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.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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.