Piyush Rout

Ever since the state enacted the Odisha Municipal Corporation Act, Mayors are getting elected indirectly in cities like Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur with Cuttack being the first city…

Seven decades ago, Bhubaneswar became Odisha’s capital by virtue of its geographical defense setup, that included a height of 148 ft mean sea level, crisscross natural drainage system,…

Spectators are being allowed almost to full capacity at the India versus New Zealand cricket matches being held at different centres. But the Kalinga Stadium hockey ground, which is hosting…

Bhubaneswar was the only Indian city to have found a place among the world’s top 20 Smart City List 2017. The Odisha capital had topped the list of Indian Smart Cities Challenge in 2016.…

Children born before the nineties in Bhubaneswar are perhaps the luckiest. They not only played in Children’s Park but also rode bicycles -- safely -- on all roads, even to school. How…

World Urbanism Day is also known as World Town Planning Day. The scope of urban planning has expanded beyond bricks and buildings as it is a framework through which visionary leaders create…

The world will continue to urbanise over the next decade, and it’s likely that 68% of the global population will live in urban areas by 2050. The month of Urban October will end with World…

There was a time when people used to walk or pedal a few kilometres for their daily needs, converted small patches of land into kitchen gardens and took pride in planting trees. But nowadays…

The world gears up for World Cities Day, along with searching for green tools to deal with climate crisis, with the belief that climate change is a global problem that requires a global…

World Habitat Day 2021, to be observed on the first Monday of October like every year, offers an opportunity to reflect on the effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and also how we can make human…