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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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Topic: cities

India could get 8 new cities after Finance Commission provides Rs 8,000 crore grant

Housing Secretary D.S. Mishra says it’s too early to give details like where the cities will come up, or if they will be new or carved out of existing cities.

These 10 cities have the most traffic congestion in the world

In 2020, global congestion levels plummeted. Traffic levels dropped in 387 cities compared to 2019, with just 13 cities showing an increase.

Urban surveys, empowering local govt can aid post-Covid recovery of Indian cities — WEF report

Report by the World Economic Forum, released Thursday, says pandemic exposed fault lines in Indian cities and recommends new urban reforms.

Why Lucknow, Jaipur don’t see communal riots but Delhi and Ahmedabad do

If you live in segregated neighbourhoods, it is easy to demonise the 'other’ — which often happens to Muslims in India.

Not a single Dalit in 60% of Kolkata’s neighbourhoods. How caste divides Indian cities

Indian urban localities are as segregated as our villages. Caste is still an important factor in deciding the organisation of spatial environment in cities.

This Modi govt proposal could ease Mumbai, Kolkata space crunch, bring much-needed revenue

Shipping Ministry has identified 9,000 acres of port land in Kolkata, Mumbai & Gujarat that it hopes to lease out to private developers.  

Superstar cities are witnessing domestic exodus & possibly entering a new phase

In Amsterdam, 27- to 40-year-olds with kids have been driving the recent departure wave. The migration indicates that superstar city phenomenon has its limits.

4 sq ft of corals over 20 million humans — why India’s cities will remain miserable

India’s big cities are rotting, growing into massive, self-governing slums. When attempts are made to fix them, corals come in the way, like in Mumbai.

India’s urbanisation isn’t just happening in cities. Modi govt must tap these new areas

Census towns and other rurban areas bridge the gap between India’s large cities and rural areas, and supply goods and services to the hinterland.

India must shun Nehruvian metropolis bias & turn to small cities for urban economic growth

India’s urban policy attributes the messiness to migrants, slums and poverty, and its preferred antidote is a Chandigarh-like order.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.