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City Buzz: Air pollution crisis, Mumbai Development Plan and Kolkata’s shocking meat scandal

May 4, 2018 News Desk

A lot’s happening in our cities, are you missing something? Here’s a quick round-up of some of the recent, most important news from urban India.

City Buzz: Cash crisis in ATMs, India’s best paying cities and new role for Delhi Metro

April 20, 2018 News Desk

What is making news in Indian cities — from Mumbai to Ahmedabad and Delhi to Hyderabad? A quick look at some of the most important and interesting headlines for urban India.

Pune is India’s best governed city, says annual survey by Bengaluru non-profit

March 16, 2018 News Desk

Pune tops the fifth Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems conducted by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, while Bengaluru is in the last position. A summary of the key findings from the survey.

City buzz: Delhi’s new parking rules, traders’ strike and a floating market in pics

February 3, 2018 News Desk

Your weekly dose of some of the happenings and policy announcements in India’s urban sphere.

Urban buzz: Smart cities, 24×7 Metro and a rooftop fire

January 3, 2018 News Desk

From a fire in Mumbai’s Kamala Mills complex to IOT-powered smart cities and plans for a high speed 24×7 Metro corridor — here’s what our cities have been talking about this last week.

More brickbats than bouquets for Smart City Mission in 2017

December 31, 2017 Navya P K

India’s most hyped urbanisation scheme, the Smart Cities Mission, grabbed significant interest and foreign investment but questions remain over delays and eventual impact of the mission.

Two years on, India’s top five smart cities lagging in mission progress

November 27, 2017 Navya P K

Most cities have suffered because of CEOs who keep changing or have additional responsibilities and charges that make it difficult to focus exclusively on the Smart City projects.

Where are India’s top five smart cities putting their money?

October 26, 2017 Navya P K

India’s smart cities aim to provide essential infrastructure, decent quality of life, sustainable environment and smart solutions for citizens — to do more with less! Take a quick look at what the top 5 chosen cities are prioritising in the process.

Pilot redesign of Mumbai’s Nagpada junction shows the way for busy intersections

September 1, 2017 Amit Bhatt

The new design by WRI India, implemented on a temporary basis, intends to change the current approach of designing intersections – from one that prioritises motor vehicles to one that considers all road users.

New report adds to mounting criticism of India’s Smart Cities Mission

August 22, 2017 Patralekha Chatterjee, Citiscope

A new study by the Housing and Land Rights Network (HRLN) finds the government scheme seriously lacking in inclusivity and social justice. Patralekha Chatterjee reports.

Can Amaravati set land pooling example for a city built from scratch?

August 11, 2017 Divya Dua

Is it possible to ‘pool land’, share it as a common resource and build an entire city on this ideal imagination? Divya Dua looks at the Amaravati model and what it has to offer.

Professional municipal cadre: Could guilds be the way forward?

March 15, 2017 Anirban Choudhury

When we talk about a cadre of municipal professionals for smart cities and urban local bodies, it would be good for such professionals to be a part of respective trade guilds created by due legislation, says Anirban Choudhury.