COVID-19: Self-sufficient neighbourhoods are needed to make cities resilient

The need is to recognise what a neighbourhood requires and ensure that the planning makes everyday needs available — and accessible&…

100 to 0: Union budget gives smart cities a miss

With nothing concrete to show on ground or on paper, are smart cities being offloaded?

Unreal in pampered India

With NDMC winning the smart city challenge, the contrast between where the government lives and where the rest of the citizens live could not …

‘Watershed conservation can benefit 700 million people in 100 big cities’

Indian cities are struggling to fight water stress. Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Jodhpur are going to areas located far away to source …

UN report warns of effects of urban expansion on biodiversity

Urban areas set to triple by 2030; population to touch 4.9 billion

Will there be a smarter approach to smart cities in Indo-US deal?

India and the US are expected to sign an agreement to build three smart cities. But these will need more than digital management systems to make …

China to observe 'no-car day'; parking fee to be hiked

Smart cities: Testing ground for sensor-based instruments

Smart cities are much-needed platforms for on-field use and evaluation of sensor-based technology

Water-stressed in India: Lessons from Telangana’s Sangareddy district

From Kakatiya mission in 2016 to Jal Shakti Abhiyan in 2019 — how de-silting of Pedda Cheruvu tank helped fix groundwater levels &…

Cities in the time of COVID-19

The current scenario underscores the need to make cities adapt and respond to threats through effective planning

How an urban planner undertook green recovery in Telangana’s 72 ULBs

Extensive mapping, designing of parks with detailed cost estimates and implementation frameworks were prepared as part of the project 

No mention of regional coordination to curb air pollution in 102 city plans, finds study

Sources from outside a city’s boundaries account for at least 30% of pollutants in that city, according to study 

Message to India from UN: empower city mayors to curb emissions

Global Compact of Mayors announced at New York climate meet to make cities sustainable; India out of the picture

Dangers of letting cars dictate city design

If any other cause was responsible for so many deaths and injuries as we see on our roads it would have been a state of emergency

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Can India ever have car-free centres?

More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually

Cars off the road in Italy

Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

COVID-19: How city densities can be managed for post-pandemic recovery

Density seems to be more of a scapegoat than the cause of increasing virus transmission at the city level

COVID-19 and green, open spaces: What is going to be our new normal?

Living conditions created under a pandemic situation are also a reflection of the inadequacies of our cities