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 MoreWell 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 MoreWhile 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 MoreThere 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 MoreThe 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 MoreHeat 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 MoreAs 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 MoreCitizen 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 MoreLocal 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 MoreMunicipal 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 MoreThe potholes not just result in water clogging during rain but also cause traffic chaos that leads to increased travel time for the commuters.
Read MoreResearch 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 MoreDecentralization 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 MoreBio-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 MoreThe 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 MoreFor 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.
Read MoreIf done right, these forests can have massive benefits, but sticking the wrong trees in the wrong soils can prove to be equally harmful. Some reports claim that due to the rapid spread of this method in India, a majority of Miyawaki projects have been executed without the basic foundations. Another area of concern is lack of adequate space to create these urban forests.
Read MoreIn order to understand the gender equation of women in Urban Governance, we looked at the 100 cities under the Smart City mission. These 100 cities represent a diversity of region and size of cities across the country. Of the 100 smart cities, while as many as 35 city governments have women as mayors, only 14 have women as administrative head of the city government.
Read MoreAs Indian cities experience continued growth and associated urban challenges, such as air pollution, artificial flooding, and water scarcity, appropriate forest governance is vital. However, the mismatch between jurisdiction over and funding for forest management and the impacts of poor forest management leave cities at an impasse.
Read MoreAs we come up to the census year 2021, we looked at India's Census numbers from 2011, which are used to make policy decisions. We imagined, that if India were only a 100 people, how would we represent India's people?
Read MoreOur work has ensured that smaller cities become part of policy agendas of urban policy making. With an extremely small and talented team, we have been putting our best efforts to produce this knowledge. We continue striving to create quality and reliable publicly available knowledge that can can empower decisions of citizens and city governments.
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