Policy UpdateSrishti Sinha Background Housing is one of the basic amenities of human life; however, urban areas face a significant shortage of housing facilities due to rampant population growth and the pressures of ongoing development projects. According to the Technical…
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.
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.
East Delhi Hub is conceptualized to be a new Transit Oriented Development (TOD) that imbibes the core values of a sustainable “Smart City”. This is the flagship project being designed with NBCC (India) Limited. NBCC aims to create integrated urban spaces with residential, working, and leisure spaces within walking distance of each other and public transport. It is aimed at improving self-sustainability, encouraging public transport and walking and optimising density.
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This vision materialized through the creation of the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) and the establishment of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA). Together, they represent India's commitment to offering a financial hub that is competitive, forward-looking, and aligned with global standards. But beyond competition, there is a deeper ambition: to redefine what a financial centre can be—rooted in sustainability, inclusivity, and excellence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s words capture this intent clearly when he described GIFT City as a zone designed to serve not just India, but the world.
Neethi Nair Introduction Industrialisation, commercialisation, and urbanisation have offered employment opportunities, better living conditions, versatile transportation, communication, advanced education, and health facilities. Like every coin has two sides, urbanization also created problems of overcrowding, reduced surface albedo, pollution, environmental degradation,…