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?
Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat have effective urban land records systems, but most cities struggle with old data & many agencies. A plan to digitise land records in 150 cities will help untangle the web.
At the launch of Cities Rethought: A New Urban Disposition, urban researcher Gautam Bhan warned that cities face a tough choice—grow or save the planet—while climate policies favour the powerful.
Working groups will examine reforms at political level, administrative changes, redefining the role of parastatal organisations & capacity building at local level, among others.
Kerala was found to be the highest performing state, according to the Urban Governance Index 2024 prepared by Praja Foundation & National Institute of Urban Affairs, followed by Odisha.
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.
Imagine if mayors gave city-specific daily briefings on coronavirus, and not a joint secretary sitting in New Delhi. India needs to give more powers to its mayors.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
While there is need for an urban focused party something like the Swatantra party of yore, the huge rural urban gaps in terms of basic amenities and health care will still provide enough fodder the current political class to survive and thrive.
Until we close this gap, a party focusing on urban polity has no chances to succeed and enforce their agenda
All are third-rate socialist politicians. They don’t know anything other than corruption, freebies, subsidies, reservations, and loan waivers. One of the culprits responsible for this state of affairs is economics-fail Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who didn’t want India to industrialise/urbanise.
While there is need for an urban focused party something like the Swatantra party of yore, the huge rural urban gaps in terms of basic amenities and health care will still provide enough fodder the current political class to survive and thrive.
Until we close this gap, a party focusing on urban polity has no chances to succeed and enforce their agenda
All are third-rate socialist politicians. They don’t know anything other than corruption, freebies, subsidies, reservations, and loan waivers. One of the culprits responsible for this state of affairs is economics-fail Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi who didn’t want India to industrialise/urbanise.