Women’s Day: Today’s Girl Child Can Be Tomorrow’s Mayor by Piyush Rout March 8, 2022 In a landmark announcement, this year, the government has decided to reserve the position of Mayor for Women in Bhubaneswar... Read moreDetails
Wanted: A Directly Elected Mayor, Not A Symbolic One by Piyush Rout January 22, 2022 Ever since the state enacted the Odisha Municipal Corporation Act, Mayors are getting elected indirectly in cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack... Read moreDetails
Lessons From 2021: How To Revive Bhubaneswar’s Defense Mechanism by Piyush Rout December 31, 2021 Seven decades ago, Bhubaneswar became Odisha’s capital by virtue of its geographical defense setup, that included a height of 148... Read moreDetails
Get Fans Back At Kalinga Stadium Cautiously, With An Eye On 2023 World Cup Hockey by Piyush Rout November 28, 2021 Spectators are being allowed almost to full capacity at the India versus New Zealand cricket matches being held at different... Read moreDetails
Decoding Bhubaneswar’s Poor Performance In Swachh Survekshan Survey by Piyush Rout November 22, 2021 Bhubaneswar was the only Indian city to have found a place among the world’s top 20 Smart City List 2017.... Read moreDetails
Cities With Children Is Need of the Hour by Piyush Rout November 14, 2021 Children born before the nineties in Bhubaneswar are perhaps the luckiest. They not only played in Children’s Park but also... Read moreDetails
World Town Planning Day: Time To Choose Between Urban Planners & Event Managers by Piyush Rout November 8, 2021 World Urbanism Day is also known as World Town Planning Day. The scope of urban planning has expanded beyond bricks... Read moreDetails
Climate Crisis Amid Pandemic Offers New Opportunities For Innovation In Urban Planning by Piyush Rout October 31, 2021 The world will continue to urbanise over the next decade, and it’s likely that 68% of the global population will... Read moreDetails
Climate Catastrophe: Bhubaneswar On Life-Support But Not Dead Yet by Piyush Rout October 29, 2021 There was a time when people used to walk or pedal a few kilometres for their daily needs, converted small... Read moreDetails
The Fall Of Bhubaneswar’s Tahrir Square by Piyush Rout October 27, 2021 The world gears up for World Cities Day, along with searching for green tools to deal with climate crisis, with... Read moreDetails