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

Citizens protest at Khajaguda Hills on February 5, 2022
Governance

At Hyderabad’s Khajaguda Hills, citizens fight to save crucial urban commons

April 4, 2022 Aditya Singh

The Khajaguda Hills are rich in biodiversity and home to several unique species. Today, the heritage area stands threatened by a proposed 100-feet road.

Dehradun waste management
Governance

Dehradun ranks poorly in every urban parameter survey

March 5, 2022 Anoop Nautiyal

Dehradun fares poorly in all the rankings and indexes done in recent years and little is being done to improve its state.

Mumbai skyline
Governance

Opinion: Budget 2022 paves the way for corporatisation of urban development

February 16, 2022 Tikender Panwar

The only positive in the Budget 2022 speech was the acceptance that the current model of urban development is not sustainable.

Flooding in Dehradun
Governance

Opinion: A 10-point development agenda for a rapidly urbanising Uttarakhand 

February 13, 2022 Anoop Nautiyal

Uttarakhand’s elected public representatives need to realise the pace of urbanization and prepare for the emerging challenges.

Kaushambi in Ghaziabad UP assembly constituency
Governance

In poll-bound Ghaziabad, no candidate mentions health or pollution, the real pain points

February 9, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Ghaziabad generally bags the top slot among the country’s most polluted towns. Yet no candidate has even mentioned the issue.

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.

Bangalore's potholed roads
Governance

Explainer: When can you sue your municipal body for accidents due to potholes?

January 17, 2022 Utkarsha Srivastava

Potholes imply negligence and lack of maintenance by the concerned authorities. Can the victim of a pothole accident then claim compensation?

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal chairs a meeting
Governance

Will the mention of ‘Mukhya Mantri’ scuttle doorstep delivery of rations in Delhi?

December 20, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

Doorstep delivery of rations in Delhi was a key part of AAP’s 2020 election manifesto, expected to halt theft of rations and ensure timely delivery.

An industrial worker handling machinery in factory premises.
Governance

Industrial accidents common as Delhi factory owners brazenly ignore worker safety rules

December 1, 2021 Damayanti Saha and Srishti Chourasia

In urban factories, workers’ rights and safety are ‘inconveniences’ that factory owners constantly try to bypass, leading to frequent industrial accidents.

Smart city projects coordination centre dehradun
Governance

Opinion: Nothing smart about Centre’s Smart Cities Mission

July 15, 2021 Tikender Panwar

Urban governance frameworks are being upended by projects under the Smart Cities Mission, further widening inequity and hampering sustainable development.

The Supreme Court reminded the union and state governments of its duties and responsibilities
Governance

COVID-19: When the Supreme Court had to intervene

June 18, 2021 Utkarsha Srivastava

At the peak of the crisis, The Supreme Court, and some High Courts, took suo moto notice and passed orders, directing governments to own responsibility and take action.

Governance

Sustainable Development: Strategies for the long road ahead in Indian cities

June 10, 2021 Tikender Panwar

Even a cursory review of plans reveal that instead of emphasising sustainable development, most fall back on capital intensive technologies for finding solutions.

delhi land use and urban planning aerial view
Governance

As Delhi works on Master Plan 2041, time to rethink city plans from the bottom up

May 27, 2021 Benjamin Mathews John and Abhik Banerji

Delhi’s 4th master plan, the MPD 2041, is currently in the works. These FAQs explain what master plans are and why strong local area plans are as important.

Governance

Opinion: How ‘privatisation’ and ‘PPP models’ have left Indians to die

May 25, 2021 Tikender Panwar and Anjali Ojha

The ideological mooring of the union government has led to the systematic dismantling of the public health sector and made way for commoditisation of healthcare.

Srinagar Kashmir tulip garden
Governance

Tourists continue to arrive amid big COVID surge and total lockdown in Srinagar

May 24, 2021 Abid Bashir Wani

Despite the COVID spike in Kashmir there has been no ban on tourist arrivals. However, all gardens and parks in Srinagar and elsewhere have been closed. Too late, perhaps?

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