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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

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

Access to clean water means good health for all

What is the most important thing for the survival of human beings? The answer could be: oxygen, water or food!…

6 years ago

Sustainability should be focus of future cities

The recent water crisis in Shimla, Bengaluru and earlier in some parts of Maharashtra has underlined the dangers of unsustainable…

6 years ago

Transformative power of public participation

In the age of new age development, community participation is becoming increasingly important for improving urban local governance. The initiative…

7 years ago

Do municipalities have quality control mechanism?

The adoption of new technologies in governance systems at all levelsis bringing positive impact; especially on municipal governance and city…

7 years ago

Putting the Citizen at the Centre

Citizen consultation is now becoming an important pillar in the governance architecture of cities everywhere. As urbanization gathers rapid pace…

7 years ago

Rivers are lifeline of cities

Cities in India are growing at an unprecedented pace, and rivers are receding with similar rapidity. National and state governments…

7 years ago

Takeaways from Bonn

The recently concluded 23rd edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change…

7 years ago

Connect culture, creativity and citizens in cities

Mega infrastructure projects have been at the center of development strategies for most of the world’s big cities. However, the…

7 years ago