Residential demand across India's Tier-2 cities has expanded at a robust 14 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past five years, driven by infrastructure development, urbanisation and rising employment opportunities.
Urbanisation, often celebrated as the hallmark of progress, carries within it a paradox that modern societies are struggling to resolve.
He said Tamil Nadu, being the most urbanised State in the country with a high per-capita private vehicle ownership, needs high-capacity public transport alternatives in all its large growth engine cities.
The rapid urbanisation of India has ushered in a new era of residential living, marked by the proliferation of housing societies built by government agencies, private developers, and cooperative institutions.
He was speaking at the Asian Conference on Geography (ACG 2025) at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Man-made obstacles like irrigation canals, railway lines, and highways meandering through their habitats and traditional migratory paths are hindering the giant animals’ migration and movement for food. All
Mark Twain once remarked that “Whisky is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” Fresh water is a very precious and limited natural resource even though water covers about 71 per cent of the earth’s surface.
India’s urbanisation is progressing at an unprecedented pace, with the number of statutory towns growing significantly in recent years.
Urbanisation in India is progressing at an unprecedented pace, creating an urgent need to address the challenges that accompany it. The cities are growing, infrastructure is inadequate, and public services are under immense stress.
Indian cities are rapidly growing into large, diverse and unwieldy urban agglo merations. It is only pertinent to reflect on…
