

Track COVID-19

Build back better together
Urban growth and the evolution of cities have been seen as a panacea to many social issues but the departing year has underlined that it could turn out to be a Pandora’s…

A health hazard hiding in plain sight
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to stay…

Clean India is people’s movement
Any mission or movement cannot become successful unless people participate…

Pandemic shifts focus on digital transformation
Coronavirus has taught us a lot of new things. In…

Govt’s nudge in urban policy reforms can transform Indian cities
India is yearning to become a 5-trillion dollar economy. All…

SDGs await attention of the world rising from COVID-19
Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2020 titled ‘The Sustainable Development Goals…

Silver Lining in the Year of Pandemic
As the year of the severe pandemic and disasters for…

COVID-19 & Pollution Pandemic 2.0
Increasing pollution is a bigger problem for the country this…

Delhi on track to become India’s EV Hub
A study by the International Council on Clean Transportation, Milken…

Innovations among soldiers at war with air pollution
Pollution in the air creates difficulty in breathing, itchy eyes,…

Bengaluru moving ahead to make cycling convenient
The Directorate of Urban Land Transport and World Resources Institute…

Green Pee project to solve public urination
The city of Amsterdam has come up with a creative solution to deter tourists from…

A14 project – Using coal ash for road construction
Drax, the United Kingdom’s largest renewable energy producer, has, in addition to fulfilling its aim…

Innovation for Citizens
Carrying a mask and hand sanitiser has become a new normal of our lives today.…

Educating citizen about COVID precautions
As Indian cities move towards unlocking despite the growing rates of infections, it is highly…
“Biodiversity mainstreaming is key to achieving SDGs”
Eminent environmentalist of the country, Dr VB Mathur is the chairman National Biodiversity Authority (NBA),…
‘Goa’s development plan focuses on opportunities beyond tourism’
Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa, speaks about his plans for development of Goa, job…
“Ganga clean-up is not possible without citizens’ support”
The Government of India launched Namami Gange under the National Mission for Clean Ganga in…

‘Civic services rendered in Goa are satisfactory but can improve for better’
Mridula Sinha, Governor Goa, in an interview with Kumar Dhanajay, Consulting Editor at Urban Update…

We can’t stop development so adopt sustainable models: Nina Vaskunlahti
In an interview with Nina Vaskunlahti, Finland’s Ambassador to India, Kumar Dhananjay discusses the Smart…
Let’s not forget lessons learnt in 2020
The year 2020 has not been kind to cities.The worst impact of the pandemic was…

Build back better together
Urban growth and the evolution of cities have been seen as a panacea to many…

20 LESSONS FOR CITIES FROM 2020
It is no secret that the best lessons are learnt in the worst times. The…
Air knows no boundary so does air pollution
Air pollution is not a country-specific problem. Cities in India and elsewhere have realized that…

A health hazard hiding in plain sight
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to stay at home for long. There…
Let’s not forget lessons learnt in 2020
The year 2020 has not been kind to cities.The worst impact of the pandemic was…
Air knows no boundary so does air pollution
Air pollution is not a country-specific problem. Cities in India and elsewhere have realized that…
India needs to keep its efforts on to retain ODF status
When Swachh Bharat Mission began in 2014, government agencies and local governments had a humongous…
Migrant workers must find an apt place in urban policies
Migrant workers of urban India, whether engaged in construction activities or other economic activities of…
Urban art needs renewed vision in Indian cities
The aesthetics of Indian cities are generally looked after by the municipal corporations and development…
Fighting air pollution effectively & sustainably
Delhi’s air quality remains ‘poor’; likely to deteriorate further’ announced a recent news headline. The…
Swachh Bharat; Much Achieved, Some Work in Progress
India’s Swachh Bharat Mission is among the most spoken of public interventions anywhere. In a…
COVID-19 & Unemployment
COVID-19 and Unemployment – Cause and Effect’ was the subject of a recent webinar organised…
Fighting climate change; doing more with less
‘One World, One Sun, One Grid’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled this vision for the…
This pandemic must not derail progress on other fronts
Newspaper headlines in recent weeks have mentioned instances of trauma faced by non-Covid patients, citizens…