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Floating Cities: Promise and Peril of Seaward Urban Expansion
Nov 18, 2025

Floating Cities: Promise and Peril of Seaward Urban Expansion

Floating cities are emerging as ambitious responses to rising seas and urban pressures, but their future depends on whether they can overcome formidab

Anchoring Climate Ambition in the Ocean: Lessons from COP30
Nov 15, 2025

Anchoring Climate Ambition in the Ocean: Lessons from COP30

Anchoring climate ambition in the ocean is essential to limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and to safeguarding vulnerable c

Reimagining Climate Leadership: A New Architecture for Global Development Cooperation
Nov 12, 2025

Reimagining Climate Leadership: A New Architecture for Global Development Cooperation

To make the Implementation COP effective, climate finance must shift from fragmented pledges to predictable, equitable flows reaching cities and commu

शहरीकरणाची किंमत: प्रदूषण, ताण आणि वाढत्या ‘ऑटोइम्यून’ रोगांचा धोका
Nov 11, 2025

शहरीकरणाची किंमत: प्रदूषण, ताण आणि वाढत्या ‘ऑटोइम्यून’ रोगांचा धोका

भारत झपाट्याने शहरीकरणाच्या मार्गावर असताना, प्रदूषण, त�

भारतीय शहरांतील रस्त्यांसाठी जमीन वाटप: वास्तव आणि उणीवा
Nov 07, 2025

भारतीय शहरांतील रस्त्यांसाठी जमीन वाटप: वास्तव आणि उणीवा

भारतीय शहरांमधील रस्ते फक्त वाहनांची वाहतूकच करत नाहीत,

गुरुग्रामचा पूरधडा: आधुनिक शहरांना निसर्गाभिमुख शहरी नियोजनाची हाक
Nov 07, 2025

गुरुग्रामचा पूरधडा: आधुनिक शहरांना निसर्गाभिमुख शहरी नियोजनाची हाक

गुरुग्रामच्या पूरसंकटाने दाखवून दिले आहे की भारताच्या �

वाहतूक अडखळली, शहरं दमली: ओपन डेटा ठरू शकतो गेम-चेंजर
Nov 05, 2025

वाहतूक अडखळली, शहरं दमली: ओपन डेटा ठरू शकतो गेम-चेंजर

भारताची शहरी वाहतूक व्यवस्था ठप्प आणि अप्रभावी झाली आहे.

ডিএসআর-এর নগর সীমান্ত: চিনের স্মার্ট সিটি কৌশল
Oct 31, 2025

ডিএসআর-এর নগর সীমান্ত: চিনের স্মার্ট সিটি কৌশল

চিনের ডিজিটাল সিল্ক রোড স্মার্ট সিটি প্রকল্পগুলি প্রযু�

ये शहर नहीं आसान...बीमारी का जाल है, हर दिन लड़ना है
Oct 22, 2025

ये शहर नहीं आसान...बीमारी का जाल है, हर दिन लड़ना है

दुनियाभर में ऑटोइम्यून रोग तेजी से बढ़ती स्वास्थ्य समस्�

भारत बनाम चीन: शहरीकरण की दौड़ में कौन आगे?
Oct 22, 2025

भारत बनाम चीन: शहरीकरण की दौड़ में कौन आगे?

1950 में भारत ने शहरी विकास की दौड़ चीन से आगे शुरू की थी लेकि

Cities, Lifestyles, and Autoimmunity: Policy Considerations for India
Oct 21, 2025

Cities, Lifestyles, and Autoimmunity: Policy Considerations for India

As India urbanises, pollution, stress, and processed diets are fuelling autoimmune diseases—demanding policy that links city design to health.

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.

Blue Cities Rising: Rethinking Maritime Power in the Global South
Oct 17, 2025

Blue Cities Rising: Rethinking Maritime Power in the Global South

Maritime cities in the Global South must evolve from traditional ports into financial and digital hubs to drive equitable global trade and economic re

Enhancing Urban Mobility with Open Data and Open Networks
Oct 13, 2025

Enhancing Urban Mobility with Open Data and Open Networks

India’s urban transport is gridlocked and inefficient. Open data and open networks could revolutionise mobility, efficiency, and commuter convenienc

Port Cities: Cornerstones of a New Global Paradigm in Clean Energy Trade
Oct 10, 2025

Port Cities: Cornerstones of a New Global Paradigm in Clean Energy Trade

Port cities are emerging as global leaders in the clean energy transition, transforming maritime trade through decarbonisation, innovation, and cross-

