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Chandrachur SinghRepresentative democracy is a mechanism that best ensures accountability, responsiveness and trust of the people in their elected officials. Given the rising expectations of the people from the government, retaining trust is no mean achievement. The victory of...
Tikender Singh PanwarThe world is running out of fresh water, thanks to the unsustainable development model over the last few decades that has induced irreversible changes in climate change and brought an existential crisis.The regular cycles of nature have...
The State of Cities – #CityConversations with Vinay Baindur on Municipal Legislative ‘Reform’ through the Lens of Politics and Techno-Bureaucratic Processes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgmzN2qLvqI#IMPRI Center for Habitat, Urban and Regional Studies (CHURS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi invites...
Anil TrigunayatRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is a war being fought by the US and the West by other means to decimate the so-called ‘ malicious ‘ influence of the largest country in the world. Much against the advice of...
Harsh V PantOn September 24, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the first-ever in-person summit of the Quad leaders. The leaders included Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who met President Biden at the...
T K ArunBy finding unacceptable a practice that falls squarely within the universe of the constitutionally legitimate, the hijab verdict helps the cause of both radical Islamists and Hindu majoritarianismThe hijab verdict of the Karnataka High Court will set...
IMPRI TeamWith the introduction of liberalization and globalization in 1991 the composition, volume, value of India’s foreign trade has undergone substantial changes. To understand the structural changes and their implication in the Indian economy after LPG policies #IMPRI Center...
Gurinder KaurThe recently released second installment of the sixth report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), “Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability” details the adverse effects of global warming on the world. Nearly half of the...
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun KumarProperty tax, levied on ownership of any real property, is a significant source of revenue for city-level municipal governments in India. However, revenue collections from it are quite low as it is poorly administered. Chattopadhyay and Kumar argue...
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun KumarReal estate sector in India is currently experiencing one of its worst phases due to the rising levels of unsold inventory and prolonged lack of confidence and transparency.  End-users’ loss of affordability as well as...