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Notes on 100 smart cities

The new government is on a techno-heavy mission to create modern cities. Does it have the vision it takes?

Urban development agenda 2015

So far, smart cities have been all talks and no action. Will 2015 be any different? A quick account of what Narendra Modi needs to fix to make …

Happy feet

Residents of pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods keep fit

End of the road for Bangalore?

How negotiable is your city?

Centre asks cities to benchmark their urban transportation services

JNNURM: a Nehruvian farce

JNNURM fares well

Water for profit

Rebuilding cities

Delhi HC dismisses appeal to scrap BRT

Says a developed country is not one where the poor own cars. It is one where the rich use public transport

We need smart governance to make smart cities a success

The smart city scheme treats every city as a living laboratory. Indian cities are, however, not at a stage where they can sustain experimentation …

Agartala wants malls, multiplexes

More bus rides

Rajkot clueless about restoring bus service

Failed experiment of providing public transport through private partners raises questions about such ventures

Maharashtra repeals Urban Land Ceiling Act

Municipalities get thumbs down on solid waste management

Study by a non-profit says guidelines on including informal sector in waste management are being ignored

Nagpur's Star Bus Service gets very poor rating

Inquiry panel recommends looking for an alternative service provider, but ignores corruption charges

Development handcuffed

Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission

Welfare schemes benefited only a quarter of urban slums: NSSO

Over 30 per cent urban slums across India have no toilets or drainage facilities, in spite of funds being made available under JNNURM and other …

Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals

Transportation and mobility strategies are the weakest link in the National Clean Air Action Plans 

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?

Dharavi's real estate threat

The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai's sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not …

Delhi Decongestion Plan lacks right measures and budget allocation

Delhi-based non-profit CSE writes to urban development ministry, evaluating the plan and recommending ways to decongest the capital in a …

Encroached green patch in Sarai Khwaja may be converted into biodiversity park

Faridabad municipality was planning to sell land teeming with diverse fauna to real estate developers