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Delhi's Connaught Place
Governance

Delhi’s smart city plans ignore the urban poor, focus only on elite areas

August 15, 2022 Khushwant Singh and Vikas Kumar

The lives of Delhi’s urban poor have not improved in any way from the 86 out of 106 smart city projects that have been executed.

Ropda Talav slum, Ahmedabad
Governance

Ahmedabad: Bulldozers flattening slum colonies are the new face of urban renewal

August 10, 2022 Bhargav Oza

Residents say recent slum demolitions by bulldozers violated all due processes and belied assurances from city authorities.

Bengaluru street market
Economy

Explainer: How can ONDC make it easier for your local kirana store to sell online?

August 8, 2022 Utkarsha Srivastava

The Open Network for Digital Commerce, or ONDC, is aimed to make the digital marketplace accessible for all e-commerce players, big and small.

A man sitting by the shore in Mumbai's Versova. Mumbai is a city highly vulnerable to climate change-induced sea level rise.
Governance

Editorial: When symbols rule the roost, what hope could our cities have?

August 5, 2022 T R Gopalakrishnan

Unemployment, climate change, civic issues — our woes are many and multifarious. But do governments ever talk about the things that matter?

dead fish in lake
Environment

Why are so many fish dying in our neighbourhood ponds and lakes?

August 3, 2022 Ananya Vyas

Every year, many ponds and lakes across various Indian states become sites of mass fish deaths. Here’s what causes the fish to die.

Dr Nirmala Srinivasan, mental health expert
Health

Health insurance for the mentally ill: A road less travelled 

August 1, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

About 80% of people with depression or anxiety disorders do not have access to healthcare, A crucial factor is the skyrocketing cost of treatment.

Kids of Lakar Math area in Kolkata engage in various activities at NGO DIKSHA's drop-in centre
Health

Kolkata: These communities have no access to mental health care even when they need it

July 29, 2022 Agnee Ghosh and Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

While the discourse on mental health is certainly rising, large sections of the urban population remain out of its ambit. Here are some such voices.

Representational image of a chalkboard with Health Insurance written on it.
Health

Health insurance companies ignore laws, refuse to reimburse mental illness treatment costs

July 27, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

The IRDA issued circulars in 2018 and 2020 to include mental illness under insurance coverage. But insurance companies have failed to comply.

Delhi garden of five senses
Civic

Rainwater harvesting: Delhi’s focus moves from rooftops to public parks and other open spaces

July 12, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Delhi’s commitment to rainwater harvesting comes with detailed guidelines. But on many occasions the courts have had to step in to seek compliance.

Chandigarh resident Devender Sharma
Environment

Extreme rainfall events on the increase extracting a heavy cost–$3 billion a year

July 8, 2022 Savita Verma

Indian cities are vulnerable to extreme rainfall events as rapid development, concretization, and land use changes shrink floodplains and congest rivers.

Protests in Delhi against Agnipath scheme
Governance

Agnipath: Quality, not quantity, is what defence forces want in new Agniveer recruits

July 1, 2022 Vikas Kumar and Khushwant Singh

Protests by army aspirants continue despite promises of cash, upskilling and job reservations for Agniveer recruits demobilised after four years.

General view of Guwahati
Economy

NITI Aayog study focuses on economic potential of Tier 2 and 3 cities

June 28, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Can India leverage the economic potential of its Tier 2 and 3 cities to grow to a $40-trillion economy by 2047? Suggestions from a Niti Aayog report

A wholesale spice market in India
Economy

Editorial: Inflation statistics don’t lie, they are merely economical with the truth

June 24, 2022 T R Gopalakrishnan

Ever wondered why, even when the headlines talk of a drop in retail inflation, you end up paying the same for food? Well, you’re not alone.

Peopl waiting outside AIIMS emergency ward
Health

Going to government hospitals is best avoided, say a majority of poor

June 13, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

All surveys point to long waiting times in government hospitals, inconvenient timings and poor quality of treatment.

Tourists flock to the famed Mugal gardens in Srinagar
Society

Influx of tourists in Srinagar throws up major challenges in keeping city and its gardens clean

June 9, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

Government figures suggest since January this year, seven lakh tourists have arrived, for the first time in the past decade.

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