Articles and Blogs

Rethinking the Design of Ghats : Designing for Accessibility and Inclusivity
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No Author

Echoes from the Eye of the Storm: Need for Disability-Inclusion in Cyclone Resilience
Author:
Garima Agarwal

Beyond the Bin: Panaji’s16-Way Sorting Strategy for Urban Waste
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The blog is written by Naim Keruwala, Dr Kalyani Ingle & Uttra Dasgupta from CITIIS team, with inputs from Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited.

Sustainable Cities, Stronger Communities- Kerala’s army of green warriors: the Haritha Karma Sena
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No Author

Zero Shop in Kolkata
Author:
Naim Keruwala (Program Director, CITIIS) and Uttra Dasgupta (Knowledge Officer, CITIIS)

Understanding India’s Population Trajectory: Insights from World Population Prospects, 2024
Author:
Dr. Debolina Kundu and Dr. Arpita Banerjee

Unlocking Potential: Towards Gender Inclusive Urban Livelihoods
Author:
Garima Agarwal | Abhisikha Das

Unlocking Public Transport for Individuals with Autism: Challenges and Solutions
Author:
Aishwarya Bali, Jr. Program Associate

World Water Day
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No Author

Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies with and by Persons with Disabilities
Author:
Aishwarya Bali, Jr. Program Associate, Inclusive Cities Centre, National Institute of Urban Affairs

Empowering Voices: A Participatory Approach to Data Collection for Inclusive Urban Services
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Author: Monica Thakur, Program Associate, Inclusive Cities Centre, NIUA

Strengthening Urban Inclusion: Insights from Expert and Stakeholder Consultation on Participatory Data System
Author:
Veronica Q Wijunamai, Program Officer- Learning and Outreach, Inclusive Cities Centre, NIUA

Technology and Education: A Path Forward or a Dire Outcome?
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Avira Bhatt is a Grade 9 student at the Heritage International Xperiential School in Gurugram. Her Twitter handle is @avirabhatt

Localizing Disability Data Collection Methodology to the Indian Context
Author:
Eunsong Kim, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Specialist, Chief of SHS Section, UNESCO and Abhisikha Das, Program Associate, NIUA

Good Practices for good inclusive data and governance
Author:
Neha Sangma, Professional Intern, NIUA and Abhisikha Das, Program Associate, NIUA

Data as building blocks to an Inclusive Society
Author:
Neha Sangma, Professional Intern, NIUA Veronica Q. Wijunamai, Learnings and Communication Associate, NIUA

A museum breathing on the bank of a dying river
Author:
Sonali Mahamna, Research Associate, ITCN Capacity Building Programme

Child in the city: Can my child play?
Author:
Sonali Mahamna, Research Associate, ITCN Capacity Building Programme

Child in the city: Can we go for a walk?
Author:
Nishant Raj Tonk India smart city fellow

Child in the city: Is this Play?
Author:
Taha Mama, Intern, ITCN Capacity Building Programme

Child in the city: A walk to remember
Author:
Nishant Raj Tonk

No Study Makes Jack a Dull Boy?
Author:
Neha Sharma Sangma

The Urban Century: Trends and Patterns of Urbanisation in the Global South with a Special Focus on India
Author:
Debolina Kundu, Tania Debnath, Swastika Chakravorty, Biswajit Kar, Arvind Pandey

THE FUTURE IS WOMEN?
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Neha Sharma Sangma is interning with the Building Safe, Accessible, and Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) program.

The Digital Pandemic
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Neha Sharma Sangma is interning with the Building Safe, Accessible, and Inclusive Indian Cities (BASIIC) program.

Inclusivity from LGBTQ+ lens
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Toreiloi Ronglo is a graduate from St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. Currently, she is interning under Shaping Youths Future Project, NIUA.

Transforming Urban Landscape in India: A compendium of 75 Public spaces
Author:
Manasa Garikaparthi- Oasis Design Inc and Mallika Nambiar- NIUA

Busting the Smart Citizen Myth
Author:
Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary and Mission Director (Smart Cities), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Malaria, Doctors and Smart Cities
Author:
Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary and Mission Director (Smart Cities), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Her/She in Indian Urban Spaces
Author:
Hephzibah Lakhanpal, Research Associate, Inclusive Cities Centre (ICC), NIUA

The Restaurant Theory of Smart Cities
Author:
Kunal Kumar, Joint Secretary and Mission Director (Smart Cities), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Improving city facilities for people on the spectrum
Author:
Kanika Bansal, Senior Program Associate, BASIIC programme

