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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicIndian cities

Topic: Indian cities

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.

Waterlogging during monsoon more visible in cities, but rampant across country, finds survey

As monsoon sweeps the country, this survey by LocalCircles shows that heavy waterlogging is the reason behind being caught in traffic, losing working hours, vehicle wear & tear & even accidents.

SubscriberWrites: Making our cities cool again

By 2030, billions of city dwellers are expected to be frequently exposed to extreme heatstress. So let’s make our cities cool.

India’s rapid global growth rate is not translating to quality of life in its cities

Five Indian megacities featured in the Global Liveability Index 2022. And all of them had very poor ranks.

On Camera

Bibek Debroy was an ‘Acharya’ in India’s intellectual history

In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.