Delhi floods: Political spat over provincial water management covers up for municipal inadequacies

Authorities across the board have learnt nothing from the last flood that hit the national capital in 2016.

Omair Ahmad

· Jul 24, 2023 · 07:30 pm

What the ‘liveability’ index gets wrong about life in cities

Dhaka was ranked the seventh ‘least liveable city’. Research shows how such urban spaces need to instead be viewed in terms of their ‘workability’ for migrants.

Shreyashi Dasgupta, The Conversation

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Annemiek Prins, The Conversation

· Jul 17, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Kenya and Ghana show why giant infrastructure projects alone cannot drive industrial development

They need to be accompanied by policies that discourage speculation in land and encourages investment in factories that can employ the continent’s workforce.

Seth Schindler, The Conversation

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Tom Gillespie, The Conversation

· May 27, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Expanded public space and amenities, stacked streets: Strategies for humane living in crowded cities

Can more compact cities also mean lower operating and living costs without a compromise on standards of living?

Shirish B Patel

· Apr 23, 2023 · 07:30 am

In Kashmir, mining and urbanisation are devouring the tablelands that sustain its agriculture

The soft soil of the karewas has been the key to the region’s agricultural success.

Amir Bin Rafi

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Shaz Syed

· Feb 12, 2023 · 09:30 pm

SC urges Centre, states to conduct environmental impact assessments for urban development projects

The court made the recommendation while prohibiting the fragmentation of residential units in Phase I of Chandigarh.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 11, 2023 · 12:15 pm

Mumbai development rules show how cars matter more than play areas for children

Play areas in many new buildings are tiny, crammed with slides and swings and sand pits, with no athletic value.

Shirish B Patel

· May 03, 2022 · 09:00 am

The National Land Monetization Corporation could mean the end of liveable cities

The government’s new enterprise has the choice of using its powers to maximise benefits to the public or to maximise monetary returns.

Shirish B Patel

· Mar 21, 2022 · 07:30 am

Master Plan for Delhi 2041: The city requires a clear articulation of a meaningful planning process

Thoughts on how the planning and implementation process should be conducted.

Shirish B Patel

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Oormi Kapadia

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Jasmine Saluja

· Sep 18, 2021 · 07:30 am

In the draft Master Plan for Delhi 2041, a chronicle of chaos foretold

Missing from the goals is any notion of equity in the city.

Shirish B Patel

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Jasmine Saluja

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Oormi Kapadia

· Aug 06, 2021 · 09:00 am

India’s cities drive economic growth but are short on resources. How can the gap be bridged?

In view of the adverse impact of the GST on the revenues of municipal corporations, inter-governmental transfers must be increased.

Meera Mehta

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Dinesh Mehta

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Dhruv Bhavsar

· Sep 25, 2020 · 07:30 am

India’s programme to create 200 urban forests has seen no progress in four years

But Pune’s Warje forest and Delhi’s Aravalli park offer good models for growth.

Neeta Lal

· Jul 20, 2020 · 07:30 pm