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URBANISATION NEWS
Punjab’s urbanisation drive: Land rush or land loss?
June 30, 2025 8:09 am
With over 40,000 acres of fertile farmland earmarked for urban projects under the government’s new land pooling policy, villagers question the cost of ‘development’ and resist the move
Knowledge Nugget: Why is the Global Liveability Index 2025 relevant for UPSC Exam?
June 25, 2025 11:03 am
Global Liveability Index 2025 reveals striking contrasts in liveability across the world. What does the index measure, and what are its key findings? Here’s everything you need to know. Also, go ‘Beyond the Nugget’ to learn about the Smart Cities Mission.
Knowledge Nugget: Why is Urban Challenge Fund important for your UPSC exam?
June 05, 2025 12:09 pm
What is urbanisation, and how does the Urban Challenge Fund address its associated challenges? What are the important terms related to urbanisation, and how does the RBI’s Report on Municipal Finances reflect the current state of urban governance?
Srinivas Goli: ‘India is getting old before getting rich’
November 27, 2024 9:43 pm
Srinivas Goli, Associate Professor, Dept of Fertility and Social Demography at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, on why India is ageing, incentivising childbirth and caring for the elderly.
How can urbanisation boost skills and create employment?
November 21, 2024 2:31 am
Cities such as Lucknow will play a crucial role if such a transformation has to come about. But what is Lucknow doing to prepare itself for this change?
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | Rise and fall of cities in India
October 10, 2024 6:17 pm
Broadly speaking, India has undergone five urbanisations. But how did India’s urbanisation evolve from the mercantile Harappan period to the post-independence industrial cities?
IE THINC Fifth Edition: ‘Sponge-city concept may mitigate flooding’
September 27, 2024 7:51 am
At the fifth edition of the IE Thinc: CITIES series, presented by The Indian Express with Omidyar Network India and moderated by Sukrita Baruah, Principal Correspondent, panellists discussed how Guwahati, a growing urban centre, can tackle floods and droughts
Warmer nights, rising humidity: Why heatwaves are becoming more deadly
May 31, 2024 6:57 pm
Parts of India are witnessing unprecedented high maximum temperatures. But what makes heatwaves truly deadly are warmer nights and high humidity
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
My City My Take: 'Pune is blessed by nature, public facilities make it ideal for families'
February 05, 2024 8:01 am
Commercial interests are driving schemes devised for the city as Pune is a victim of its own growth, says surgeon and author Dr Uday S Kulkarni.
URBANISATION VIDEOS
How urban population is rising globally: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
Ahead of World Cities Day on October 31, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that, “such rapid urbanisation can strain local capacities, contributing to increased risk from natural and human made disasters”.
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