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The Burning Tale of Two ‘A’s Amazon to Australia

We are in an age where environmental issues are becoming increasingly political. Two of the biggest fires in 2019 and…

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These emergencies call for collective action

Two luxury cruise liners were quarantined some days ago, one in Hong Kong and another near the Yokohama port in…

5 years ago

Cities of the future

What do citizens wish for? One gets to one’s workplace riding the metro in 20 minutes. Pay-and-use bicycles or electric…

5 years ago

Our collective intelligence will lead the future of cities

Citizens’ participation in urban governance is fundamental to local governance as envisioned in the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act and also…

5 years ago

Make citizens smart first

Despite the popularity that the smart city concept gained through the years, one thing where the ‘smartness’ is seriously lacking…

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Every nation needs to address ‘climate urgency’

Inspired by Swedish young girl Greta Thunberg (16), youngsters around the globe are campaigning and demanding their governments address the…

5 years ago

Cities must become inclusive, address needs of specially-abled

Urban centres give hopes and aspirations of a good life to people by providing better living conditions and access to…

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Urban policy interventions in 2019

Urban policymaking in 2019 addressed some key areas which could help improve the quality of life by a good measure…

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Cities need to become healthy again

Cities have been a hub of opportunities for people hence people keep coming to cities in search of better standard…

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Local governments have major responsibility for ensuring clean air in cities

Winter has arrived and the cities in India have been caught unprepared this year with no hands-on solutions available to…

5 years ago