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Why this congestion?

Traffic congestion is a big urban challenge. It has eluded a sustainable solution for decades. Policymakers, urban planners and academics…

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Chaos to Control: AI’s Promise in Reshaping Traffic and Reducing Emissions

An ever-growing fleet of automobiles tests the limits of our already stressed road infrastructure, especially that of cities, that too…

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Can AI create safe cities or pose more danger along the way?

Artificial Intelligence or AI is the new watchword of the world. Because AI is developing so quickly, there are already…

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Why India needs a national urban policy?

India is experiencing a relentless rise in urbanisation. It has one of the largest urban systems in the world, with…

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Of People and Numbers: Why Indian urban development needs to learn from humanities

The pandemic revealed that cities are essentially networks of social, political, and economic interactions; that infrastructure is just a canvas…

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Asia requires inclusive, compassionate urbanisation

Asia is now predominantly urban. The UN statistics of 2022 state that nearly 2.7 billion people, which is roughly 54…

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Why we need to connect city youth with their rivers?

We considered the rivers as foundations of human civilizations. But, that’s before the taps arrived. At a time when we…

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Asia’s Hill Cities need to become climate resilient

The sharp rise in tourism in Asian hill cities has led to escalation in the supporting infrastructure projects, such as…

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The Glorious City that Epitomises Cleanliness

It brought Indoris, immense joy and an overwhelming sense of pride when the Honourable Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra…

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Disasters can be averted if we prepare for them

Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates beneath the Earth’s surface shift and release energy, causing the ground to shake. India is…

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