Tag: Urban

Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun KumarThe intense prevalence of political atmosphere in informal settlements for availing improved resources for crucial developmental outcomes has always...

Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun KumarIndia is one of the fastest urbanizing nations in the world. This rapid urbanization of Indian cities comes with concerns for...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the countries of the world alike but within the countries, there has been a disproportionate impact on the basis of socio-economic inequalities, especially in the urban areas. Given this, the government intervenes to correct the disparities.

Soumaydip Chattopadhyay, Arjun KumarOver the most recent few decades, the worldwide South, particularly India, have seen an enormous growth of urban cities. In India,...

How does the Union Budget fare in addressing challenges of cities amidst the Pandemic and towards Transforming Urban India?

Harini NagendraIndia has been urbanizing rapidly in recent years, but the poorly managed urban growth and development have exacerbated inequalities, exclusion, and vulnerabilities, especially...

Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun Kumar, Anshula Mehta, Nikhil JacobThe decade of 2010 – 2020 could be considered as the ‘lost decade’. The uncertainties surrounding a...

Tathagata ChatterjiCoronavirus had badly impacted urban India, which accommodates one-third of its population and two-thirds of economic production. Metro cities, which are nerve centers...

Tikender Singh PanwarFor the next five years, the road map for devolution of funds to the states recommended by the 15th Finance Commission (FC-XV)...

Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun Kumar, Manoswini Sarkar‘Urbanisation holds out both the bright promise of an unequalled future and the grave threat of unparalleled disaster, and...