Category Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies

Population, Health, and Union Budget 2026-27: Moving from Incrementalism to Structural Transformation

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Panel Discussion, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

The IMPRI Center for Human Dignity and Development,IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on "Population, Health, and Union Budget 2026-27" as part of IMPRI's 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27. The meeting brought together specialists, frontline workers, and academics to examine the budget numbers and their impact on India's health services, the ageing population, and wider human development.

IMPRI Desk
February 6, 2026

What India’s Urban Contradictions Teach an 81% Urban Planet

Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Insights, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

Urban water shortages coexist with luxury swimming pools. Air purifiers buzz inside gated towers while pollution chokes the public realm outside. Climate extremes hit hardest those who contribute the least to the problem.

Tikender Singh Panwar and Tikender Singh Panwar
February 6, 2026

Union Budget 2026-27: Environmental Concerns Remain on the Periphery

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Panel Discussion

The IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organised a panel discussion on “The Environment and Union Budget 2026-27” under its 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of the Union Budget 2026-27, as part of IMPRI. The discussion critically examined the environmental priorities, fiscal allocations, and policy directions reflected in the Union Budget 2026-27.

IMPRI Desk
February 5, 2026

Union Budget 2026–27: A Rural Push with Constrained Structural Impact

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for the Study for Finance and Economics, Economy and Infrastructure, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Public Finances and Macroeconomics, Social Sector

The IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Rural Realities and Union Budget 2025-2026” on February 4, 2025 (Wednesday) at 11:30 a.m. IST under IMPRI’s 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Interim Union Budget 2025-26, as part of IMPRI, bringing together leading economists and policy researchers to assess how the latest Budget addresses rural livelihoods, agriculture, gender equity and employment generation.

IMPRI Desk
February 5, 2026

Union Budget 2026-27: Cities, Local Governance, and Union Budget

Insights, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Governance and Law, Panel Discussion

The IMPRI IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on “Cities, Local Governance and Union Budget 2026-27” on February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) at 6:30 p.m. IST under IMPRI 7th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2026-27.

IMPRI Desk
February 5, 2026

Redefining the Aravallis: Who Decides What a Mountain Is?

Insights, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Economy and Infrastructure, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Governance and Law

TK Arun When mountains are measured by committees and metres, what’s under threat is not just geology but the idea of environmental protection itself. A rose, we have been told, is a rose. Mountains are different. Mountains tower over the…

TK Arun and TK Arun
February 4, 2026

Fellows Blog List and Details: EPAYF Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship- Cohort 3.0

Insights, Agriculture, Food, Nutrition Security and Rural Development, Book Chapters, Center for Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies, Center for Human Dignity and Development, Centres, Economy and Infrastructure, Environment, Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Gender Impact Studies Center, Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion, Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being, Research, Thematic Areas, Urbanization, Habitat, Transportation and Regional Development

EPAYF Environment Policy and Action Youth Fellowship- Cohort 3.0 | Theme: People, Power & the Planet: Reimagining Environmental Policy for a Just and Equitable Future | A Three-Month Online Immersive Introductory Leadership Certificate Training Fellowship Program | Dec 2025-Feb 2026 | IMPRI #WebPolicyLearning EPAYF Program Details…

IMPRI Desk
February 3, 2026