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Assessing Co-benefits from Metro Rail in India: Industrialisation and Land Value Capture Financing
Jan 06, 2023

Assessing Co-benefits from Metro Rail in India: Industrialisation and Land Value Capture Financing

The report examines India's urbanization, highlighting rapid population growth, metro rail expansion, sustainable transport policies, and financing challenges, while assessing efforts in localization and revenue enhancement for metro systems.

Urbanisation in China: Challenges and the Way Ahead
Aug 23, 2023

Urbanisation in China: Challenges and the Way Ahead

Urbanisation in China is taking place at an unprecedented level and is set to continue over the next decade. This is likely to present many challenges not just for policy makers but for the economy and society as well. This Paper tries and understands the ongoing process of urbanization, the impacts produced and the way that lies ahead.

भारतीय शहरांमधील सर्वसमावेशक गतिशीलता योजनांमधील त्रुटी दूर करणे
Mar 19, 2024

भारतीय शहरांमधील सर्वसमावेशक गतिशीलता योजनांमधील त्रुटी दूर करणे

शहरांच्या वाढीच्या पार्श्वभूमीवर शहरांसाठी सर्वाधिक अनुकूल, किफायतशीर आणि प्रभावी वेगवान सार्वजनिक वाहतूक व्यवस्था असणे अत्यंत गरजेचे बनले आहे.

Improving urban freight transport
Jun 17, 2024

Improving urban freight transport

Given the national economic significance of freight efficiency in cities and the prospects of greater urbanisation, the government should provide financial support to cities.

शहरीकरण की योजनाओं में शहरी बस्तियों की अनदेखी: स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था पर असर
Jul 30, 2020

शहरीकरण की योजनाओं में शहरी बस्तियों की अनदेखी: स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था पर असर

किसी भी शहर में बीमारियों पर स्थायी तौर पर क़ाबू पाने के लिए, उसके बाशिंदों की सेहत को शहरी विकास का एक महत्वपूर्ण विषय बनाना ज़रूरी है.

Overcoming inconsistencies in comprehensive mobility plans of Indian cities
Feb 27, 2024

Overcoming inconsistencies in comprehensive mobility plans of Indian cities

Amidst urban growth, equipping cities with the most optimal, cost-efficient, and effective mass rapid transport systems is imperative

The State of Cities: Comparing India and China’s Urban Trajectories
Oct 21, 2025

The State of Cities: Comparing India and China’s Urban Trajectories

China’s centralised urban strategy has propelled its cities ahead, while India’s fragmented governance continues to slow its urban transformation.

Urban Congestion and Resilience in Mountain Cities
Aug 08, 2025

Urban Congestion and Resilience in Mountain Cities

As mountain cities grapple with congestion, climate risks, and eco-sensitive geographies, conventional mobility solutions often prove inadequate. There is an urgent need for innovative, context-sensitive strategies to build equitable and ecologically resilient transport systems.

उत्तरकाशी हादरलं: पर्वतीय शहरांसाठी हव्या शाश्वत उपाययोजना
Aug 11, 2025

उत्तरकाशी हादरलं: पर्वतीय शहरांसाठी हव्या शाश्वत उपाययोजना

पर्वतांमध्ये वसलेल्या शहरांमध्ये वाढणारी गर्दी, हवामानाशी निगडीत धोके आणि पर्यावरण-संवेदनशील भौगोलिक परिस्थितीशी जुळवून घेण्यातील रस्सीखेच यामुळे या प्रदेशावर मोठा

Water Valuation and Pricing in India: Imperatives for Sustainable Water Governance
Dec 02, 2023

Water Valuation and Pricing in India: Imperatives for Sustainable Water Governance

This paper highlights the importance of water valuation and pricing for sustainable and efficient water allocation and management in India. An efficient water-pricing mechanism could be a tool to address the impending crisis of water scarcity, which necessitates a robust, objective, and holistic valuation technique. Every unit of water consumed for economic purposes has an ecological footprint, and this opportunity cost or externality factor need