Blogs by Our Fellows
Data & evidence
7 posts from the 2024-25 Fellowship cohort on data & evidence, newest first.
Harnessing Rainwater to Secure India’s Urban Future: Industry’s Role and…
Harnessing Rainwater to Secure India’s Urban Future: Industry’s Role and a Calculator’s Impact As I stand on my balcony in … Shubhi KesarwaniNovember 5, 2025
Quantifying the Invisible: How a Simple Tool is Changing Rainwater…
Quantifying the Invisible: How a Simple Tool is Changing Rainwater Harvesting in Cities Over the last year, I’ve been closely … Shubhi KesarwaniOctober 9, 2025
Rebuilding the City: How Infrastructure Shapes Safety and Access in…
In earlier blogs, we explored safety through complaints and planning through data. This time, we shift to the roads we … Anwesha BhattacharyaOctober 9, 2025
Beyond the Numbers: The Power of Gender-Disaggregated Data
Urban planning is often seen as a technical field, filled with maps, blueprints, and models. But behind every design decision … Anwesha BhattacharyaSeptember 9, 2025
Reimagining Air Quality Interventions through Clean Air Zones
Nationally, it is seen that the non-attainment cities are working towards improving air quality through various measures targeting several sectors. … Ramya M AJuly 25, 2025
Planning what matters : Data-Driven
Why do we still see open garbage dumps in our neighbourhoods? Why are drains overflowing right next to newly built … Manisha BishtJuly 5, 2025