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The Plastic conundrum

The increasing use of single-use plastic items is taking a devastating toll on our environment. To counteract the ill-effects of…

6 years ago

Innovating for Clean India

We have entered the final year for meeting targets under Swachh Bharat Mission. The next birth anniversary of the Mahatma,…

6 years ago

Making road safety a priority

More than 1.3 million people died in preventable road crashes and another 5.3 million were left disabled for life in…

6 years ago

What do cities need in Mass Transit systems?

People living in big cities often jostle for space on roads and inside public transport systems in peak hours to…

6 years ago

Future of Mobility

The steep increase in pollution levels in Indian cities, a significant evolution of technology in e-mobility segment, India’s move towards…

6 years ago

UN World Cities Day Participation can enable sustainable, resilient cities

Better City, Better Life is the common theme of the UN World Cities Day which is observed by the United…

6 years ago

The Kerala floods fighting climate change

The recent floods in Kerala have reportedly displaced over 3,00,000 people in possibly the biggest natural disaster to have hit…

6 years ago

New urban policy is open to all possibilities

Indian cities are in a transition phase and this seems the right time to frame National Urban Policy that should…

6 years ago

Make villages smarter before you make cities smart

To solve the problems of urbanisation, policymakers must look at our rural habitats, improve their basic infrastructure and promote self-sufficient…

6 years ago

The cure for urban policy paralysis is coming soon!

India, after China, has the second largest urban population in the world and its cities contribute over 55% to national…

6 years ago