Gurugram Floods Underscore the Case for Traditional Planning
Oct 09, 2025

Gurugram Floods Underscore the Case for Traditional Planning

Gurugram’s flooding crisis underscores how India’s cities must move beyond cosmetic modernity and revive traditional ecological wisdom like the Pa

Air Taxis and Urban Mobility in India: Promise and Pitfalls
Oct 06, 2025

Air Taxis and Urban Mobility in India: Promise and Pitfalls

India’s air taxi ambition may find wings in global regulatory convergence, but without infrastructure, affordability, and governance reform, it risk

South Asia’s Angry Capitals: Youth Inclusion Must Shape Urban Policy
Sep 24, 2025

South Asia’s Angry Capitals: Youth Inclusion Must Shape Urban Policy

From Kathmandu to Dhaka, South Asia’s cities simmer with youthful frustration—urban policy must include young people or risk crises in the region�

शहरातील कबुतरांचा धोका: करुणा की फुफ्फुसांचे संकट?
Sep 23, 2025

शहरातील कबुतरांचा धोका: करुणा की फुफ्फुसांचे संकट?

जसजशी कबुतरांची संख्या वाढते, तसतसे फुफ्फुसाचे रक्षण कर�

Land Allocation for Roads in Indian Cities
Sep 19, 2025

Land Allocation for Roads in Indian Cities

Indian city roads carry far more than traffic—yet low land allocation leaves them overburdened, chaotic, and central to urban dysfunction.

Urban Health and Law in the Pigeonopolis
Aug 27, 2025

Urban Health and Law in the Pigeonopolis

As pigeon numbers swell, cities must protect lungs and landmarks by aligning faith-aware outreach with evidence-led control and public health surveill

पहाड़ी शहरों की मजबूती का आधार: जलस्रोत और सामुदायिक साझेदारी
Aug 25, 2025

पहाड़ी शहरों की मजबूती का आधार: जलस्रोत और सामुदायिक साझेदारी

प्राकृतिक स्रोत आवश्यक तो हैं. लेकिन, पहाड़ी इलाक़ों के श�

Urban–Agricultural Water Conflicts: Mitigation in the Age of Climate Change
Aug 25, 2025

Urban–Agricultural Water Conflicts: Mitigation in the Age of Climate Change

With climate change straining shared water reserves, India’s cities and farms are on a collision course unless conservation, reuse, and technology d

Adapting to Extremes: Water Resilience for Indian Cities
Aug 25, 2025

Adapting to Extremes: Water Resilience for Indian Cities

As climate-driven extreme events are on the rise, Indian cities must adopt sustainable and adaptive water management to tackle them

The Cost of Leakage: How Water Losses Fuel Unsustainable Choices
Aug 24, 2025

The Cost of Leakage: How Water Losses Fuel Unsustainable Choices

High water losses are widening the supply gap, forcing costly and unsustainable fixes across Global South cities.

Hydro-Social Commons: Springs for Resilient Mountain Cities
Aug 24, 2025

Hydro-Social Commons: Springs for Resilient Mountain Cities

Natural Springs are essential but neglected lifelines for urban water security in mountain cities. Reimagining them as urban water commons offers a pa

At the Water’s Edge: Shaping Inclusive Coastal Urban Futures
Aug 24, 2025

At the Water’s Edge: Shaping Inclusive Coastal Urban Futures

As climate change intensifies risks along the world’s coastlines, inclusive approaches to water governance and the blue economy are essential for bu

Walkable Cities and India’s Urban Future
Aug 12, 2025

Walkable Cities and India’s Urban Future

Walkable cities can tackle India’s health, climate, and equity crises—making active, inclusive mobility central to its urban future

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

उत्तरकाशी हादरलं: पर्वतीय शहरांसाठी हव्या शाश्वत उपाययोजना

पर्वतांमध्ये वसलेल्या शहरांमध्ये वाढणारी गर्दी, हवामान

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. Ther

चीन की स्मार्ट सिटी रणनीति और DSR का शहरी प्रयोजन
Aug 04, 2025

चीन की स्मार्ट सिटी रणनीति और DSR का शहरी प्रयोजन

चीन के डिजिटल सिल्क रोड (DSR) स्मार्ट सिटी प्रोजेक्ट प्रौद्�

The DSR’s Urban Frontiers: China’s Smart Cities Strategy
Jul 23, 2025

The DSR’s Urban Frontiers: China’s Smart Cities Strategy

China’s Digital Silk Road smart city projects are advancing tech exports, deepening dependencies, and reshaping digital governance in the Indo-Pacif

