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Monday, April 6, 2026
TopicUrban development

Topic: urban development

India’s urbanisation policy now centres on demolition and displacement, says Aravind Unni

A contributor to City Limits: The Crisis of Urbanisation, Aravind Unni called the new urban model a ‘demolition city'. He said the govt has weaponised urban policies for displacement and called it ‘Hindutva Urbanism'.

charcha 2025 is building India’s next infrastructure: the capacity to work together

Convening platforms like charcha play an essential role in bringing sarkar, samaaj and bazaar together to chart India’s roadmap to Viksit Bharat.

Valley of Words to celebrate 25 yrs of Uttarakhand as it balances between tradition & modernity

The Valley of Words Festival in Dehradun will take place from 25-26 October, celebrating the silver jubilee of the Himalayan state with historian Shekhar Pathak delivering the keynote address.

What is the Bengaluru congestion tax? London shows it doesn’t really work

Commuters venturing into Bengaluru's Outer Ring Road will automatically have to pay a certain sum of money in order to cross.

These Bengaluru people are opening their homes to strangers. As stress-busters

“I just wanted a space where I didn’t have to be accountable to someone for a few hours,” said Apeksha, who goes to Meghna Chaudhary’s home to nap.

Gurugram Metro corridor expansion work to begin in May, connect Sector-22, Cyber City among others

First phase covers a 13-km stretch from Millennium City Center to Sector 9 & 101 Dwarka; tenders will be floated by 31 January. For second phase, tenders will be out by 15 February.

High-level panel on urban planning recommends city-specific councils, empowering district authorities

The Centre-appointed committee, set up in 2022 by housing & urban affairs ministry, recommends empowering district authorities to check on urban sprawl & planning for urban transition.

Chandni Chowk had a grand makeover dream. 3 yrs on, vendors, vehicles, and trash take over

Three years after its much-touted revamp, Chandni Chowk’s old chaos has returned with a vengeance. Now, it is ‘as congested & dirty as before’ right under signboards that promised change.

New cities to spring up in India? Govt invited proposals 2 yrs ago, but no projects finalised yet

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which invited proposals in March 2022, received 26 proposals from 21 states including MP, Maharashtra, Bengal, Kerala till January last year.

Only 41% projects under housing ministry’s now-lapsed satellite town scheme complete, CAG tells Centre

Work under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Satellite Towns was marred by poor monitoring, lack of impact assessment, delays, finds audit. CAG has shared report with Centre.

On Camera

Is Trump the President who lost Asia to China?

For at least a decade, developing countries across Asia and Africa have worried about growing dependent on China. They’re concerned about debt traps, coercive policies,...

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.