TCS, IIT Kanpur Partner to Pioneer AI-Powered Urban Planning for Sustainable Cities

AHMEDABAD,4TH September: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-K), to address one of India’s most pressing challenges: sustainable urbanization. AIRAWAT Research Foundation was set up by IIT Kanpur with support from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to rethink the way we build our cities. As part of this partnership, TCS and the Foundation will leverage AI and advanced technologies to tackle the challenge of urban planning at scale, in India.

As per the United Nations, by 2050, 68% of the world’s population is projected to live in urban centers, triggering a massive demographic shift from rural settlements to urban areas. The report states that by 2050 India will have added 416 million urban dwellers who will further drive economic growth. Issues related to urban mobility, energy consumption, pollution management, and governance could pose substantial challenges, particularly when urban expansion occurs without adequate planning and reaches an exceptional scale. TCS and IIT-K will collaborate to address these challenges that not only diminish quality of life but also threaten long-term sustainability and climate resilience. 

With expertise in digital twin technologies, TCS will enable rapid ‘what-if’ scenario modelling, empowering urban planners to simulate and evaluate interventions before implementation. The long-term goal is to build cities that are resilient, equitable, and ecologically balanced, while deepening the understanding of and modeling the complex interactions between human activity and climate change. 

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