Why a shift in perspective is required for disability inclusion
Author:
Veronica Quikiumaliu Wijunamai, Communication and Documentation Associate- Inclusive-Cities Centre

Hybrid Schooling - the most bittersweet innovation of 2021
Author:
Avira Bhatt Student Grade 7, Heritage Xperiential Learning School, Gurugram

Making Real Estates Work for Accessible Housing
Author:
Veronica Quikiumaliu Wijunamai

Reasonable Accommodation for Employees with Disabilities in Workplace
Author:
Veronica Quikiumaliu Wijunamai

How is the Mass Rapid Transport System ensuring Inclusivity for Persons with Disabilities?
Author:
Monica Thakur

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Urban Mobility
Author:
Sarika Chakravarty, Sr. Sector Coordinator (MPD-2041), NIUA Anusha Mishra, Research Associate, NIUA

Moving towards Competency-based Capacity Building of Civil Servants: Mission Karmayogi- iGOT
Author:
Dr. Mahreen Matto Program Manager, Sanitation Capacity Building Platform (SCBP), NIUA

Non-motorised transport and placemaking — younger citizens’ perspective
Author:
Avira Bhatt Student Grade 7, Heritage Xperiential Learning School, Gurugram

Academic Spaces and Student with Disabilities: The Structural and Functional Challenges
Author:
Veronica Quikimaliu Wijunamai

Reorienting Infrastructural Development in Slum/ Slum Rehabilitation area for Persons with Disabilities
Author:
Veronica Quikimaliu Wijunamai

Call for Ideas – Voices of Youth
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No Author

Call for Ideas: Urban Futures post COVID-19
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No Author

9th February 2024

Navigating the Future: An in-depth analysis of Government Technology Trends in 2024

Digital and Data

Contributors: Pankaj Sharma

4th March 2024

Navigating the Urban Flood Conundrum: A call for holistic solutions

Urban Flooding

Contributors: Dr. Debolina Kundu & Ila Singh

15th January 2024

Nurturing Water Systems

Water

Contributors: Dr. Debolina Kundu & Ila Singh

22nd December 2023

Land and Property Awareness Essential for Urban Development: Interview with Dr. Kundu

Land & Property

Contributors: Dr. Debolina Kundu

11th December 2023

India-led Global River Cities Alliance Launched at COP 28 in Dubai

Contributors:

6th December 2023

Water in the hills – Using URMP Framework as a tool for mainstreaming river sensitive planning in hill cities

Water

Contributors: Manju Rajeev Kanchan & Ishleen Kaur

30th October 2023

Building Urban Resilience through Digital Public Infrastructure

Digital and Data

Contributors: Aparajita Dubey

30th October 2023

Unlocking Urban Green Jobs

Contributors: Aarti Nain & Sarika Chakravorty

27th October 2023

Data-Driven Resilience: Navigating Urban Growth

Digital and Data

Contributors: Samridhi Pandey

26th October 2023

Resilient Urban Economies: Catalysts for Growth and Resurgence in the Face of Various Challenges

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

25th October 2023

Building Resilience in the FACE of Repeated Challenges

Resilience

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Vaishnavi TG Shankar

20th October 2023

आइए जानें, देवी दुर्गा की नौ शक्तियाँ शहरी विकास के लिए क्या प्रेरणा देती हैं

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

20th October 2023

Dussehra and the 10 Challenges in Pursuit of a New Urban India

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

10th October 2023

Empowered Ward Committees Play a Vital Role in Aspirational Neighbourhoods

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

6th October 2023

Empowering Urban Climate Finance Building and Shaping Resilient Sustainable Cities in India

Climate Finance

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya, Sarika Chakravorty & Varsha Singh

5th October 2023

Incorporating Children's Needs in Urban Development

Inclusion

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Krishna Kant Pandey

9th February 2024

Navigating the Future: An in Depth Analysis of Government Technology Trends in 2024

Digital and Data

Contributors: Pankaj Sharma

14th March 2023

हर राज्य को एक शहरी लंगर की जरूरत है

शहरी मामले

Contributors: हितेश वैद्य और अंबिका मल्होत्रा

11th February 2022

Localising SDG 11 in India – Key Takeaways from SDG 11 Series & Way forward for Cities

SDGs

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

11th February 2022

Making ‘Cities for all’ Towards an Accessible, Safe & Inclusive Future

Inclusivity

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya, Dr. Subrata Chattopadhya & Prof. Haimanti Banerjee

