Tag: Urban

Policy UpdateSreedeep BoseTo support the financial needs of urban households, the National Housing Bank introduced a new refinance scheme to extend credit to this...

Policy UpdateRounak PandaBackgroundIndia’s development trajectory—urbanization, industrialization, and agricultural intensification—has unintentionally sired a parallel crisis of waste creation. Municipal authorities struggle with over 65 million...

Rwitwik SinhaWhen discussing climate change, we often picture smoky skylines of megacities or vast  industrial complexes. But beneath the radar, small towns in South...

Shivani Goud This blog challenges the superficiality of today’s “green” urbanism, exposing how sustainability frameworks often  ignore the deep inequalities and extractive systems embedded...

Policy UpdateBhavyaIntroductionWith a lack of economic opportunities in rural India, India faces a critical problem of rapid urbanisation, driven by migration at a rate...

Policy Update Dipankar MazumderBackgroundLaunched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on June 25, 2015, under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Smart Cities...

Policy UpdateSayantani GhoshUncontrolled urban growth throughout India generates exceptional challenges affecting multiple cities’ mobility systems and transportation networks. The Government of India revised its...

Policy UpdateDeepankshi AgnihotryIndustry 5.0 has arrived with full force. Whenever an industrial revolution occurs, it brings with it a host of new beginnings, one...

Policy UpdateVaralika RaizadaIntroductionAccording to the census 2011, nearly 78 million individuals migrated from rural to urban areas. This increase was due to the availability...

Policy UpdateRahul MondalThe North Eastern Region of India is called the “Gateway to Southeast Asia,” and it is also known for its rich cultural...