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While megacities generate mega economy, they hurtle down the hill on almost all benchmarks of livability — a way must reverse this trend.

In the long⎯term, new cities can adopt a ‘decentralised urbanisation’ approach, where stronger linkages between urban and rural areas should be

High-density urban agglomerations may be sustainable in terms of the economies of scale their populations provide. Yet, as proven by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these same urban spaces are nearly defenceless in times of unprecedented disease outbreaks. A pandemic poses many risks to the millions who live in dense megacities, whether in wealthy countries or developing ones. The sheer density of the population of these cities provides an ideal e

The megacities of India have multiplied their populations way beyond the projections arrived at by population studies undertaken by demographic expert

A global platform can be one where cities learn from each other, share best practices, discuss challenges — and seek solutions together.

It is abundantly clear that India’s urbanisation needs serious conceptual and financial inputs if it has to be pushed into the fast-track lane

The urban nature of the pandemic becomes clearer when we consider the megacities and the large Indian cities.

Unless urban planning is heavily incentivised with quality men and money, development plans are likely to remain on paper

विकेंद्रीकृत शहरीकरणात गुंतवणूक करून भारताने आपल्या नागरिकांचे चांगले भविष्य घडवावे, याची जाणीव जागतिक लोकसंख्या दिनानिमित्त व्हावी.

आज देशातील शहरे महागडी, पर्यावरणघातकी आणि रोगट जीवनशैली देत आहेत. या सर्वाचा उलटफेर करण्यासाठी एखादा शाश्वत मार्ग शोधून काढावा लागेल.

शहरी नियोजनाला माणूसबळ व पैशाची भरघोस मदत देऊ केली गेली �

२०३० पर्यंत भारताच्या अर्थव्यवस्थेस दहा हजार अब्जपर्यंत नेण्याच्या ध्येयामध्ये मुंबईचा मोलाचा वाटा असणार आहे. त्यासाठी मुंबईचा नव्याने विचार करणे गरजेचे आहे.