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Digital Solutions for Designing Livable Cities

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All work and no play! Rethinking Cities for children

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What’s the difference between New York and Tokyo?

It was about twelve years ago that I had visited Tokyo for the first time. Ahead of my travel, I…

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Muni Bonds are the missing piece in India’s Urban Infrastructure puzzle

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Smart’ Indore shows the way!

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Green Finance: The Financial Revolution Earth Needs

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Fiscally starved Indian ULBs A call for Financial Revolution

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Carbon Trading: A Quest for
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