Tag: Urban
India’s Journey Towards Sustainable Urban Transport
Keshav KabraIntroductionIndia is witnessing one of the major demographic transitions in the world, marked by ongoing rapid urbanization and an upward trajectory. This transformation...
Public Spaces, Private Burdens: Women’s Access To Urban Infrastructure In India
Atharva SalunkeIndian urban policy increasingly frames cities as inclusive, liveable, and gender-sensitive. Yet, this narrative collapses under scrutiny. Women’s everyday engagement with cities reveals...
Beyond Access: Gender, Intersectionality, And The Law Of Averages In Urban...
Nanditha KannanAbstractIndian cities are often celebrated as engines of growth and opportunity, driven by expanding infrastructure and ambitious urban development projects. However, it can...
India’s New Urban Landscape: Capital, Surplus Labour, And The Persistence Of...
Tikender Singh PanwarKerala’s experiment with participatory planning, if extended through workers’ councils, could illuminate a new model of urban democracy.Slum-dwellers collecting drinking water from...
The Role Of The Directorate Of Municipal Administration (DMA) & City...
Event Report Tanmyi AnthwalOrganiser: IMPRI Centre for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New DelhiDate: 9 October 2025Format:...
Kerala’s Urban Blueprint: Lessons For India On Managing City Growth –...
Tikender Singh PanwarKerala is a tapestry of villages rippling into towns, of backwaters, and midlands and highlands woven together in a living continuum. Capital...
Urban Inequalities Threaten India’s Road To Sustainable Development – IMPRI Impact...
Soumyadip ChattopadhyayAccording to the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025, India has ranked 99th out of 167 countries.According to the Sustainable Development Report (SDR) 2025,...
Land-Use Change And The Challenge Of Urban Planning In India –...
Suhasini AyerThe review of master plans is never simply a technical exercise. It involves balancing strategies for transportation networks, housing, infrastructure, social amenities, open...
Urban Local Governments, The Urban Poor And Health – IMPRI Impact...
Dr Gayathri RaghuramanHealth and wellness in cities are intricately linked to urban infrastructure especially in the case of the urban poor living in informal...
Experiences Of Urban Infrastructure And Development From A Sociological Lens –...
AnishaBackground The administrators and the privileged (haves) sing the chorus of development, in the symphony of this choir the ‘have nots’ lose their melody (...
