Cities and Republic day Parade!
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This year we focus on highlighting the representation of our cities in the R-Day parade and the ways in which they have been incorporated in the past.
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Joshimath is sinking!
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Joshimath residents are facing displacement as the town has been declared ‘unsuitable for living’ after cracks appeared in buildings and has led to evacuation of the citizens.
Read MoreAre flyovers the solution to traffic congestion?
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As the number of flyovers increase, people are encouraged to use private vehicles, which ultimately leads to traffic congestion. To provide seamless travel for commuters, authorities should focus on more cost-effective solutions like improving public transport and removing bottlenecks.
Read MoreDoes your city have an Urban Forest?
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Unfavorable factors like pollution and heat waves in cities, maintenance, resources and expertise required in the municipal government, financial limitations etc. are seen as challenges while developing city forests. Despite the challenges, Urban Forestry has innumerable benefits.
Read MoreDoes India need a separate index for pollution control and monitoring?
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While we do not have an index, the Central Pollution Control Board publishes a list of cities with their AQI levels and the dominant pollutant in the air on a daily basis. This AQI is often treated as a scale to compare the cities with each other.
Read MoreDo you think your city needs Auto Rickshaw stands?
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Well designed public transport system increases its efficiency and could also help in reducing traffic congestion in Indian cities. City buses still have some designated stops and depots, but, the Intermediate Public Transport like autos, vikrams and e-rickshaws often lack dedicated infrastructure.
Read MoreDoes India need a LGBTQIA+ inclusion indice?
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While several indices inform one of the multiple perspectives on city performance, few provide a close view of how inclusive our cities are. Open For Business 2022 updated its city rankings across 145 cities worldwide based on their economic performance and inclusion of LGBTQ+ communities.
Read MoreIs there a public transportation shortage in your city?
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There are studies which suggests that public transportation usage in smaller Indian cities is limited. It is possible that lack of demand for PT leads to underdeveloped infrastructure but vice versa may also be true.
Read MoreDoes your city carry out a tree census?
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The tree censuses, although primarily led by municipal authorities, have sought collaboration from citizen groups, NGOs, and CSOs. Often, experts in the field assist in identifying heritage trees, exotic species, native species, and other such details, which are then made available to citizens.
Read MoreIs your city prepared for the next heatwave?
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Heat Action Plans are a set of guidelines to create a framework for implementation, coordination & evaluation of measures that can manage negative impacts of heat in a particular region.
Read MoreWhat is the current scenario of women's representation in politics?
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As per an analysis conducted by the Election Commission of India, women's representation in Lok sabha has never reached more than 12%, even though they constitute 48% of the total population in India.
Read More(How) do Citizen Surveys work in Urban Transport?
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Citizen engagement forms an integral element of sustainable urban mobility planning as it brings a sense of ownership to the users and citizen survey is one of the easiest methods to reach out to the citizens.
Read MoreWhat is the role of City Government in Disease Prevention & Management?
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Local governments play an important role in improving the health and well being of the citizens as they bridge the gap between policy measures and local realities for the coordination of responses to the diseases.
Read MoreDo you know what Municipal bonds are?
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Municipal bonds can be thought of as loans that citizens make to local governments, and are used to fund public works such as bridges, roads and other infrastructure.
Read MoreIs your city also suffering from Potholes?
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The potholes not just result in water clogging during rain but also cause traffic chaos that leads to increased travel time for the commuters.
Read MoreDo you think your City Bus can run on Bio-CNG?
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Research suggests that India has a big scope for Bio-CNG and can replace 4,000 tonnes of country's diesel consumption per day, if harnessed correctly.
Read MoreDoes your city have Ward Committees and Area Sabhas?
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Decentralization of power through the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act was an important step to enable public participation. The Act not only made municipal governments a formal part of the three-tier governing system but also mandated the establishment of ward committees for cities as an invited space for citizen engagement.
Read MoreDo you think your city can bio-mine it's legacy waste?
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Bio-mining, is defined as the conversion of aged municipal solid waste into reusable resources and involves a scientific process of excavation, treatment & segregation. This technique not only mitigates pollution but also helps in reclaiming large acres of land that can be used for other development purposes.
Read MoreDo you think your city can become a sponge city?
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The idea of a sponge city is to make cities more permeable, to hold and use the water which falls upon it, much like the natural sponge. A wide range of benefits are associated with the implementation of sponge cities; however, the main challenge lies in the implementation and availability of land because a sponge city needs to be abundant with spaces that allow water to seep through them.
Read MoreWhat Indian cities can do to improve ridership levels of Public transport?
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For any efficient Public Transit system, ridership is an important factor. In India, majority of the cities rely on public transport. However, the public bus transit system is often inadequate and is in constant need of improvement. There seems to be no explicit ridership strategy in India, both at national and sub-national levels. The decline in bus ridership has been a common phenomenon across most Indian cities.
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