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A new compact to reshape India’s cities

February 27, 2026 1:45 am

The Urban Challenge Fund marks a transition towards a market-linked, reform-driven and outcome-oriented framework for urban infrastructure

Urban is the new political, better cities need good politics

In India today, the urban is the new political — as an idea, beyond the city

January 29, 2026 7:24 am

It is not only its substantial size that gives the urban population an increasing influence in the national scenario. It is the adoption of the urban as an ideal that gives the city its surging power

India needs a national mission for urban roads

October 09, 2025 2:14 pm

Today, India’s highway network stretches to 1.46 lakh km — nearly tripling from 50,000 km in the late 1990s. The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, launched in 2000, has connected 1.78 lakh settlements through more than 7 lakh km of new rural roads

How to redirect migrant potential toward sustainable urban growth

September 03, 2025 12:04 pm

In view of the massive internal migration, mostly towards urban spaces, the pressing challenges lie in making cities equitable and inclusive for migrants. What possible steps, drawing on best examples from across India, could help achieve this?

Robust municipal governance holds the key to preventing waterlogging and health hazards during monsoon

May 30, 2025 3:05 pm

State governments need to devolve functions related to flood control and drainage maintenance to urban local bodies. The Odisha model could be an example

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‘Economic cycle will hold on house-building activities, urbanisation’: Anand Shah and Anish Tawakley

June 10, 2024 8:47 am

The current mandate is for the NDA, which means political stability will also not be disturbed

There is a long list of reasons cited for the fall of the sparrow. Some of them are not immediately obvious. In 1898, there was an international conference on horse-dung.

What is the connection between urbanisation and sparrows?

April 11, 2024 9:50 pm

Modern urban architecture robs them of their nesting sites. Humans migrate from rural areas to urban. These birds have taken the reverse route

UPSC Essentials | Society & Social Justice : Urbanisation and associated issues (Part 2)

August 14, 2023 10:25 am

Rurbanisation, urban floods, and more — Pranay Aggarwal discusses key issues and probable questions for UPSC CSE on Urbanisation. Don't miss 'Express Inputs', and stay tuned for Part 3.

UPSC Essentials| Society & Social Justice — Urbanisation and associated issues (Part 1)

August 10, 2023 7:26 pm

Urbanisation and its impact is often seen in news. From basics to advance — Pranay Aggarwal discusses key issues and probable questions for UPSC CSE. Don't miss 'Express Inputs'.

How Maharashtra is reforming its urban governance model

May 05, 2023 9:07 am

Putting people first as part of the Aspirational Cities Programme is a step in the right direction. Bringing a sense of competition amongst the cities for urban governance will catapult the state into a trillion-dollar economy