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महानगरपालिका निवडणुकांचा धुराळा, पण 'रिमोट कंट्रोल' मंत्रालयातच!
Jan 21, 2026

महानगरपालिका निवडणुकांचा धुराळा, पण 'रिमोट कंट्रोल' मंत्रालयातच!

शहरी प्रशासनावर अजूनही राज्य सरकारचेच वर्चस्व दिसून ये�

Municipal Elections in Maharashtra and the Myth of Urban Autonomy
Jan 19, 2026

Municipal Elections in Maharashtra and the Myth of Urban Autonomy

State dominance continues to define urban governance, limiting the authority of elected municipal councils

जानें कैसे 73वां और 74वां संशोधन बदल रहा ग्रामीण भारत?
Dec 08, 2025

जानें कैसे 73वां और 74वां संशोधन बदल रहा ग्रामीण भारत?

भारत में 73वें और 74वें संविधान संशोधनों के बाद स्थानीय स्व�

Leveraging Climate Finance Taxonomy to Electrify India's Country Boat Fleet
Aug 04, 2025

Leveraging Climate Finance Taxonomy to Electrify India's Country Boat Fleet

India’s climate finance taxonomy presents an opportunity to electrify the country’s vast but overlooked fleet of traditional boats, delivering gai

भारतीय शहरे आणि त्यांचे पक्ष्यांशी असलेले सहजीवन
Aug 20, 2024

भारतीय शहरे आणि त्यांचे पक्ष्यांशी असलेले सहजीवन

शहरांसाठीच्या हवामान कृती योजनांची महत्त्वाकांक्षी उद�

Paving the way: Mitigating the environmental cost of road infrastructure
Aug 01, 2024

Paving the way: Mitigating the environmental cost of road infrastructure

By implementing infrastructural plans in a responsible manner, India can prove that it is possible to balance road connectivity with forest preservati

Indian cities and their symbiotic relationship with birds
Jul 26, 2024

Indian cities and their symbiotic relationship with birds

The ambitious targets of the city climate action plans will be challenging to achieve unless they focus on conserving and revitalising the bird divers

Quota Quake: Faultlines with far-reaching implications in Bangladesh
Jul 23, 2024

Quota Quake: Faultlines with far-reaching implications in Bangladesh

The recent violence against student protestors can undermine the newly re-elected Hasina government's efforts and potentially erode its public support

देशातील नागरी वारसा संवर्धन डिजिटल करण्याचा प्रयत्न!
Jul 03, 2024

देशातील नागरी वारसा संवर्धन डिजिटल करण्याचा प्रयत्न!

नागरी वारशाचे डिजिटायझेशन केल्याने मोठ्या संख्येने लोक

Digitising urban heritage conservation in India
Jun 27, 2024

Digitising urban heritage conservation in India

Digitising built heritage can help foster greater public engagement and awareness and lead to effective preservation and restoration.

Building on friendships and solidarity: How the gender gap in voting was closed
Apr 20, 2024

Building on friendships and solidarity: How the gender gap in voting was closed

The trend of women's mass involvement in electoral politics in India indicates their readiness to narrow the significant gap in political participatio

A state of statelessness: The fate of Tamil peoples from Sri Lanka in India
Apr 03, 2024

A state of statelessness: The fate of Tamil peoples from Sri Lanka in India

India has reservations about opening up Indian citizenship for Sri Lankan Tamils, as it fears that Sinhala-Buddhist hardliners will create intolerable

পঞ্চায়েতে নারী সংরক্ষণের ৩০ বছর: একটি শিক্ষা
Feb 05, 2024

পঞ্চায়েতে নারী সংরক্ষণের ৩০ বছর: একটি শিক্ষা

নারী প্রতিনিধিরা স্থানীয় অগ্রাধিকার পুনঃসংজ্ঞায়িত ক�

पंचायतींमधील स्त्रियांच्या आरक्षणाची ३० वर्षे व त्यातील धडे
Jan 03, 2024

पंचायतींमधील स्त्रियांच्या आरक्षणाची ३० वर्षे व त्यातील धडे

पंचायतींमधील महिला प्रतिनिधींनी स्थानिक प्राधान्यक्र�

Lessons from 30 years of women’s reservation in panchayats
Dec 07, 2023

Lessons from 30 years of women’s reservation in panchayats

Women representatives have played a critical role in redefining local priorities, but proper measures need to be adopted to address the existing chall

