Mobility
90lakh
Vehicles on Hyderabad's roads, one of India's highest vehicle densities.
TOI · Sep 2025
AI-led
Traffic management proposed by the Chief Minister to ease urban mobility pressures.
TOI · Jul 2026
TOI's annual platform for Hyderabad's growth dialogue · Edition 2026
Move. Flow. Grow.
Hyderabad's next decade will be shaped by how it moves and how it manages water. Six weeks of citizen ideas, expert validation and public dialogue, culminating in the HYD Next Summit.
- Prelude campaign
- 28 Oct 2026
- Duration
- 6 weeks
- Citizen tracks
- 2
- HYD Next Summit
- 30 Nov 2026 Tentative
01 Why now
Hyderabad's next decade rests on two pillars.
More than isolated civic issues, these are business-continuity, liveability and growth-readiness priorities for the city.
Water resilience
1/ 3
Of Greater Hyderabad is highly or very highly flood-vulnerable, according to a TISS study.
TOI · Jan 2026
Supply600 MGD
Demand ’27835 MGD
A projected 235 MGD shortfall by 2027: a critical water-security gap.
TOI · Feb 2026
Source: The Times of India coverage. Figures to be re-verified against original reports before publication.
02 Legacy platform
From HYD@25 to HYD Next.
HYD@25 established The Times of India as Hyderabad's most credible city convener, bringing together leaders, institutions, industry and citizens around the city's growth and identity.
HYD Next builds on that stature as an annual, forward-looking platform.
- Proven city IPDemonstrated ability to convene Hyderabad's civic and business leadership.
- Editorial credibilityTOI's trusted voice driving constructive public dialogue.
- Public impactCitizen reach, government engagement and media amplification at scale.
03 The platform
A TOI platform for Hyderabad's next decade.
HYD Next Summit 2026 focuses on mobility and water resilience, two systems critical to Hyderabad's growth, liveability and global competitiveness.
TOI editorial trust
Stories, explainers and features across TOI print and digital.
Citizen participation
Open calls for ideas and on-ground practices from across the city.
Expert validation
Screening, evaluation and mentoring that sharpen promising ideas.
Govt & industry engagement
A stage where solutions meet the people who can act on them.
04 Two tracks
Pick your track. Shape the city.
Track 01
Move
Mobility Ideathon
Knowledge Partner: T-Hub
Have an idea that could improve how Hyderabad moves? Solve a real urban-mobility challenge, from congestion and commuter experience to safer streets and smarter systems.
- 01Public call for ideas
- 02Screening
- 03T-Hub mentoring
- 04Finale
- 05Showcased at the Summit
Track 02
Flow
Rainwater Harvesting Showcase
Homes · Apartments · Gated communities · High-rises
Does your home or community harvest rainwater or conserve water in a meaningful way? Share it for evaluation and a chance to be featured by TOI and recognised at the Summit.
- 01Submit your entry
- 02Evaluation across 4 categories
- 03TOI editorial features
- 04Top entries shortlisted
- 05Recognised at the Summit
05 The journey
Two tracks. Six weeks. One Summit.
A sustained campaign, not a one-day event. Both tracks run in parallel and converge on the HYD Next Summit stage.
Mobility Ideathon
- Call for ideas
- Public participation
- Screening
- T-Hub mentoring
- Finale & winners
Water Resilience
- Call for entries
- Home & apartment entries
- Evaluation · 4 categories
- Featured in TOI
- Top entries shortlisted
HYD NextSummit30 Nov · Tentative
Six weeks of amplification
Print · Digital · Social · Editorial · Experiential Indicative schedule
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Week 1
Campaign launch
Create launch visibility and set the tone.
- Launch ads in TOI & ET Hyderabad
- Launch editorial
- Social launch + microsite live
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Week 2
Drive participation
Build entries and sustain engagement.
- Call-for-entries ads in TOI Hyderabad
- Microsite registrations
- Meta & LinkedIn campaign
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Week 3
Sustain momentum
Maintain interest and deepen credibility.
- Editorial stories
- Explainer videos
- Display ads + social shorts
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Week 4
Showcase progress
Highlight shortlisted ideas and expert views.
- Editorial stories
- Video snippets
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Week 5
Summit week
Maximise event-day awareness and reach.
- Full / half-page ads in TOI Hyderabad
- Live streaming
- Video bytes + social updates
-
Post event
Legacy
Extend impact beyond the Summit.
- Full-page impact report
- 2-min highlight film
- Social recap stories
06 Summit day
Where ideas, recognition and decision-makers meet.
- 01
Inauguration
- 02
Fireside with the Hon'ble Chief Minister
Proposed · subject to confirmation
- 03
Winning Mobility Solutions Showcase
Video feature of top Ideathon ideas
- 04
Panel · Moving Hyderabad
The future of urban mobility
- 05
Rainwater Harvesting Winner Felicitation
- 06
Panel · Water Resilient Hyderabad
Reimagining the urban water cycle
Privacy: contact details and submissions are used only for HYD Next administration and communications, with access restricted to authorised campaign personnel. The full privacy notice and data-retention terms will be published before registrations open.
08 The ecosystem
Better outcomes take all of us.
HYD Next brings citizens, institutions, experts, civic stakeholders and industry together around Hyderabad's future.
Knowledge Partner
T-Hub
Mobility Ideathon mentoring
Presenting PartnerTo be announced
Mobility PartnerTo be announced
Water PartnerTo be announced
Partner with HYD Next
Multiple touchpoints across a six-week campaign, from launch visibility to the Summit stage.
Partnership enquiries- 01
Public participation phase
Awareness and brand visibility during campaign launch and idea collection.
- 02
Editorial build-up
Branded content and featured stories in TOI print and digital.
- 03
On-ground & Summit
Stage presence, delegate engagement, felicitation and post-event amplification.
HYD Next 2026 · Move. Flow. Grow.