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Editor, Urban Affairs at @httweets. #MetroMatters. Interests: #citylife #urbanplanning #urbanenvironment #urbanmobility. Ex-@timesofindia

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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 @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 @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.
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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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"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: 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 .
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Arrest records, officials reveal coalition of gangs, pan-India reach, use of transporters, Myanmar route.
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