महिला आरक्षण का क़ानून: महिलाओं की व्यापक सियासी भागीदारी की ज़रूरत
Oct 30, 2023

महिला आरक्षण का क़ानून: महिलाओं की व्यापक सियासी भागीदारी की ज़रूरत

केंद्र और राज्यों की विधायिकाओं में महिलाओं के लिए आरक्ष

महिला आरक्षण कायदा: महिलांचा अधिकाधिक राजकीय सहभाग अत्यावश्यक
Oct 20, 2023

महिला आरक्षण कायदा: महिलांचा अधिकाधिक राजकीय सहभाग अत्यावश्यक

राष्ट्रीय आणि राज्य विधानमंडळांमध्ये महिला आरक्षण ऐतिह

Women’s Reservation Act: An imperative for women’s greater political participation
Oct 16, 2023

Women’s Reservation Act: An imperative for women’s greater political participation

Women's reservation in national and state legislatures is historic as it paves the way for much-needed political participation of women in Indian poli

भारतीय राजकारणातील महिला सक्षमीकरणाची गतिशीलता
Oct 11, 2023

भारतीय राजकारणातील महिला सक्षमीकरणाची गतिशीलता

भारताच्या राजकारणामध्ये महिलांना विधायी प्रतिनिधित्व �

Dynamics of women’s empowerment in Indian politics
Sep 29, 2023

Dynamics of women’s empowerment in Indian politics

While legislative representation is a critical aspect, it must be complemented by measures that empower women at the grassroots level

Women in Indian politics: Beyond legislative representation
Sep 27, 2023

Women in Indian politics: Beyond legislative representation

The recent development in terms of the success of the Women's Reservation Bill underscores the importance of continued efforts to ensure women's parti

India’s women reservation: Kill bill or time to close the gender-democratic deficit?
Sep 16, 2023

India’s women reservation: Kill bill or time to close the gender-democratic deficit?

All eyes will be on the proceedings of the special session of Parliament with the possibility of considering the long pending Women’s Reservation Bi

म्युनिसिपल कॉरपोरेशन में प्रशासक: क्या हैं मायने?
Aug 05, 2023

म्युनिसिपल कॉरपोरेशन में प्रशासक: क्या हैं मायने?

चूंकि महाराष्ट्र के नगरपालिका में ओबीसी आरक्षण का अनुपा�

EWS Quota: आर्थिक रूप से कमज़ोर वर्ग का नया कोटा; सकारात्मक कार्रवाई का परिवर्तित विचार!
Dec 27, 2022

EWS Quota: आर्थिक रूप से कमज़ोर वर्ग का नया कोटा; सकारात्मक कार्रवाई का परिवर्तित विचार!

ईडब्ल्यूएस कोटा पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के हाल के निर्णय से भार�

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022: Reservations and recommendations
Nov 29, 2022

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022: Reservations and recommendations

The recent iteration of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has welcome changes, however, has lacunae that needs to be addressed

The new Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Quota: The changing idea of affirmative action
Nov 23, 2022

The new Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) Quota: The changing idea of affirmative action

The recent Supreme Court ruling on the EWS quota is expected to shape the procedural as well as aspirational dynamics of the discourse of affirmative

Administrators in municipal corporations: What does it mean?
Apr 19, 2022

Administrators in municipal corporations: What does it mean?

Since the OBC reservation in municipalities in Maharashtra has not been implemented, the municipal elections have been stalled.

