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Despite constitutional safeguards, ULBs across India are increasingly being hollowed out by centralising tendencies, undermining the spirit of democra
भारतीय शहरातील नागरिकांमध्ये शहरी स्थानिक स्वराज्य संस
Citizens in India’s cities are increasingly frustrated with their urban local bodies, and this problem calls for significant municipal governance re
भारताच्या नागरी भागात महिलांचे नेतृत्व हळूहळू वाढत असल�
India needs an urgent overhaul of its urban governance architecture to improve the performance of the cities as potential engines of growth for the na
Women’s leadership in India’s urban governance has steadily increased but they continue to face barriers such as limited experience, social stigma
To lead cities in India into a new era, there is a need for a fundamental transformation that unleashes their potential and prioritises their needs
जागतिक वातावरणातील बदल, साथीने येणारे रोगराईचे प्रादुर�
As the world faces unprecedented challenges such as climate change, pandemics, and disparities, sister-city relationships can help nurture a harmoniou
While Open Building holds positive emancipatory potential for urban governance, the adverse impact of technology in an urban space must be kept in min
Given that India is on the path to urbanisation, there is a dire need for governance reforms at the municipal level to ensure that it reaches the qual
A holistic restructuring of federal, systemic, and financial governance is required to empower our city governments
The Indian government should address the challenge of municipal inequity, and ensure that better opportunities are available to enhance urban governan
There is a need to look at city bariatrics — and articulate policies that disincentivise demographic density towards better urban sustainability.
It is time that India lays emphasis on changing its approach to urban governance and makes pragmatic changes in its policy books to make its cities fi
India’s metros are building an unenviable reputation for themselves through a series of man-made disasters.
People are going to ask government for answers, and the solutions will lie in getting transparency through new-age systems.
The appraisal of select aspects of China’s urbanisation strategy and the progress in implementation indicate a massive urban transformation.
The Delhi Government's Bhagidari programme with all its pitfalls and challenges comes as a refreshing idea in the context of urban governance. Given its potential to transform state-ctizen interface, there is need to give it statutory backing. Also, there is enough space for forther improvement of the programme.
Until the early 1990s, India’s urban local bodies (ULBs) were under the complete control of the states, having little functional, financial and administrative autonomy. The 74th Amendment Act of 1992 sought to make ULBs self-governing institutions. Many salutary provisions were made in the Act and there have been certain positive outcomes since it came into effect in April 1993. However, many key issues have remained unresolved and at present,
Urban governance in BRICS countries will require different policy solutions because of differing circumstances.
As part of a three-year research project undertaken by ORF and PRIO to study and analyse urban governance, urban security and environment related trends and concerns in selected regions of India, an international conference was organised on "Emerging Challenges in an Urbanising India: Governance, Security and Climate Change".
Living conditions in fast-growing rural areas across India are deteriorating due not only to the impact of urbanisation but the lack of capacity of the local governments to manage such transitions. This brief makes the case for changing the administration status of such areas from “rural” to “urban”, establishing urban governance mechanisms therein, and making them resilient. For identification of such areas, the state government’s opin
The question of municipal leadership is of great significance in urban governance in India. There are various models of the position of chief executive of an urban local body (ULB), predominantly tilting towards the ‘strong mayor’ model either through ‘presidentialisation’ of the office or through a ‘mayor-in-council’[1] system. In India, it is the ‘state appointed municipal commissioner’ model that holds sway, sitting over a popu
नागरिकांचे दैनंदिन जीवन सुलभ व्हावे, जीवनावश्यक सेवा उत्तम मिळाव्यात, यासाठी नॉर्डिक देशांमध्ये शहरी स्थानिक संस्थांवर मोठा विश्वास ठेवला जातो.
स्थानिक स्तरावरील महिलांसाठीचे आरक्षण हे महिलांना राज्यस्तरीय आणि राष्ट्रीय राजकारणात येण्यासाठीचे व्यासपीठ बनण्यात अपयशी ठरले आहे.
देशातील हवामान बदलत असून कमी वेळेत जास्त पाऊस पडत आहे. त्यामुळे देशातील शहरांची पाण्याचा निचरा करणारी यंत्रणा तातडीने सुधारली नाही, तर पूरस्थिती अटळ आहे.