Beyond Evictions: Integrating Street Vendors into Walkable Urbanism
Jul 21, 2025

Beyond Evictions: Integrating Street Vendors into Walkable Urbanism

As Indian cities pursue walkable urbanism under the SDG framework, they must integrate, rather than exclude, street vendors, whose livelihoods and con

Fixing the Foundations: Reforming Urban Governance in India
Jun 17, 2025

Fixing the Foundations: Reforming Urban Governance in India

As India’s cities strain under the pressures of rapid urbanisation, meaningful governance reform, rooted in data, accountability, and community enga

टिकाऊ शहरों का निर्माण: खाद्य अपशिष्टों (फूड वेस्ट) में कमी लाने के लिए जरूरी रणनीति!
Jun 14, 2025

टिकाऊ शहरों का निर्माण: खाद्य अपशिष्टों (फूड वेस्ट) में कमी लाने के लिए जरूरी रणनीति!

जिस प्रकार से शहरें, खपत एवं कचरों का केंद्र बन रही है, ऐस�

Cash for Trash: Can Urban India Monetise Waste for Sustainable Development?
Jun 05, 2025

Cash for Trash: Can Urban India Monetise Waste for Sustainable Development?

Can India’s cities turn their mounting plastic waste into a circular economy success story through markets, technology, and global partnerships?

Building Sustainable Cities: Strategies for Food Waste Reduction
Jun 04, 2025

Building Sustainable Cities: Strategies for Food Waste Reduction

As cities grow into the epicentres of consumption and waste, reducing urban food waste through targeted policies, technology, and community action is

China’s Massive Local Government Debt: Lessons for Indian ULBs
Jun 03, 2025

China’s Massive Local Government Debt: Lessons for Indian ULBs

China’s ULB debt crisis reveals what Indian cities must avoid while building infrastructure and chasing growth.

Plastic Waste and Urban Governance: Global and Indian Lessons
Jun 03, 2025

Plastic Waste and Urban Governance: Global and Indian Lessons

Effective plastic waste management hinges on strong municipal governance—global and Indian cities show both inspiring models and critical gaps.

Plastic in the Urban Veins: Towards Circular and Climate-Resilient Cities
Jun 03, 2025

Plastic in the Urban Veins: Towards Circular and Climate-Resilient Cities

Despite growing policy focus, India’s urban response to plastic waste remains fragmented and reactive. A systemic shift toward circular cities is es

20 सालों के बाद भी जनकेंद्रित यातायात की राह में बाधा बनी हुई है NUTP
May 27, 2025

20 सालों के बाद भी जनकेंद्रित यातायात की राह में बाधा बनी हुई है NUTP

भारत में राष्ट्रीय शहरी परिवहन नीति (नेशनल अर्बन ट्रांसप

Two Decades On, the NUTP Remains a Roadblock to People-Centric Mobility
May 23, 2025

Two Decades On, the NUTP Remains a Roadblock to People-Centric Mobility

Two decades after the National Urban Transport Policy came into effect, Indian cities continue to prioritise infrastructure for private vehicles—at

ड्रोन युद्धाची नवी लढाई: 'ऑपरेशन सिंदूर'ने बदलले भारत-पाक समीकरण
May 22, 2025

ड्रोन युद्धाची नवी लढाई: 'ऑपरेशन सिंदूर'ने बदलले भारत-पाक समीकरण

गेल्या आठवड्यात 6 ते 10 मे 2025 दरम्यान, पहलगाममधील दहशतवादी ह

ड्रोन युद्ध: भारत - पाकिस्तान की रणनीति और क्षमताओं पर एक नज़र
May 21, 2025

ड्रोन युद्ध: भारत - पाकिस्तान की रणनीति और क्षमताओं पर एक नज़र

हाल ही में भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच छिड़ा हवाई युद्ध दक्ष�

Drone Warfare: Contrasting India-Pakistan Tactics and Capacities
May 17, 2025

Drone Warfare: Contrasting India-Pakistan Tactics and Capacities

The India–Pakistan aerial clash marked South Asia’s first major drone war—a sign of what's to come.

Pandemic Accord: Stage Sets for Critical Negotiations
May 04, 2025

Pandemic Accord: Stage Sets for Critical Negotiations

As the draft Pandemic Accord talks wrap up, vague equity measures, weak obligations, and postponed benefit-sharing terms hint at critical pending nego

India’s Children at Risk: Climate Change Is Deepening Education Inequities
Apr 25, 2025

India’s Children at Risk: Climate Change Is Deepening Education Inequities

As heatwaves scorch classrooms, floods wash away infrastructure, and smog chokes our cities, climate change is no longer a future threat but a frequen