Governance

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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