Context:
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, organized the Curtain Raiser event for the 18th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference and Exhibition 2025 today in Gurugram, Haryana with the theme of “Urban Development and Mobility Nexus”.
Key Highlights:
Focus of UMI 2025
The focus of this year’s event on enhancing urban mobility through integrated planning and sustainable transport solutions.
The National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP), 2006 lays strong emphasis on developing capabilities at the State and City levels to address emerging challenges in urban transport and promote equitable and sustainable systems for all sections of society.
These deliberations will contribute to evidence-based policymaking and the advancement of sustainable mobility solutions.
Relevant Mains Points :
- Urban mobility → direct determinant of liveability & productivity
• NUTP → proactive decentralisation — capacity building for State & City level
• Data-driven mobility design → crucial for transport optimisation & modal shift
• Evidence-based policy → critical for climate-resilient mobility ecosystem
UPSC Relevance: - GS-1: Urbanisation trends
• GS-2: Policy + governance in urban planning
• GS-3: Sustainability in transport & mobility