Migration & Urbanisation: Movement, Opportunity and the Search for Belonging When we hear the words migration and urbanisation, our imagination often moves towards a familiar picture — a worker leaving a village, moving to a city in search of employment, living in an informal settlement, and becoming part of the urban workforce. This picture is…
Ask most people what Surat is known for, and they will say diamonds, or silk, or perhaps the fact that it is one of India’s cleanest cities. Almost nobody will say the real answer: Surat is, more than anything else, a city built entirely by people who came from somewhere else. At various points over…
A report by the United Nations Development Programme highlights a major childcare gap in urban India and proposes a blended finance model to expand affordable childcare for low-income families. The initiative aims to boost women’s workforce participation while improving early childhood development. A new report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) highlights a…
For over a decade, affordable housing has been positioned as a cornerstone of India’s urban development program. Government schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U), new financing norms and private-sector innovations were expected to unlock millions of homes for low- and middle-income families. Despite these policy initiatives, the affordable housing segment appears to…
Photo Credit: YLAC Clear Cut Climate DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 29, 2025 02:43 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik India is confronted with a convergence of crises: urbanization, climate crisis, and a crying need for civic action. While governments agonize over policy and NGOs agendas, young people are typically spectators and not participants. City Climate Pulse is attempting to alter that….
