Taking Urgent Steps: Waste Management Strategies for our Towns
Two clocks are ticking at an unprecedented pace, and both, if not addressed and managed promptly, will prove to be extremely perilous.
Tikender Singh Panwar
Former Deputy Mayor of Shimla and Visiting Senior Fellow at IMPRI
Cityscapes in Flux: The Evolving Dynamics of Urbanization
The old understanding that a city is considered to be the centre of enlightenment, workplace, and habitat is being challenged,
Vivid Metropolis Chronicles: Unveiling the 2024 Budget’s Political Narrative in Himalayan Regions
In 2015, the Government of India launched its Smart Cities Mission, envisioned as the lighthouse of city development. With a total of 100 cities included in its proposal, this flagship programme received budgetary support and continued to dominate urban planning discussions.
Revitalizing India’s Cities: Giving Them Their Due – A Call for Financial Reforms
India’s cities and towns are starting to crumble under the weight of the unjust recommendations by previous finance commissions. Will the XVI finance commission be sensitive towards city governments?
Kerala’s Urban Commission as a Model for Other States
The Kerala Urban Commission can lead the way for the rest of India in understanding urbanisation as a whole process.
The Impact of COP-28 In Cities
How are cities important with respect to tackling climate change? How was this year’s Conference of Parties different when it came to talking about the role of urban cities in climate action? Why do cities in the Global South require more support?