Contract clauses of penalties and liquidated damages are bound to be pressed, leading to arbitration and legal battles.
A slew of reforms announced for Mumbai’s public transport buses can potentially change BEST’s fortunes, but doubts prevail. ...
If Africa’s development is handled wisely, it can bring about unprecedented transformation in the continent.
While steps are being taken to reduce air pollution at the national and state levels, cities could improve the national performance by introducing complementary initiatives.
Urbanisation is not the problem. It is actually the solution to achieving true sustainability and establishing a closed loop circular economy.
Several of India’s current laws ostensibly help women succeed in the workplace, but actually have the opposite effect of impeding growth and equality.
The process of urbanisation — if carried out in a planned, sustainable and inclusive manner — can potentially help India mitigate the impact of the all-pervasive caste system. ...
The need and desire for urban resilience is firmly established. It is time for actual actions. ...
These solutions have greater social and economic value than any other. ...
India’s metros are building an unenviable reputation for themselves through a series of man-made disasters. ...
In a massive state of the size of Uttar Pradesh, centralisation is a recipe for administrative paralysis. ...
The ‘BEST’ principle adopted by successful global cities can provide a solution to perils of India’s urban transportation. ...
Internet shopping has become an effective way of boosting an economy by increasing demand, expanding consumption and promoting employment. It has improved operations through greater use of electronic book-keeping and records management. Despite this, e-retail sales are expected to account for only 4.4 per cent ...
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 ...
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 ...
Aparna Roy is a Fellow with the Climate Change and Energy team at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Her research examines the political economy of climate action and energy transitions, with a particular focus ...
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Aparna Roy is a Fellow with the Climate Change and Energy team at the Centre for New Economic Diplomacy at Observer Research Foundation (ORF). Her research examines the political economy of climate action and energy transitions, with a particular focus ...
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