the government’s priority during 2023-24 is to provide shelt

Erecting townships around new roads
Sep 30, 2022

Erecting townships around new roads

Given that migration into cities is expected to increase significantly shortly, the prospect of building new habitats must be looked at more closely.

Participatory planning: The catalyst for building sustainable cities
Jul 06, 2022

Participatory planning: The catalyst for building sustainable cities

India can emulate other global models by including all the stakeholders in the decision-making process to develop resilient urban cities.

शहरों में केंद्र और राज्य सरकार की संपत्तियों का अजीबोगरीब मामला
Jun 14, 2022

शहरों में केंद्र और राज्य सरकार की संपत्तियों का अजीबोगरीब मामला

अगर शहरी स्थानीय निकायों (यूएलबी) को सरकार के द्वारा जारी

2022—The year to redefine cities as first tiers of urban governance
Jan 08, 2022

2022—The year to redefine cities as first tiers of urban governance

A holistic restructuring of federal, systemic, and financial governance is required to empower our city governments

Budget 2021 — What is there for the cities?
Feb 17, 2021

Budget 2021 — What is there for the cities?

Direct budgetary support for urban sector schemes do not show any appreciable increase.

Towards resilient cities: Harnessing digital services and creating global city alliances
Jan 28, 2021

Towards resilient cities: Harnessing digital services and creating global city alliances

What can cities do to ensure progress and prosperity for all?

Building resilient cities: Getting the budget math right
Jan 27, 2021

Building resilient cities: Getting the budget math right

Improving the fiscal state of cities will need a holistic push from all tiers of the government.

Non-motorised transport should top the global urban agenda in 2021
Dec 22, 2020

Non-motorised transport should top the global urban agenda in 2021

As the world grapples with the new normal, public transport and mass mobility are poised to undergo a transformative change.

Smart cities and GIS: Taking it beyond the pandemic
Sep 16, 2020

Smart cities and GIS: Taking it beyond the pandemic

The preparation of informative thematic maps and their integration with city portals can enhance public participation and communication.

Urban Affairs in the Pandemic Era
Aug 25, 2020

Urban Affairs in the Pandemic Era

In the month of August this year, India has recorded about 60,000 to 70,000 Covid-19 positive cases every day, and the total number of cases has cross

A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities
Jun 18, 2020

A fixed annual statutory fund could be the answer to cash strapped cities

The pandemic has highlighted both the increasing significance of cities in the larger national governance ecosystem as also exposed their vulnerabilit

Smart city making in India: Union budget 2020 and the way forward
Mar 04, 2020

Smart city making in India: Union budget 2020 and the way forward

The commitment towards local economic development, sustainable development, ease of living, etc. must be showcased by inviting reputed countries of th

Assessing Modi government’s decisions
Sep 10, 2019

Assessing Modi government’s decisions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be assessed by the success or failure of his major decisions that have been taken since he assumed power in May 2014

India’s urban reality
Sep 09, 2019

India’s urban reality

Unless India takes up urban planning with the seriousness it deserves, the future of some of the mega projects of the incumbent government such as the

Where does India stand in the road to energy efficiency?
Sep 13, 2018

Where does India stand in the road to energy efficiency?

With the current government’s plan to build 100 smart cities in India, buildings sector in India has a huge potential to achieve enhanced efficiency

Unclogging city traffic: Lessons from Moscow
Apr 01, 2017

Unclogging city traffic: Lessons from Moscow

As India tries to achieve the goal of making smart cities that offer smart mobility, valuable lessons can be learned from existing practices.

Smart Cities: How serious is the Modi Govt?
Mar 21, 2015

Smart Cities: How serious is the Modi Govt?

Building one hundred smart cities, towns or townships will not change India's urban landscape much. India needs an overall smart, well-discussed, thought-out, and lastly effective and efficiently implemented urban development strategy in a holistic urban policy framework. Now is the time to shape it.

Smart cities: Where India can learn from Chinese experiences
Oct 03, 2015

Smart cities: Where India can learn from Chinese experiences

As India starts moving on its path of making its hundred odd cities 'smart', it could take a few cues from the experience of China, another developing country and India's immediate neighbour. Though in many parameters, the Chinese cities do quite well, they too have shortcomings, when looked from some indicators.

Building 100 Smart Cities in India: Issues to be addressed
Sep 23, 2015

Building 100 Smart Cities in India: Issues to be addressed

Most participants at an ORF conference on urban development and creation of 100 smart cities in India felt that creation of smart cities is an extremely challenging exercise and for this, careful planning and effective project implementation are required.

Can smart cities solve our urbanisation problems?
Aug 18, 2016

Can smart cities solve our urbanisation problems?

Are smart cities the panacea for the increasing urbanisation problems in India? Question asked the Modi government is speeding up its smart city mission.

India's Smart Cities Mission: An Assessment
Dec 28, 2015

India's Smart Cities Mission: An Assessment

In June 2015 the Modi government launched the Smart Cities Mission, a major urban development initiative designed to improve living conditions and achieve higher economic growth in 100 cities across the country. The Mission offers the State and city governments yet another opportunity to think creatively and work towards the betterment of their cities. Will India succeed in this venture, and would the future 'smart cities' be equitable and sustai

India’s Smart Cities Mission, 2015-2021: A Stocktaking
Aug 16, 2021

India’s Smart Cities Mission, 2015-2021: A Stocktaking

The Smart Cities Mission (SCM), launched in 2015, seeks to improve the quality of life in 100 cities and towns of India. Overall, its progress has been uneven, with many cities yet to achieve the desired levels of transformation. This report evaluates the first five years of the Mission, and draws lessons from its successes and failures. It discusses the physical and financial status of the projects taken up so far, and identifies the mos