Urban planning News

Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar advocated for a new urban planning undergraduate course at VTU to combat India's growing urban crisis.

By 2024, the global car count is expected to reach 1.475 billion, averaging one vehicle per 5.5 people or approximately 182 cars for every 1,000 individuals, reportedly. Though this number appears substantial, its environmental impact is considerable, with an average passenger car emitting about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year.  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for the "decentralization" of urban planning He said that with the development of satellite towns, the pressure on cities will reduce PM Modi reminded the Mayors of the responsibility to work from the grassroots level

Urban planning has failed to keep up with mass urbanization around the world, placing cities at the epicentre of the 21st century`s most pressing challenges, a top United Nations official said on Monday.

Chennai being one of the outsourcing hub of India, the current disastrous situation due to floods could also affect the national economy, says experts.

Experts say it was worse hit than the rest of India`s southeastern seaboard because of a development boom that has gone unchecked in the last 15 years.

Delhi has been ranked a dismal 111th out of 140 world cities in a latest global liveability study, pointing to the lack of urban planning across India's polluted and chaotic cities.