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    Urbanisation News

    How urban India commutes: Workers take to two-wheelers, and students walk or take the bus

    Among urban workers aged 15 and above who travelled at least 1 km to a fixed or non-fixed workplace, 52.3% used a two-wheeler as their primary mode.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 15 days ago

    Infra failed to keep pace with urbanisation in Pune: Fadnavis

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis being felicitated with a memento by The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s Executive Director (CFO) Abhijit Bhattacharya during the inauguration of The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s Global Capability Centre (GCC), in Pune on Friday. (@CMOMaharashtra X)
    Cities
    Published 48 days ago

    Next economic leap needs a new development paradigm

    Economic growth
    Ht Insight
    Published 50 days ago

    India's hill towns are switching off their night skies

    Hills at night
    Ht Insight
    Published 56 days ago

    Infrastructure, alternative assets, technology draw India’s real estate growth

    The India Next Real Estate Summit 2026 delved into how transit infrastructure, alternative assets and digital transformations are shaping the future of Indian urban growth.
    Genesis
    Updated 107 days ago

    Man compares Chennai with Hyderabad, says city feels 'more grounded' than before

    Traveller says Chennai feels calmer than Hyderabad.
    Trending
    Published 110 days ago

    Regional Plan 2041 proposes 4 greenfield cities along RRTS

    The cities will get funding based on the plans prepared by the states, showcasing affordable housing, green cover and transportation plans to support balanced urbanisation, he added. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 128 days ago

    Construction activity, leakages and growing consumption main challenges in Pune water management

    Construction activity, leakages and growing consumption main challenges in Pune water management
    Cities
    Published 131 days ago

    Bengal CM voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignored

    Bengal CM voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignored
    Cities
    Published 140 days ago

    Environment Day: How UP lost its cool and how to get out of ‘heat trap’

    A deserted road in Banda where the mercury touched a blistering 47.6°C on April 27, making it the hottest city in the world among 8,212 meteorological stations monitored that day.
    Cities
    Published 140 days ago

    Modernists understood that buildings represent life

    Today, intensified urban heat island effects, ambient noise, and atmospheric pollution have made natural ventilation largely untenable in most Indian cities. (PTI)
    Opinion
    Published 143 days ago

    India’s cities need periodic resilience assessments

    New Delhi, India - May 28, 2026: Residents seen collecting water from a tanker amid the ongoing water crisis in Geeta Colony in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Several areas in the city continue to face water shortages as people rely on water tankers for their daily needs. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)
    Opinion
    Published 144 days ago

    Preserving nature-blessed Himachal a collective responsibility of every citizen: CM

    Preserving nature-blessed Himachal a collective responsibility of every citizen: CM
    Cities
    Published 149 days ago

    Gurugram’s growth story has its pains

    Deepak Sangwan, a resident of DLF Phase-1. (HT photo)
    Cities
    Published 153 days ago

    Reporter’s Diary: Trash– talk of the town

    Illegally dumped waste on a road in Sector 11’s Heera Nagar, as seen on May 8. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 158 days ago

    Digging deeper: Lucknow’s groundwater crisis worsens

    There is also no official mechanism to track private borewells in the city or their depths, adding to concerns over unregulated extraction. (File)
    Cities
    Published 177 days ago

    MP demands fire station in Jogeshwari East

    Mumbai North West MP Ravindra Waikar (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 185 days ago

    Reporter’s Diary: Gurugram’s heritage risks fading from view

    The Tomb of Pir Turkman located at Mohalla Chaudhrian in Narnaul. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 186 days ago

    Raising Delhi’s tree cover from 3 to 11% can lower ‘felt heat’ by 1°C: Report

    The study used high-resolution geospatial data and surveys of 2,368 households across all 70 assembly constituencies (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Published 199 days ago

    ‘Gurugram’s rapid development comes at the cost of environment’

    Chetna Joshi (Parveen Kumar)
    Cities
    Published 202 days ago

    Urban boom: Telangana to surpass national average by decade, says Socio Economic Outlook

    Urban boom: Telangana to surpass national average by decade, says Socio Economic Outlook
    Cities
    Published 215 days ago

    400-year-old Barapullah Bridge restored to glory after years of neglect

    400-year-old Barapullah Bridge restored to glory after years of neglect
    Cities
    Published 219 days ago

    Chandigarh MP launches book of essays on ‘crisis of urbanisation’

    The book, which features essays by policy and urban development experts on the increased socioeconomic divide and decline in quality of life caused by unplanned urbanisation
    Cities
    Published 219 days ago

    There’s a lot from urban India that can be shared with the world: UN-Habitat head

    Anacláudia Rossbach feels there should be better urban planning for cities. (United Nations Information Centre, New Delhi)
    India News
    Published 240 days ago

    Plot holder to pay for land acquisition in Third Mumbai

    Plot holder to pay for land acquisition in Third Mumbai
    Cities
    Published 254 days ago

    Ggm to soon get six new police stations

    Ggm to soon get six new police stations
    Cities
    Published 261 days ago

    Bihar Economic Survey underlines slow progress in PMAY 2.0

    Bihar Economic Survey underlines slow progress in PMAY 2.0
    Cities
    Updated 262 days ago

    ‘Gurugram is a good city but has its own challenges’

    RC Fuloria (Parveen Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Published 265 days ago

    Integrated approach key to growth of cities, tells Economic Survey 2025-26

    Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran addresses the media during the Economic Survey 2025-26 press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 266 days ago

    Number of vehicles double in Bengaluru since 2015, road network stays stagnant

    Bengaluru traffic: With public transport failing to keep pace, the city's daily commute has devolved into chaos.
    Cities
    Published 273 days ago
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