Why have the informal workers not been able to form a pressure group, or demand for better rights to housing or living in Mumbai?
The COVID19 pandemic is a wake-up call to the world to realise that the sustainability quotient, in terms of the scale that city population densities provide, need to be looked through the lens of the grave risks that densities pose.
In any appraisal of the remarkable work done in Bhilwara, the first object that catches the eye is speed. Soon after a worsening situation came to notice, Bhilwara did not waste time in reacting. The action that followed was swift and hammer-like.
The lockdown is a tough examination that the nation must pass. Depending on how people behave and how the virus spreads, governments would decide their future course of action.
Reckless urbanisation that does not provide for quality of life to the citizens may be counterproductive for the desired levels of growth.
The commitment towards local economic development, sustainable development, ease of living, etc. must be showcased by inviting reputed countries of the world to partner in the execution of smart cities.
The foremost mode of transport in cities of developing economies, bus services, are also the most economical.
Confusion over municipal property tax collection in Mumbai is a lesson for ULBs across India
India’s demographic dividend will pay off only if the youth are either enrolled in higher education programmes or made job-ready with effective skilling initiatives.
India must emulate global examples of countries that have moved their national capitals to new cities owing to growing congestion, pollution and deteriorating quality of life.
As India faces an inevitable downturn of its demographic graph over the next few decades, it must adopt a nuanced strategy to keep the ageing, but fit to work, population meaningfully engaged without restricting job opportunities for the youth.
Cities need to respond to the unprecedented rise in pets with policy and regulation that both facilitate as well as control the pet boom
Roshani Jain is a Research Assistant for the Strategic Studies Programme, under the Neighbourhood Team. Her research interests include South Asian environmental security and international resource sharing, with a special emphasis on hydro-diplomacy. She is interested in exploring environmental policy discourses ...
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Tanya Aggarwal is a Research Assistant at the Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology at ORF. Her research focuses on the intersection between technology and international relations, with a particular focus on emerging technologies. She got her Bachelors in International Relations ...
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