12th February 2022

Understanding Sanitation Insecurity: Women Gendered Experiences in India

Sanitation & Gender

Contributors: Sonali Mehra & Hebzibah Lakhanpal

21st March 2022

Groundwater: A valuable ‘invisible’ resource

Water

Contributors: Victor Shinde & Hitesh Vaidya

26th April 2022

Cities As Drivers of Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Urban Development

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Purva Sharma

18th May 2022

Reimagining Water & Sanitation in Cities with NUDM Standards

Water & Sanitation with NUDM

Contributors: Padam Vijay & Priya Upadhyaya

10th June 2022

World Environment Day 2022

environment

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

29th June 2022

Public spaces make cities more inclusive

Placemaking

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya, Ambika Malhotra & Maansi Garikaparthi

5th August 2022

Achieving total sanitation through inclusivity and climate resilience

Sanitation

Contributors: Mehreen Matto & Shantanu Pahdi

5th August 2022

Addressing the gaps in sanitation

Sanitation

Contributors: Jheelam Sarkar & Amita Pathria

6th October 2022

Wastewater Management in Urban India

Water Management

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

7th October 2022

Effective management of wastewater is the key to managing urban rivers

Waste Water Management

Contributors: Banibrata Choudhury & Shilpi Chakraborty

10th October 2022

Managing urban drains for citywide wastewater management

Water

Contributors: Jyoti Verma

28th October 2022

Moving towards an inclusive India

Inclusivity

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

28th November 2022

SDG 6.4 – Increase Water-Use Efficiency and Ensure Freshwater Supplies

Water

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

12th December 2022

Bring cities to the high table of global climate policies

Climate Change

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Sayli Mankikar

12th February 2023

Opinion how to make young protagonists contribute in shaping the future of worlds largest democracy

(social inclusion)

Contributors: Mayura Gadkari

13th February 2023

Environment and Urbanization ASIA

(sustainable infrastructure and city planning)

Contributors: Debolina kundu

22nd February 2023

Innovation takes centerstage harnessing the potential of climate finance

Climate Finance

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Nabamalika Joardar

23rd February 2023

Placemaking where you least expect it: A call for spatial inclusion for the young

Placemaking

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Ambika Malhotra

25th February 2023

Sundar india integrated and climate resilient urbanization towards net zero ambition

Climate Change

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Gaurav Bhatiani

11th March 2023

The power of youth-based innovation: Nurturing India's future entrepreneurs

Innovation

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Nabamalika Joardar

14th March 2023

Every state needs an urban anchor

Urban Affairs

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Ambika Malhotra

12th April 2023

IWRM: Panacea of Urban Water ILLS: Victor Shinde, Head, Climate Centre for Cities (C-Cube), NIUA

Water

Contributors: Victor Shinde

20th April 2023

Urban 20 (U20): Shaping the Global Discourse on Urban Development

Water

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

21st April 2023

The creative edge: Revolutionising development through innovation

Innovation

Contributors: Nabamalika Joardar

3rd June 2023

Transforming cities through gender disability inclusive urban planning and development

Inclusivity

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

4th June 2023

Innovating To Manage Plastic Waste

Innovation

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya

7th June 2023

Gendered approach for cities: Need to design policies, urban infra to address specific needs of women

Gender

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Sayli Mankikar

12th June 2023

How technology can help India’s urban centres become disabled friendly

Inclusivity

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Shombi Sharp

14th June 2023

Connecting transport and climate: A crucial relationship

Urban Mobility

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Sarika Chakravarty

19th June 2023

Financing climate-resilient cities for sustainable India

Climate Finance

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Gaurav Bhatiani

10th July 2023

Merge indigenous knowledge systems with modern technology for a better planet

Climate

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya, Vishnupriya Gaur, Manju Rajeev Kanchan

11th July 2023

Lessons from Delhi flood: Sustainable urban planning key to creating flood-resilient cities

Sanitation

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Mahreen Matto

24th July 2023

Lessons from Delhi flood: Sustainable urban planning key to creating flood-resilient cities

Urban Flooding

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya, Manju Rajeev Kanchan, Chidambari Kulkarni

25th July 2023

Time for holistic climate action

Climate

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Manju Rajeev Kanchan

4th August 2023

Empowering youth to drive urban transformation by fostering engagement and action

Youth

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Vishnupriya Gaur

5th August 2023

Sustainable Cooling for Urban India News

Climate

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Aarti Nain

14th August 2023

Transformational power of technology on Indian youth

Youth & Tech

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Kinjal Chandra

21st August 2023

Accelerating urban sustainability by involving youth

Youth & Urban Affairs

Contributors: Hitesh Vaidya & Berjis Driver
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