While India accounts for only 2 percent of global motor vehicles, it contributes over 12 per cent of global road traffic deaths. Around 150,000 people lose their lives on India’s roads every year, making them...Read more
|Comment|author: Amit Bhatt, Binoy Mascarenhas and Dhawal Ashar
On December 17th, 2018 the city of Chennai opened it’s the first inclusive and disabled-friendly park. The Infinity Park in Santhome, is a sensory park that caters to all children. Making this India’s eighth inclusive park.
The park...Read more
Raahgiri Day is India’s first sustained car‐free event. It started as a small initiative and has since blossomed into a national movement. Now, it celebrates its fifth birthday.
In too many cities today we see a...Read more
Raahgiri Day in Jhajjar not only celebrates road safety but also includes social messages, encouraging women and girls of all ages to participate.
If you drive out of New Delhi west along National Highway 48, you...Read more
|Comment|author: Sonal Goel and Sarika Panda Bhatt
It is time that we put children at the center of urban planning. That is the opinion of Kirti Zala, Project Head of aProCh a community based initiative in the city of Ahmedabad. In this article, Kirti...Read more
Gadgets and indoor play have resulted in the child of today missing out on the joys of nature and outdoor life experienced by previous generations, says Indian educationalist and aProCh founder Kiran Bir Sethi. aProCh (a...Read more
Cities are the new critical urban laboratories for the interactive engagement of children with their urban environment. The Child Friendly Cities debate presents an opportunity to initiate a discourse and encourage cities themselves to become...Read more