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Assorted City – A Reading of Contemporary Indian Urbanity
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun Kumar“India has been among the fastest growing economies in the world for two decades now. This growth is characterized by...
Expectations from Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) – 2041
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun KumarPlanning is central to any activity and building a city is no exception. Indian cities are expected to generate nearly...
Employment Scenario, Policy and AtmaNirbhar packages amid Pandemic
Arjun Kumar, Ritika GuptaIn a webinar, organized by Center for Work and Welfare at IMPRI, Working People’s Charter and Counterview on Employment Scenario, Policy...
Urban Practice in the post-COVID-19 Era: Towards Innovative Solutions and Participatory...
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun KumarCOVID-19 dawned upon us like a nightmare and caught us ill-prepared to face a pandemic of such a massive scale...
Responsible Consumption and Production for Climate Action: Towards Effective Waste and...
Dr Shyamala ManiThe twelfth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) goal which says Ensure Responsible Consumption and Production patterns, recognizes that consumption and production despite being...
An Additional Anathema for Indian Cities
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun Kumar“Cities form a very essential part of the economic, social, and political life of any progressing country and can sometimes...
Delhi’s Air Pollution and its Solutions
*Dr Gurinder KaurA World Health Organization (WHO) report, 2012, states 13 of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities are in India. In 2014,...
Slum-urbanization in India: The experience of Kolkata
Prof Mahalaya ChatterjeeIn India, slums are part of urban reality. It is officially acknowledged that slums are the manifestations of urban poverty. This statement...
Disasters Beyond the City: Urban Development and Environmental Risks in the...
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Abhinav Alakshendra and Arjun KumarIndia is urbanizing and currently a large share of its population resides in small and medium towns. Therefore,...
Governance of Smart Cities or Smart Governance?
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun KumarCities are expected to house almost half of India’s population and contribute 3/4th of India’s GDP in the coming years. There...
