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DESIGN FOR DIVERSITY Make women-friendly cities

Urban hustle-bustle is celebrated for offering vibrancy, fueling prosperity and progress. This gleaming and glittering reality is just a façade…

10 months ago

AI-powered urban renaissance alchemy in metropolitan landscape

Almost every person attentive to new inventions in technology, especially the young generation, is fiddling with AI tools worldwide. Some…

12 months ago

Small is beautiful Small Cities Can Solve Asia’s Urban Challenges

Asia has the most number of megacities, but the road to a sustainable urban future in the next phase of…

1 year ago

2022 An Eventful Year for India

All years have their significance. A few are remembered for good reasons and some for not so good. You and…

1 year ago

COP27, Global Dialogues must enhance urban engagement

To fast-track local climate actions, the role of cities and local governments and their representations should be at the centre…

1 year ago

Our urban fault lines

The world engages in conversations around urban challenges and opportunities to observe Urban October. The month-long events begin with World…

2 years ago

Be selfish to save urban biodiversity!

We must save biodiversity to save ourselves! In other words, if the wonderful biodiversity around us disappears, it would directly…

2 years ago

Indian cities will lay path of prosperity for nation in next 25 years

India completed 75 years of its Independence this year. It is a special occasion. We need to look back and…

2 years ago

WUF11 propels sustainable, inclusive Urban transformation

WUF11, the biannual leading conference on sustainable urbanization convened by UN-Habitat, urged all stakeholders to double their efforts to tackle…

2 years ago

Can cities get rid of encroachments?

Indian cities are getting crowded and congested. In absence of formal affordable options to stay and do business in cities,…

2 years ago