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[Warrior Moms @Warriormomsin]

An invisible crisis is unfolding across Delhi. Ground level ozone exceeded standards at more than half of monitoring stations this May, with some locations recording nearly 3 times the safe limit. Our children cannot wait. We need urgent, science based action on ozone pollution.

https://t.co/1WaaOGuiFj via @kush_junglee @timesofindia

[tikender panwar @tikender]

#Dehradun in #Doonuniversity discussed issues pertaining to the Himalayan ecosystem.
The geology doesn't permit us to undermine our engagement to the developmental trajectories.
What would be the sustainable forms of it? It is being discussed.
Will continue for 3 days.

[Soumya Swaminathan @doctorsoumya]

Methane plumes from satellite images over landfill sites, Chennai. Methane is a potent, short lived greenhouse gas, from agriculture (rice), livestock & poorly managed waste. It increases ground level ozone, wt multiple negative health impacts, esp on people nearby. @chennaicorp

[Sharmila @SharmilaChavaly]

@tikender on how flawed design, poor planning, and lack of political accountability make the Indian urban landscape more vulnerable to the extreme heat conditions being triggered by climate change

https://t.co/XdMQQtoGeW

[ @Patralekha2011 পত্রলেখা চ্যাটার্জী @patralekha2011]

Also not investing in pavements and pedestrian-friendly pathways. Rich Indians don’t walk. Ergo, there is no investment in proper pavements. Pavements are allowed to become parking lots and private space and garden. This is illegal encroachment but there is hardly a squeak from those who scream from rooftops about street vendors and illegal encroachment. Legality then becomes a function of who you are, not the law.

[tikender panwar @tikender]

https://t.co/bxOr4IGMHl

[tikender panwar @tikender]

Private vehicle dependence didn't happen by acciden,the state systematically underfunded public transport for decades. Making mass transit free or affordable is a right, not welfare. Build the infrastructure first, then ask citizens to use it.
Do read my oped in @thetribunechd

[tikender panwar @tikender]

#Himalayan states and settlements need a major disruption in development strategy.
The protest below is just a tip of an iceberg.
Big real estate and hospitality industriea are digging deep borewells thus damaging the natural springs and acquifers.

[Kumaon Jagran @KumaonJagran]

People carrying torches on the streets for drinking water in Uttarakhand.

That alone says everything.

Massive protest erupts in Hinsariyakhal, Devprayag after months of severe water shortage, with angry villagers warning that if even basic necessities are not ensured, the agitation will intensify further.

[tikender panwar @tikender]

50 hottest urban settlements in the world are in our country.
What needs to be done is immediate relief; campaign ensuring people are sensitised on heat stroke and provide immediate relief.
Reduce land use change and ensure cities do not change into concrete structures.

[Rajesh Mahapatra | ରାଜେଶ ମହାପାତ୍ର @rajeshmahapatra]

Why Are Indian Cities Heating Up More?
Climate change apart, flawed design and poor planning are to blame. Urban planner and analyst Tikendra Singh Panwar joins me for a deep dive.
#heatwave #indiaheatwave #climatechange #urbanplanning #powercuts
https://t.co/feKAWfLGfm

[tikender panwar @tikender]

Read this article of mine where I have shared stories of few individuals caught in this vortex of an ecosystem - "accumulation by dispossession"
What if I tell you that the city apparatus extracts a higher rate of rent and interest from the poor in the city's political economy?

[Seema Chishti @seemay]

"Indian cities are designed to extract subsidies from workers through debt, rent and insecure labour. These are the invisible foundations of urban India" @tikender https://t.co/PfavaZY85x

[tikender panwar @tikender]

City Limits: "The Crisis of Urbanisation".
📅 Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Gaiety Theatre, Mall Road, Shimla

Do come.

[tikender panwar @tikender]

@TheEconomist has done an interesting story on mountain town.
I have spoken about the challenges facing in contemporary times.

https://t.co/OTMvscrM6L

[tikender panwar @tikender]

Not in Delhi still you can join.
Here is the link:

*Topic: Making SENSE of Urbanization in India*

Join Zoom Meeting
https://t.co/UGM90XmCwe

Meeting ID: 854 1887 2337
Passcode: 451463

[tikender panwar @tikender]

Friends,
In #Delhi, interested to know how #Kerala became 1st state in India to have an urban policy, methodology in building it, what are the key recommendations for 2, 5 & 25 years, do come & join us today.
There are 2 more speakers discussing topics relating to urbanisation.

[tikender panwar @tikender]

Friends,
In #Delhi, interested to know how #Kerala became 1st state in India to have an urban policy, methodology in building it, what are the key recommendations for 2, 5 & 25 years, do come & join us today.
There are 2 more speakers discussing topics relating to urbanisation.

[tikender panwar @tikender]

#Himachal is reviving public schools to counter private growth, but "hidden gaps" remain.
While infra and enrollment are up, concerns persist over actual learning outcomes and the sustainability of these untested reforms.
Read the full analysis @the_hindu
https://t.co/H9tlbSEJWw

[tikender panwar @tikender]

#Hyderabad friends do join
*Book Launch - The City Limits*
📍 Venue: Lamakaan
📅 Date: 8 May 2026, Friday
🕠 Time: 5:30 PM onwards
Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

[tikender panwar @tikender]

As #urbanheat island becomes a defining moment of #Indian #cities with not just hotter days but even warmer nights I share a framework authored by me on 'climate just cities'.
Urban heat affects people differently-workers, marginalised sections far worse.
https://t.co/GRvnQAU2el

[Raj Bhagat P #Mapper4Life @rajbhagatt]

#Map shows the effect of urban heat island in #Delhi

Builtup areas (Buildings, roads etc.) are warmer at night than their rural peripheries. The greater the urbanization, the higher the temperature rise at night.

[Sarang Yadwadkar @SVYadwadkar]

Pune citizens protesting against massacre of 529 trees for road widening at University Road.
Many of the trees are more than century old.
@navalMH
@ameetgsingh
@AUThackeray
@Pankajamunde
@AnneAnish
@ChaitanyaKet
@DefenceBrat

[tikender panwar @tikender]

*Friday 8th May

[tikender panwar @tikender]

Friends in #Hyderabad
Do join for book launch of City Limits: The Crisis of Urbanisation.

📅 Thursday, 8 May 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Lamakaan, Hyderabad
Followed by a panel discussion.