Promoting Integrated Solutions for Urban India

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is India’s premier urban think tank, shaping the urban narrative since its establishment in 1976. NIUA bridges the gap between research and practice to promote balanced and constructive transformation. The institute drives solutions that go beyond theoretical frameworks, reshaping ideas and fostering actionable initiatives that deliver tangible impact on the ground.

Research and Advocacy

NIUA is committed that more opportunities and different modalities are established to acquire knowledge, develop skills and consolidate expertise, and are made available to individuals, practitioners, policy makers, urban managers and decision makers in order to enable them to formulate evidence-based policies, programmes and projects and take well-informed decisions.

Knowledge Managment and Capacity Buliding

NIUA plays a catalytic role in linking data, information, and ideas with those in search of development solutions. To better encompass the experiences of successful practices, NIUA ensures that knowledge for development is readily available to citizens, civil society, opinion makers, researchers, and government policy makers at all levels.

Policy and Planning

NIUA is working towards ensuring that urban planning and design practice adequately responds to the inherent demographic and economic forces that underpin India’s urbanization. We work towards capturing universal principles from global practices, national and local experiences that support the development of diverse planning approaches adapted to scale. We accomplish this by lending help towards building capacity for informed, creative decisions; shape public policy; and implement the best community practices.

Data, Technology and Innovation

NIUA is at the forefront of innovation within the urban realm and aims at fostering initiatives and gathering knowledge about cities of tomorrow. The Institute is committed towards creating an ecosystem that can provide ample advice and information to urban stakeholders to become more innovative at delivering intelligent, inclusive and sustainable urban development at scale, especially in challenging contexts.

Partnership

Working with global, national and local partners, stakeholders and organisations from across the globe, NIUA is committed to exchange of ideas, knowledge exchange through open data resource development and management, to contribute to a greater urban dialogue but also to increase the reach of its knowledge resources and spur innovation.

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Promoting Integrated Solutions for Urban India

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is India’s premier urban think tank, shaping the urban narrative since its establishment in 1976. NIUA bridges the gap between research and practice to promote balanced and constructive transformation. The institute drives solutions that go beyond theoretical frameworks, reshaping ideas and fostering actionable initiatives that deliver tangible impact on the ground.

As the first port of call for international agencies, NIUA facilitates transformative actions by nurturing collaborations and driving cutting-edge solutions for Indian cities.

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Urbanisation and Economic Growth

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Water and Environment

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Housing and Urban Infrastructure

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Youth and Inclusion

Urban Governance and Municipal Finance

Urban Livelihood

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Shallow Aquifer Management 2.0 Brainstorming Session

03 Jun 2025

16th SUDSC Webinar Series-Taking informed actions: Necessitating collation of gender-disaggregated data

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