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Governance

City administration, infrastructure, urban resilience, citizen participation and urban planning.

Karnataka Government Budget document released
Governance

Editorial: Budgets must come with a caveat — the numbers mean very little!

March 14, 2023 T R Gopalakrishnan

How much of those amounts get spent? On whom? And what do we have to show for it? These are questions that we want answers to, but find none.

New Delhi mayor Shelly Oberoi speaking soon after her victory
Governance

Shelly Oberoi, Delhi’s second woman mayor, has a term of just over 30 days

March 13, 2023 Vijaya Pushkarna

The current battle for mayorship became a nasty slugfest between
AAP and the BJP. Shelly Oberoi finally won after a SC verdict in her favour.

Interiors of the Allahabad Public Library
Governance

Our public libraries need attention; here’s why we should care

February 24, 2023 Madhumita Rajan

Public libraries can strengthen democracy, foster social equity and create an informed, responsible citizenry. But do we have such libraries?

Smart city work in Srinagar's lal chowk area
Governance

After 70 years of neglect, Srinagar gets a facelift

December 21, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani

Srinagar is set to get a makeover with a series of Smart City projects, worth Rs 1000 crore. The aim is to target tourism.

Empty shop in Sarojini Nagar Market, Delhi
Governance

Rent paying shop owners vs free squatting street vendors: A never-ending battle in Delhi

December 10, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The battle between street vendors and shop owners is more complicated than one might think; what is at stake here is livelihood.

Street vendors crowd the pavements outside Palika Bazaar.
Governance

Delhi street vendors: Creating vending zones far from established markets will not work

December 8, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

With the AAP winning the Delhi civic polls, it is now to be seen if Arvind Kejriwal does indeed keep his manifesto promise to street vendors.

A kebab shop staff stands outside his eatery roasting kebabs over a traditional coal-powered oven.
Governance

Delhi’s coal ban must include a plan for small businesses that depend on it

September 13, 2022 Udisha Srivastav

The NCR is staring at a much-needed ban on domestic and industrial use of coal, but it is making many small business owners anxious. Here’s why.

Representational image of a homeless man sleeping on the pavement in what looks like a heavily frequented spot.
Governance

Urban homeless: Shelters need to step up, but can only be stopgap solution

August 22, 2022 Sravasti Datta

Many states are yet to comply with the guidelines regarding shelters under the Scheme for Urban Homeless. A long term vision is needed, say experts.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Delhi CM Kejriwal meets with officials
Governance

Delhi Municipal Corporation: Why three failed to do better than one

April 8, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

On one point, the latest amendment unifying the Delhi Municipal Corporation seems right. Numbers confirm that the divisions had been uneven.

Headquarters of Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Governance

And then there was one: The convoluted journey of the Delhi municipal corporation

April 5, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

The first Municipal Corporation of Delhi was formed in 1957. Trifurcated in 2012, it is now again set to be one monolithic Delhi Municipal Corporation.

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