Urban Policy and Governance, TISS Mumbai

09/09/2020

https://www.itdp.org/2020/06/05/pune-leads-india-toward-a-sustainable-future/?fbclid=IwAR0bl4-po_RkOYiATVakmGRJK2VvjYIYV8eJykUh5ezCH1WJzuVCaH6Hg60

Every year, the Sustainable Transport Award is given to a city that has implemented innovative sustainable transportation projects to improve mobility, reduce air pollution and greenhouse emissions, and advance safety and access for pedestrians and cyclists. Pune has been awarded the Sustainable Tra...

09/09/2020

We congratulate Shubham Kumar on his placement at Bandhu Urban Tech in the role of a Consultant. Shubham is working extensively on migration and low-income housing in his new role. We are proud of you!

04/09/2020

Say hello to the new District Development Fellow at Directorate of Government Reforms, Government Of Punjab, Aishwarya Dixit from the Batch of 2018-20. We are proud of you Aishwarya and wish you the very best!

30/08/2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/to-fill-vacant-units-barcelona-seizes-apartments?sref=aGTrSb9U&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=citylab

Fill vacant rental units with tenants or we will take over your properties, the city is warning landlords.

24/08/2020

Hailing from Nashik city, Aakash Nagare from the batch of '21 helped out with the Bus Based Public Transportation Campaign in his hometown, during his internship at Parisar. Our course teaches us valuable insights on Urban Transport, which Aakash successfully applied to the campaign over the summer. We congratulate him for his success!

22/08/2020

WEBINAR ALERT:

We at the Centre for Urban Policy and Governance are delighted to invite you to a webinar on 'Recovery and Resilience - Navigating Urban Sector Reforms for a Sustainable Future'. The speaker, Mr. Kumar Saket, is a Public Policy graduate from the esteemed Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and is currently the Head of State for Madhya Pradesh at UNDP.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: 23rd August, 2020 (Sunday)
Time: 6PM onwards
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/93909751872?pwd=UFlJTkNseFgwaW1BMU1IdUlPbk41dz09

This is an open and interactive event. Do join us!

21/08/2020

https://www.epw.in/engage/article/life-death-and-afterlife-waste

Bombay is built on land reclaimed from the sea. A crucial part of this reclamation has been waste that has been dumped into the creeks to produce land.

21/08/2020

During her time with Bandhu Urban Tech , Sumedha Bose from the batch of '21 got to work on multiple projects for the MIT startup. From curating their social media campaigns to helping out with screen design and product development for the Bandhu app, she got an opportunity to broaden her portfolio and pick up valuable lessons in multi tasking and time management. Stay tuned for more highlights from our students.

20/08/2020

Hailing from New Delhi, Milan Sharma from the batch of '21 got an opportunity to work on a pressing problem that adversely impacts her city at an alarming rate. During her internship with Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE India), she picked up new technical skills and honed her existing research skills over the summer. We congratulate Milan on her successful completion of her summer internship.

19/08/2020

As an intern at Bandhu - Enriching Livelihoods, Anmol Rana from the batch of '21 got an opportunity to contribute to developing a practical solution to the ongoing migrant crisis. She researched various government schemes for migrants and looked into background verification mechanisms that are cost-effective and viable for the Bandhu app. We congratulate her on her successful completion of her summer internship and look forward to sharing more highlights from the batch.

18/08/2020

We are happy to share the internship experience of Vipul Kumar from the batch of '21, who interned with Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence over the summer. Vipul is an Urban Planner and an alumnus of the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi and he was able to successfully apply his planning and GIS skills in the various projects he worked on during his internship. Stay tuned for more highlights from the batch!

17/08/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/08/16/why-tokyos-new-transparent-public-restrooms-are-a-stroke-of-genius/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Valerie%2F&fbclid=IwAR36EDpZMmsk-OFDBhosZoUQ-dd4lLpv8lreTczdn0MuhwwA1EpEExACo5k

A Pritzker-winning Japanese architect aims to take the anxiety out of using public toilets.