Shimla’s first major development plan in four decades is a lost opportunity

A month after the Himachal Pradesh government unveiled the plan, the National Green Tribunal stayed it noting that it may result in disastrous consequences.

Vivek Gupta

· Jun 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

Smart technologies pose a threat to women working as informal recyclers in India

While such initiatives are often promoted as beneficial for all, they are being increasingly criticised for catering to the priorities of affluent citizens.

Josie Wittmer, The Conversation

· May 25, 2022 · 09:30 pm

As Indonesia builds a new capital, it should avoid the expensive mistakes of other planned cities

The cities of the future should be gender-egalitarian, classless, peaceful, ecological and beautiful.

Dorina Pojani, The Conversation

· Feb 11, 2022 · 09:30 pm

A cycle track around Mumbai’s Powai lake won’t improve liveability – it will compromise it further

An urban planning researcher argues the project goes against common sense, not just environmental logic.

Himanshu Burte

· Nov 17, 2021 · 06:30 am

Delhi Master Plan 2041: Is there space for waste workers?

The city urgently needs formalised, standardised spaces for waste work.

Shruti Sinha

· Oct 15, 2021 · 09:00 am

Delhi Master Plan 2041: What would the city look like if children’s views were incorporated?

The master plan shapes a city that will be inherited by today’s children 20 years later. So it seems only fair to have children determining a city’s future.

Avira Bhatt

· Oct 06, 2021 · 07:30 am

Clean air in Delhi, 24/7 water in Chennai: What happened to India’s Smart Cities Mission?

As the first deadline for the mission looms, 49% of projects remain unfinished.

Priyanka Gulati, Indiapend.com

· Jun 29, 2021 · 01:30 pm

What Delhi protests against CAA, farm laws can teach urban planners about designing humane cities

The architecture of the city has been remade by the citizens themselves at sites of dissent.

Himadri Das

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Benjamin Mathews John

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Renjin Cherian

· Mar 10, 2021 · 07:30 am

Delhi’s 2041 master plan is an opportunity to make the city more inclusive for informal workers

With workers facing an economic freefall, it is vital the plan reimagines the city with their voices at the forefront.

Malavika Narayan

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Shalini Sinha

· Mar 03, 2021 · 06:30 am

By including farmers in Yamuna riverfront plan, Delhi can ensure sustainability and social justice

Creating accessible public spaces and rejuvenating urban ecology need not mean that the people who already exist on ground should be left out.

Anubhav Pradhan

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Swati Janu

· Dec 20, 2020 · 07:30 am

Gamdevi: Lessons from Mumbai’s past that could help it create a better future

A neighbourhood built after the 1896 plague demonstrates that urban resilence is possible. People-centric planning is the key.

Aaran Patel

· Oct 18, 2020 · 07:30 am

The vision of slum-free Indian cities needs to be viewed through the lens of inclusive development

Allowing slum communities to re-develop their own homes could provide the model for better urban housing.

Rahul Kadri

· Sep 19, 2020 · 07:30 am