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HomeGENRE: Explainers

GENRE: Explainers

FAQs, guides and write-ups that deconstruct government policy, schemes or civic processes

Traffic on the streets of Mumbai
Commute

An action agenda for better mobility in India’s cities

November 29, 2022 Nagesh Aras

The onus of ensuring smooth mobility rests on multiple government agencies. Here’s a summary of the key steps towards effective implementation.

A typical example of the traffic in Bangalore, India: Total chaos.
Commute

Explainer: How to control traffic flow to make our streets congestion-free

November 17, 2022 Nagesh Aras

Traffic flow control measures such as traffic signals, lane management and road space allocation have a big role to play in improved urban mobility.

a public transport bus in india
Commute

Explainer: How effective transportation planning can ensure seamless mobility

November 17, 2022 Nagesh Aras

A guide that explains transportation planning measures related to creation and management of transportation infrastructure like stations, depots and interchange.

Floods in Patna 2019
Civic

Explainer: Why we have urban floods and how to stop that

November 4, 2022 Nagesh Aras

Extreme rainfall and frequent floods are all too common in our cities now. To mitigate the risks, it is important to understand the root causes.

Traffic jam on a road in Thiruvananthapuram
Commute

Explainer: Urban planning measures that can reduce traffic and ease commute

September 22, 2022 Nagesh Aras

Measures controlling urban form, land use and design of individual neighbourhoods can make a big difference to traffic. What do they entail?

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.

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

The file picture shows an under-construction real estate project in New Town, Kolkata
Governance

Five years of RERA: What does the data show?

June 4, 2022 Tsomo Wangchuk and Herry Gulabani

Data from the MoHUA website that shows projects registered under RERA in various states, complaints resolved and gaps in the tracking system.

A representational image depicting Schizophrenia, a severe form of mental illness that may be characterised by the inability to distinguish between reality and imaginative events.
Health

Let them not mourn the sunsets: Ensuring a productive life with Schizophrenia

May 31, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

On May 24th, World Schizophrenia Day, experts reiterated that hope, care and trust are key to changing the world of persons living with Schizophrenia.

Representational image of intense heat wave
Environment

Heat wave information: What to look out for and where?

May 4, 2022 Sravasti Datta

With more frequent, intense heat waves, IMD’s warnings and colour-coded alerts become critical. But how do you interpret these and are they enough?

Representative image DNA samples
Society

Explainer: Can the new Criminal Procedure Identification Act force you to share biological samples?

April 26, 2022 Utkarsha Srivastava

The new law not only allows collection of certain identifiable information about specified persons, but also expands the ambit of such personal details.

Representational image of an electric vehicle charging station
Infrastructure

What the Delhi government guide says about setting up residential electric vehicle charging

March 29, 2022 Utkarsha Srivastava

The guidebook highlights the importance of setting up electric vehicle charging stations in residential societies and how to go about it in a planned way.

Arvind Kejriwal
Economy

Delhi budget: Ambitious targets for job creation, education, mobility and health care

March 28, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The Delhi budget of 2022-23 targets creation of 20 lakh new jobs, increasing the employment level from the present 33% to 45%.

Ethereum, a cryptocurrency platform
Economy

Definitions hazy and questions aplenty over cryptocurrency tax, but here’s what you must know

March 1, 2022 Utkarsha Srivastava

Unlike exchange of money in the real world, cryptocurrency payments exist purely as digital entries in an online database, unregulated by central banks.

Voters queuing up to cast their votes with their EPIC in hand (File Pic)
Governance

Explainer: Should we worry about linking Aadhaar and our voter ID?

February 1, 2022 Rishabh Shrivastava

Critics say that linking of Aadhaar and voter ID raises serious questions over constitutional principles, right to privacy and citizenship.

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