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Urban Agenda | In car-choked Indian cities, parking regulations remain a non-starter

India, May 8 -- Unregulated on-street parking obstructing pedestrian movement or narrowing the motorable carriageway is common in car-choked Indian cities. So is the sight of emergency vehicles gettin... Read More


District cooling systems possible solution to power consumption

India, April 28 -- Air conditioners in India were once deemed a luxury that only adorned the homes of the very rich. However, the country as a whole has recorded an alarming rise in moist-heat stress ... Read More


Urban Agenda | How new tech is helping plug leaks and reshaping water management

India, April 22 -- Every summer, water shortages across Indian cities are a common experience and the situation is predicted to worsen with the rise in urban population rand monsoons getting perceptib... Read More


Cities devise measures to tackle heat island effect

India, April 14 -- Urban areas tend to be warmer than rural areas due to the heat island effect - tightly spaced, tall buildings, along with roads, industries, and other infrastructure absorb solar ra... Read More


Urban agenda | The nuts and bolts of e-bus rollout in India's smaller cities

India, April 7 -- With half of India's population projected to live in cities by 2050, policy experts have been advocating increased investment in public transport for sustainable urbanisation. Curren... Read More


A case for fast-tracking "lighthouse" housing for the urban poor

India, March 24 -- Two years past its initially proposed deadline, the 1,040 flats in Lucknow built for the urban poor under a special initiative of the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) were... Read More


SVANidhi scheme proven lifeline for vendors: Modi

India, March 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the two new Delhi Metro corridors and handed cheques to five beneficiaries of the PM-SVANidhi scheme at a public event held... Read More


Centre okays two more Metro lines for Delhi

New Delhi, March 14 -- Two new Metro corridors for the national capital were approved on Wednesday in what may have been Prime Minister Narendra Modi's last cabinet meeting ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha... Read More


Centre okays 2 more Metro lines for Delhi

New Delhi, March 14 -- Two new Metro corridors for the national capital were approved on Wednesday in what may have been Prime Minister Narendra Modi's last cabinet meeting ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha... Read More


Union Cabinet approves two new Delhi Metro corridors

India, March 13 -- The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two new Metro corridors for the national Capital estimated to cost Rs.8,399 crore, Union minister Anurag Thakur said. The corridors are expec... Read More