The link between education and participation of women in politics
Jan 29, 2022

The link between education and participation of women in politics

The gender disparity in politics indicates the need to promote education amongst women, thus, enabling greater political participation

Decolonising heritage sites in post-colonial–cum–apartheid cities: Experiences and suggestions from the Global South
Nov 20, 2021

Decolonising heritage sites in post-colonial–cum–apartheid cities: Experiences and suggestions from the Global South

The continuation of oppressive colonial ideology through the preservation of heritage sites is stifling social change.

ভারতীয় শহরগুলির স্থানীয় প্রশাসনে লিঙ্গভিত্তিক আসন সংরক্ষণের প্রভাব
Nov 07, 2021

ভারতীয় শহরগুলির স্থানীয় প্রশাসনে লিঙ্গভিত্তিক আসন সংরক্ষণের প্রভাব

নারী ক্ষমতায়নের উর্ধ্বে উঠে শহরে বসবাসকারী মহিলাদের কর�

Impact of gender reservation in Indian Urban Local Bodies
Oct 02, 2021

Impact of gender reservation in Indian Urban Local Bodies

There is a need to move beyond empowerment towards improving the ability of urban women to join and remain in the workforce

The Biden worldview and its implications for India
Sep 08, 2020

The Biden worldview and its implications for India

Although Biden has invoked Trump’s Indo-Pacific construct to promise continuity on US-India ties, the US Congress’ shift to a reformist — from i

Why increased activism has not translated into global women’s empowerment
Aug 12, 2020

Why increased activism has not translated into global women’s empowerment

India has hardly ever seen a purely women-driven movement where women have been the pioneers of a development and have stood up for a cause all by the

Towards progress and preservation: A commentary on the draft EIA 2020 notification
Jun 18, 2020

Towards progress and preservation: A commentary on the draft EIA 2020 notification

India is currently the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change. Easing environmental norms will not boost economic growth.

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley
Oct 09, 2019

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley

The Centre must proceed with caution as ill–timed and hasty measures can damage the efforts of integration.

Who will gain from 10% reservation for EWS?
Jan 14, 2019

Who will gain from 10% reservation for EWS?

The bill has to be a constitutional amendment as it overshoots the Supreme Court's 50% cap on quotas and takes the total to 60%.

पाकिस्तान के प्रति असंगत नीति भारत के लिए कितनी सही?
Feb 27, 2018

पाकिस्तान के प्रति असंगत नीति भारत के लिए कितनी सही?

पाकिस्तान को लेकर इन दिनों भारत भारी कशमकश से गुज़र रहा ह�

Time to revisit our reservation policy
Dec 12, 2015

Time to revisit our reservation policy

For over six decades, Indian politicians and policy makers have remained obsessed with reservation as the only viable tool for affirmative action. B

Reservation: India on the edge of a fiscal precipice
Jan 19, 2019

Reservation: India on the edge of a fiscal precipice

Instead of drafting a policy that first reduces, and then ends all reservations, we are moving towards strengthening them.

Affirmative action in higher education : Insights from recent empirical research
May 11, 2023

Affirmative action in higher education : Insights from recent empirical research

Affirmative action, especially in the form of reservation policies, to address the issues of inclusion and equity has been in place in India for a long time. The available evidence suggests that the policies of reservation have not been an unqualified success. Indeed, implementation of the reservation policies has faced a variety of issues ranging from problems of identifying the beneficiary groups and the creamy layer to legal interpretation of

Environmental security in the Sundarban in the current climate change era: Strengthening India-Bangladesh cooperation
Nov 01, 2019

Environmental security in the Sundarban in the current climate change era: Strengthening India-Bangladesh cooperation

The Sundarban ecoregion, straddling India and Bangladesh, is home to the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world. Parts of the forest are designated as World Heritage Sites in both countries due to their rich biodiversity. The natural areas of the Sundarban are influenced by human use and, in recent years, increasingly by climate change. This paper explores an institutional arrangement that could help identify and implement the options th