Former NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant is expected to be appointed as India's new G20 Sherpa, succeeding Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goel who has been tasked with other pressing duties.
United Nations-Habitat's World Cities Report 2022 says India's urban population is estimated to stand at 675 million in 2035, 2nd highest behind China's 1 billion.