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Topic: Urban

Budget 2026 signals pivot from metros to Tier II and Tier III cities as new growth engines

Union Budget proposes Rs 5,000 crore per City Economic Region to power Tier II, Tier III cities, and temple-towns. Concerns over exclusion of large metropolitan regions from funding and schemes.

Traffic Tamers or Urban Chaos? Indi IT’s Smart Solutions for a Seamless, Sustainable Commute

As cities all over the world encounter the tough challenges of urban mobility, Indi IT smart technologies are the beacons of hope for a more clean and flexible future.

Slums aren’t just a global scale problem – they’re also a world-class opportunity

A global push to improve informal settlements would have a transformative economic impact. Some countries’ GDP would increase as much as 10.5%.

India’s 1st water bodies census: 2.4 mn water bodies, 97% in rural areas, more than half privately owned

Most of these water bodies are in West Bengal, followed by UP, Andhra, Odisha & Assam. While 1.6% have been encroached upon, 16.3% are 'not in use', according to report released by Modi govt.

Study finds Indian households with female children reduce practice of open defecation

The study found a reduction in open defecation owing to a firstborn child being a girl far greater in poor urban households than richer ones.

Young urban Indians who say ‘I am not casteist bro’ enable Sambit Patra’s gotra comments

For all the talk of not being casteist, young urban Indians are still listening to mummy papa when it comes to marriage.

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India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.