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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
TopicIndian cities

Topic: Indian cities

Urbanisation hasn’t led to productivity boost for Indian cities. Economic Survey lists obstacles

India’s urban population has expanded rapidly, with regions such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru now ranking among world’s largest urban agglomerations by population, notes the survey.

Toxic air is driving people out of India’s cities, threatening urban growth

As toxic air drives families out of metropolises, India faces health, economic and demographic shifts in its urban landscape.

Encourage IIT, IIM graduates to work in smaller towns. Decongest big cities like US, Japan, Spain do

By 2036, 40% of India’s population will reside in cities. This presents significant challenges—the problem isn’t the pace of urbanisation, but the failure to sustain the expansion.

Rents in 13 big Indian cities rose by 7.4% in Q2, Chennai saw highest jump, says Magicbricks report

According to Magicbricks Rental Index, average rental rates rose 17.1% year-on-year in Q2 across 13 major cities. But experts say housing market may be stabilising post-COVID.

Modi govt plans scheme to streamline urban land & property records, pilot project in 8-9 states

Land & property record systems in most cities are not updated due to reasons such as manpower shortages & multiple authorities. Govt plans to create geo-spatially enabled records.

Urbanisation behind 60% of warming trend in Indian cities, tier-2 towns in the east worst-affected

Study by researchers at IIT-Bhubaneswar, published in Nature, find that night temps have been rising across India, but rate at which cities are heating up higher than non-urban areas.

New Global index shows Delhi is India’s ‘best city’, but none from India makes it to top 300 list

Global Cities Index, published on 21 May by advisory firm Oxford Economics, ranks 1,000 cities in 5 categories. Delhi stands at 350 while UP’s Sultanpur ranks last.

Govt efforts to develop Indian cities are outpaced by new challenges. We need these 10 fixes

The central government’s investments in urban projects rose by 488% between 2009-10 and 2021-22. Why then do we still await better governance where we live, work, and play?

‘39% capitals in India have no active master plan’: Bengaluru think tank flags ‘unplanned urbanisation’

Poor urban planning & weak municipal governance are responsible for recurring issues like flooding and pollution in India’s cities, says Annual Survey of India’s City-System (ASICS) 2023.

Mumbai No. 118 in QS Best Student Cities rankings, outperforms Delhi & Chennai due to its ‘affordability’

Other Indian cities on the list included Delhi (132), Bengaluru (147) & Chennai (154). One area of concern for Indian cities is 'desirability' indicator. None made it to top 100 globally.

On Camera

Floundering PM Internship Scheme has seen 44% drop out since 2024 launch. Budget deals drastic blow

Only 21 percent of interns complete programme as Centre slashes budget by over 50% after poor joining and high attrition.

CDS Gen Chauhan in Armenia, focus on deeper defence ties including new deals

Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.