Category Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies

The Sagarmala Programme – 2015

India, country with vast coastline of 7,517 kilometres and 14,500 kilometres of navigable waterways which possesses huge potential in maritime sector, seeing the potential of enormous coast and waterways, Government of India under Ministry of Port, Shipping and Waterways launched the Sagarmala Project in 2015 which included comprehensive as well as strategic framework for port led development with aim to integrate the port development with industrial expansion, community upliftment and connectivity enhancement.

From the Himalayas to the High North: India’s Arctic Programme, 2007 and the Future of Polar Engagement

Despite being a tropical nation, India took its first step in the Arctic with the signing of the Svalbard Treaty in February 1920 and then first laid the scientific expedition in the year 2007. All of India’s Arctic ambitions are codified in a formal India’s Arctic Policy document titled “India and the Arctic: Building a Partnership for Sustainable Development”, released on 17 March, 2022.

Transforming Rural India: The Role of Inclusive Education Institutions in BuildingBrighter Futures for Poor, Marginalised and Backwards Sections of Society

As civilisation has evolved, the migration of individuals from rural areas to urban centres has been a persistent phenomenon, driven by the pursuit of better job opportunities, education, and living standards.

Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India: A Transformational Push for Smart Urban Housing (2019–2025)

Launched in January 2019, under PMAY‑Urban, the Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India (GHTC‑India) represents a policy innovation aimed at addressing India’s urban housing deficit through technology-led solutions.

Mapping Democracy: Evaluating India’s Local Government Directory (LGD), 2007 and Its Future

India’s three-tier system of local governance: comprising of Gram Panchayats (village level), Panchayat Samitis (block level) and Zilla Parishads (district level) in rural areas, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in urban areas, was constitutionally established by the 73rd and 74th Amendments in 1992 and 1993 respectively (Government of India, 1992; Government of India, 1993).

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is the leading ministry in the infrastructural development of India. The road network of India is the second-largest globally, with a reach of 6.3 million kilometers, and the traffic that passes through it is approximately 65 percent of freight and 80 percent of the passengers.

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