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Mumbai Metropolitan Region: Putting the Art in SmArt
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation Dec 04, 2018

Mumbai Metropolitan Region: Putting the Art in SmArt

Given Mumbai’s focus on becoming a technology hub as well as being the main digital cultural and creative industries hub in India, while at the same time looking to attract more tourists, it is clear that the city has much to gain from enhancing its ...

Thriving toilet economy of India’s financial capital
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Sanitation Oct 29, 2018

Thriving toilet economy of India’s financial capital

Figures speak for themselves in India’s most populous city. Census 2011 data revealed that nearly 42% of Mumbai’s total population of nearly 1.3 crore, i.e. nearly 55 lakh people, live in slums and are thereby excluded from some of the most basic amenities — including ...

Mumbai: The rich, bad boy?
Domestic Politics and Governance Oct 01, 2018

Mumbai: The rich, bad boy?

If functions and finances of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) are to be matched, the MCGM’s annual budget should be in the region of Rs. 80,000 crores. At the current juncture, it is capable of meeting merely a little more than one-third of ...

Re-visioning urban transport in a smart India
Development | Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Transportation Sep 28, 2018

Re-visioning urban transport in a smart India

There is an urgent need for breaking the vicious cycle to improve the quality of life in Indian cities. ...

Heritage beyond brick and mortar
Development | Urbanisation Sep 07, 2018

Heritage beyond brick and mortar

India’s intangible heritage representation list is poor. It is time we actively work towards creating crucial databases. ...

Developing the architecture for urban transportation in India
Urbanisation in India | Urbanisation | Transportation Aug 13, 2018

Developing the architecture for urban transportation in India

Development of a proper and efficient transport network is a science in itself, but the least understood. ...

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K. M Gopakumar

K. M Gopakumar is a Senior Researcher and Legal Advisor at Third World Network (TWN) and based in New Delhi, India. TWN is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that carries out policy research and advocacy on issues around trade and development, ...

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