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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicMetropolitan cities

Topic: Metropolitan cities

Why Haryana govt has tabled bill to give Hisar its own metropolitan authority & what it says

Gurugram: The Haryana government Monday introduced the Hisar Metropolitan Development Authority Bill, 2024, in the state assembly to set up a statutory authority for integrated...

Global accounting firms set up shop in smaller Indian cities as demand grows

A report by Ernst & Young in June said it expects multinationals to set up 'global capability centres' for all types of industries in tier-2 cities such as Jaipur, Vadodara, Kochi.

Why Coimbatore, Indore & Surat will decide success of India’s urbanisation. Not Mumbai & Delhi

The big metros don’t do well in city rankings, in India or internationally. Mumbai and Delhi rarely rank high, and the biggest European, American, and Chinese cities are not the most liveable either.

How urban planning can make Indian cities more inclusive for women

As we move into 2021, gender-sensitive infrastructure planning and inclusive design must be incorporated into policymaking.

Why coronavirus won’t be the death of London, New York, Paris

While it’s clear metropolises aren’t set up for a life of lockdowns, they have bounced back from deadlier epidemics with some great achievements in urban development.

Big cities, capital drain

Our biggest cities have continued to rot away in the last decade, but why should the future of India's urbanisation policies remain bleak too.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.