NIUA Golden Jubilee celebrations themed Resilient Urban India @2047

Exam-focused facts from the 16 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) was established in 1976.
NIUA celebrated its Golden Jubilee under the theme Resilient Urban India @2047.
The National Urban Learning Platform (NULP) was launched as the urban component of iGOT-Mission Karmayogi.
Three publications were released: Vision for a Resilient Urban India: Building Sustainable and Future-Ready Cities, Understanding the New Geography of India’s Urbanisation, and 50 Years of Shaping India’s Urban Transformation.
The report Understanding the New Geography of India’s Urbanisation introduces a Modified DEGURBA Framework.
A total of 127 students were awarded certificates during the convocation ceremony of the Urban Renaissance Tech Programme.