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Editor, Urban Affairs at @httweets. #MetroMatters. Interests: #citylife #urbanplanning #urbanenvironment #urbanmobility. Ex-@timesofindia
New Delhi, India
Joined April 2012
In this special series, @htTweets tracks the most remarkable 100-year journey of @UnivofDelhi, how it shaped the capital, the nation & so much more.
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Flights are plenty, but reaching the airport is a task. Here's @manojsharma looking at why, despite the aviation sector soaring, airport connectivity in Indian cities suffers from unreliable buses service, disjointed Metro network and costly cabs?
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RT @bookishmanoj: In my latest , I look at how our megacities—having failed to expand public transport—are going in asphalt circles, buildi….
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Are Indian cities prepared for a vibrant night-time economy? Here’s @bookishmanoj exploring the feasibility of this oft-discussed concept in the Indian context -- from policy on paper to actionable steps.
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RT @htTweets: Indian cities face severe flooding due to climate change, urban planning failures, and inadequate drainage systems. https://t….
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Indian cities face severe flooding due to climate change, urban planning failures, and inadequate drainage systems
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RT @HemaniBhandari: #HTExclusive.Delhi’s residential corners, hotels, community halls, & even unopened police posts are quietly doubling as….
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The new Greater #Bengaluru Authority aims to unify city's fragmented civic framework through a groundbreaking governance overhaul. The first of its kind in India, can it succeed & set template for other cities? Here's @bookishmanoj attempting to find out.
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If keeping cities clean, unclogged & walkable isn't rocket science, as we often hear, why do civic administrations in India struggle to deliver on these basic aspects of liveability? In this series, we try to find out. Part one, I focus on #footpaths.
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RT @htTweets: A long way to reclaim streets for pedestrians. (✍️@shivaniwrites).
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Why civic administrations in India fail to deliver on basic indicators of livability to ensure clean, unclogged and walkable cities
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RT @IndianUrbanist: Civil engineers who become traffic engineers and urban planners tend to ignore basic geometry and induced demand, and i….
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RT @avishekgd: Mira Nair is in the news because of her son. 18 yrs ago she was waylaid by yours truly at Miranda House on a work-cum-nostal….
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I am more of an Old Delhi person. The crowded by-lanes, the havelis, the old, reputed eateries, the chaat... everything breathes history. It even has its own lifestyle and values, says Mira Nair.Sp...
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RT @Csoumya21: In light of the Union Government's proposed standardisation of ACs, Sharing a story I wrote for HT print and online (@htTwee….
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RT @Csoumya21: Buses vanish, trains overflow: Public transport in India’s cities is collapsing via @bookishmanoj.
hindustantimes.com
India’s urban mobility crisis is pushing commuters and infrastructure to the brink
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Govt shelves the plan for #greenfieldcities, writes @Csoumya21; experts weigh in on whether this was a good idea in the first place. #urbanrenewal #densification #cityrevival #periurban #urbanisation #newcities #brownfield #urbanisation
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RT @mazoomdaar: Why Madhya Pradesh CM's wish to count snakes and rear king cobras is unfeasible
indianexpress.com
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is keen on “reintroducing” king cobras in Madhya Pradesh as an antidote to spiralling snakebite deaths. He also wants snakes in the state counted in order to assess numbers...
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RT @mazoomdaar: Valmik Thapar, the one-man army who secured the tiger — with love and awe
indianexpress.com
Until his last days, Thapar was involved in conservation work, guiding Khandal on various TigerWatch projects, and curating a defining collection of photos of Ranthambhore.
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"Gurugram reminds people of Dubai. But shouldn’t Gurugram feel like Gurugram?” As the urban landscape morphs into zones of undistinguishable glass-and-steel high-rises, what happens to the memory, identity & character of Indian cities, asks @bookishmanoj.
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RT @trip_centre: Featuring our research work on cycling, @shivaniwrites article on women cyclists in India @htTweets .
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RT @mazoomdaar: Explained: Tiger traders take rhino horn routes, surprises enforcement working in silos via @Indian….
indianexpress.com
According to officials, Delhi, Lucknow and Kanpur have been the traditional hubs used mostly by Nepalese and Tibetan nationals tying up with Indian poachers.
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RT @mazoomdaar: Tiger poaching: Chandrapur to Aizawl, investigation tracked bank SMS, social media posts, tip-off from Shillong church http….
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The trail goes back to June 2023 when four alleged poachers from Haryana were arrested with tiger skin and 18 kg of bones near Guwahati. This prompted the Centre's Wildlife Crime Control Bureau...
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RT @mazoomdaar: 3 yrs, 100 tigers killed & counting: new-age poaching mafia taps tech, digital payments, hawala networks .
indianexpress.com
Arrest records, officials reveal coalition of gangs, pan-India reach, use of transporters, Myanmar route.
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