From Flying Cars To People-First Cities: Rethinking Urban Futures On World Town Planning Day by Piyush Rout November 8, 2026 What comes to mind when you think of the city of the future? Back in the 1970s, many people imagined... Read moreDetails
Time To Turn Odisha Urbanisation Into Regenerative Way Of Urban Planning by Piyush Rout October 31, 2026 What comes to mind when you think of the city of the future? Back in the 1970s, people believed that... Read moreDetails
How In 2 Decades Odisha Brushed Aside Super Cyclone Phobia And Turned Into Fortress Of Zero Casualty by Piyush Rout October 29, 2026 Today, when Odisha is observing Disaster Preparedness Day by remembering that fateful night of the 1999 Super Cyclone, it’s important... Read moreDetails
Beyond Car-Centric Planning: Lessons For Odisha’s Next-Gen Sustainable Cities by Piyush Rout October 28, 2026 Urban sustainability initiatives regularly make headlines. Cities, for example, have received much attention for new bicycle lanes and a generalised... Read moreDetails
Let Urban October Transform Durga Puja Beyond Neighbourhood Fights & Ignite Kataka Taste by Piyush Rout October 19, 2026 This is the month when the world observes Urban October by debating on various urban issues as well as celebrating... Read moreDetails
In A Changing World Of Resilience, Odisha Must Continue Investing In Its People Living in Cities & Towns by Piyush Rout October 13, 2026 Climate change and disasters pose a serious risk to sustainable urban development, resulting in escalating human and economic costs across... Read moreDetails
When Cities Shape The Mind: Why Bhubaneswar Must Plan for Mental Health by Piyush Rout October 11, 2026 Bhubaneswar: The mental health of urban populations is shaped not merely by biology or circumstance, but by the rhythms, structures... Read moreDetails
Odisha Vision 2047: Building Inclusive, Resilient & Compact Cities by Piyush Rout October 5, 2026 By 2050, approximately two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas, bringing a distinct set of challenges and... Read moreDetails
Other Side Of Bhubaneswar: Let’s Gift The World A Pillar Of Mahatma & His Journey by Piyush Rout October 2, 2026 Einstein wrote a famous tribute for Mahatma Gandhi’s 70th birthday. “Generations to come, it may well be, will scarcely believe... Read moreDetails
Reclaiming Bhubaneswar’s Lifelines: The Urgent Case For River Tourism by Piyush Rout September 27, 2026 When cities invest in tourism, they invest in jobs, entrepreneurship, and growth. Similarly, city river tourism centres on transforming urban... Read moreDetails