From 2021, Delhi’s new master plan, for guiding future development during 2021-41, will be applicable. The plan is currently under preparation and it is the right time to ensure that the new plan offers sound proposals for addressing problems posed by urbanisation. This article helps ...
Unlike the ‘area sabha’ of the Nagar Raj Bill, the decisions of the ‘jan sabha’ were to be binding on the wards committee in regard to local works and moneys within the budget allocated to the ward.
Solutions to the problem are pretty obvious. The first step is to set the policy right. Governments have to begin by scrapping the rent laws as they stand.
While there exists a weak and broken ecosystem of affordable rental housing, there is no ecosystem for seasonal urban migrants.
While India has some of the finest healthcare professionals — the sector which has the potential to be India’s sunshine sector is not supported through adequate infrastructure of land and built structures.
A gendered understanding of travelling patterns and behaviour trends can help in designing and implementing more equitable policies and efficient means of mobility.
The very nature of this tax needs to be assessed to understand either why it is not paid or why recovery is poor.
‘Urbanised’ rural areas must migrate to regulations that would get urbanisation right.
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is a useful method to address the problem of water shortage. However, the Delhi government is unable to tap its full potential due to several reasons. This article describes four deficiencies in the RWH work of the Delhi government, and offers suggestion ...
Savings is an important feature of the economy, affecting both — the individual and economy’s macroeconomic factors.
The megacities of India have multiplied their populations way beyond the projections arrived at by population studies undertaken by demographic experts.
Many cities are suffering due to the weakness of their disaster management capacities and inadequacies of community engagement mechanisms.
A decentralised cluster planning approach holds the key to social distancing in urban public spaces.
In the month of August this year, India has recorded about 60,000 to 70,000 Covid-19 positive cases every day, and the total number of cases has crossed the three million mark. This article explains that growth and spread of coronavirus in India can be attributed ...
It appears that as long as Mumbai continues to be the capital of Maharashtra — acute regional imbalances are likely to continue.
How do states rank in 2021 in terms of urbanisation? What impact does reverse migration on account of COVID-19 have on demography and economy?
The Delhi government has launched several initiatives to improve people’s access to water. In this article, the method followed in rainwater harvesting (RWH) is described. It is noted that while some benefits have been derived, the full potential of RWH remains untapped.
The recent spate of top IAS transfers in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has exposed Maharashtra’s haphazard handling of the pandemic
The complexity of Mumbai’s geography along with its bursting population has created lopsided informalities that the city needs to reconsider.
Clearly determined traffic rules for cyclists, training and sensitising cyclists, motorists, pedestrians and law enforcement agencies — especially traffic police, to an increase in cyclists on the roads will help to minimise motor/pedestrian and cycle conflicts and ensure road safety for all involved.
Yogesh Joshi is a research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies National University of Singapore. ...
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Yogesh Joshi is a research fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies National University of Singapore. ...
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