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TopicMunicipal Corporation

Topic: Municipal Corporation

Municipal bonds exist. India still won’t let cities use them

Only 19 out of 269 municipal corporations have issued bonds since SEBI guidelines were released in 2015. This represents less than 1% of total outstanding public-sector debt.

When a garbage pile sparked innovation—the story of Civinc, civic data app making governance ‘visible’

Student-built app, conceived by Aishwarya Sunaad during her time at Ashoka University, was launched this month in Nanjangud, Karnataka. It gives citizens direct access to civic officials.

India’s mayors have no power to lead cities. They need to be like CEOs

The weakened position of mayors leads to poor governance. This ultimately diminishes the quality of life and ease of doing business in cities.

Why legal fraternity finds SC’s remarks on cases dealing with ‘misleading’ arbitration clauses ‘excessive’

Terming them 'criminal wastage' of judicial time, SC tells courts to invoke suo motu powers in cases where legal firms or counsel design arbitration clauses that deliberately misguide.

Why Jaipur’s municipal mess is India’s problem too

In India, let alone having the vision to attract investment, cities don’t seem able to solve even the most basic civic problems. How exactly are we then planning to compete with China?

7 of 10 Haryana municipal corporations go for women mayors as BJP routs Congress

The Congress lost Rohtak, a stronghold of former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and Sirsa, where party MP Kumari Selja wields influence.

How BJP wrested Chandigarh mayor’s post from AAP-Congress with 11th hour defection & 3 cross-votes

AAP-Congress won senior dy mayor & dy mayor posts. This comes a year after SC reprimanded returning officer, an ex-BJP leader, for tampering with ballot papers in BJP's favour.

Informal waste pickers must be brought into the system. They’re critical to circular economy

Integrating waste pickers into circular and inclusive value chains reflects a significant progressive step towards a more socially equitable, thriving world.

Rajkot Mayor is still missing from action. Fire was blamed on officers, 9 suspended

Mayors and MLAs enjoy tremendous power over police, municipal corporation and other functionaries. But they are absolved of any responsibility when things go wrong.

Only 10% of PPP projects in India are in urban areas. Blame poor planning & low tax collections

According to India Infrastructure Report 2023, Gujarat ranks 1st with 33 Public Private Partnership projects in urban areas, followed by Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra.

On Camera

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

Rich state, borrowed money: Karnataka’s growth story has a debt problem that is only getting worse

Karnataka contributes billions to national growth and FDI, but its own finances show a revenue deficit, spiralling interest costs, and liabilities crossing Rs 11.2 lakh crore.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.