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Monday, February 23, 2026
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Topic: governance

Mumbai Monorail 2.0? Safety certification for white elephant, but still waiting for green flag

After months of shutdowns and breakdowns, MMRDA Mumbai Monorail ready for reset. But with 3 abrupt halts in 2025 still fresh in commuter memory—and no restart date—it now faces a credibility test.

Uphaar tragedy to pothole deaths, how courts have invoked ‘strict liability’ to protect right to life

Bombay HC, in landmark ruling addressing civic apathy, last week directed that victims of pothole accidents be compensated & amount be recovered from those responsible for negligence.

National board to RTI whip, how Centre plans to reform sports governance with new bill amid Olympics bid

National Sports Governance Bill introduced in Lok Sabha noting that ‘it is imperative that sports governance landscape undergo a positive transformation to bring better outcomes’.

IAS officers must not fear demands of digital age

Public institutions that remained largely insulated from day-to-day political currents now find themselves navigating an environment where policy debates happen in real time.

India isn’t competing with China. It’s up against many city governments

Our root cause analysis of China’s economic growth is wrong. Even though China is a one-party authoritarian State, it is far more decentralised than India.

An American helped IAS officers like me ask the right questions—why James Scott is important

Scott looked at the State as it is—based on its functions rather than through the prism of Kautilya's Arthashastra, Machiavelli’s The Prince, or the Marxist concept.

India’s CPGRAMS system recognized as best practice in governance by Commonwealth Secretariat

The system has been instrumental in improving the quality of governance by providing a speedy and effective remedy to the grievances of citizens.

SubscriberWrites: The dichotomy in Governance and Political system in India

Candidates spending huge sums of money during elections ,try to recover those 'expenses' during their tenure, proliferating corrupt practices, impeding progress and development.

How ThePrint reporters make governance, policy stories interesting for its readers

There are many important stories on governance and social issues at ThePrint that are often overlooked, sadly, amid the daily hurly-burly of political and security news.

Improve infra, make cities more ‘liveable’ — Modi govt plans new programme for urban local bodies

Modelled on existing block & district programmes, policy aimed at improving governance in 4,000 plus ‘statutory towns’. Experts welcome it but ask for ‘proactive role’ from state govts.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.