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A holistic restructuring of federal, systemic, and financial governance is required to empower our city governments
The pandemic has highlighted both the increasing significance of cities in the larger national governance ecosystem as also exposed their vulnerabilit
Direct budgetary support for urban sector schemes do not show any appreciable increase.
Improving the fiscal state of cities will need a holistic push from all tiers of the government.
Child-friendly cities’ is an emerging concept in the urban management sector in many countries across the globe, including India, where it complements government schemes that aim to develop India’s urban spaces as centres of human capital development, knowledge hubs, and drivers of growth and prosperity. These flagship missions include, for example, the Smart Cities Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMR
Unless India takes up urban planning with the seriousness it deserves, the future of some of the mega projects of the incumbent government such as the
As the world grapples with the new normal, public transport and mass mobility are poised to undergo a transformative change.
India can emulate other global models by including all the stakeholders in the decision-making process to develop resilient urban cities.
Sanitation challenges will continue to persist in urban centres until there is an expansion in the managerial, financial, and technological capacities
The Indian government’s “Smart Cities Mission” aims to drive economic growth and improve quality of life through “smart” solutions for the delivery of infrastructure and services. This is expected to transform living spaces, enhance quality of life, and provide employment opportunities, in turn helping reduce crime rates and promoting law and order. Among the challenges to the “Smart Cities” programme is terrorism—especially in ur
India’s hill cities are unique poles of development. While they have managed to record some degree of economic growth, increasing urban population and unfavourable topography have also made such growth haphazard and unsustainable. In turn, this has threatened the quality of the built environment and of urban life in these cities. This report studies the case of the hill city of Aizawl, the administrative capital of Mizoram, which is part of the
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 cross
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