Is your neighbourhood working for young children and their caregivers?
As per the 2011 Census, 0-6 year old population forms 10.93% of the urban population in India. However, this large […]
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Performance of the Performance Grant System – Can Municipalities Afford this?
India embarked on economic and structural reforms in 1991 and the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA) came into force in […]
Realising Participatory Governance & Planning in India
India is one of the world’s largest democracies. The country still has a low public participation rate in the process […]
Next-gen Urban Planning: Enabling Citizen Participation for Achieving SDG 11
The world is becoming progressively more urban, with cities growing at an unprecedented rate. According to the UN Population Fund, […]
ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework Supporting Cities in Achieving SDG 11.3
India has been experiencing rapid urbanisation, resulting in a tripling of the built environment to accomodate 200 million more, urban […]
Judicious Management of Urban Rivers: A Vital Step Towards Sustainable Urbanisation
Throughout history, human settlements have flourished on the river banks and reaped multiple socio-economic benefits from the rivers. The once […]
Community engagement a must for implementing & sustaining good urban practices
For a long time now, practitioners in the urban development sector have been advocating that for any programme or project […]
Rethinking Infrastructure in Urban Planning Framework
India is at the forefront of rapid urbanisation and transition with about 7900 plus census towns and cities and over […]
“Microsoft has developed Education Transformation Framework using best practices” Omjiwan Gupta
As the Government of India imposed nationwide lockdowns the education system would come to a halt if digital platforms were […]
Achieving SDG 11.3 through Participatory Planning Initiatives
Citizen participation and engagement is the cornerstone of democratic city governance. One of the key indicators of SDG Target 11.3 […]
