Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Dr Arjun KumarIndia is urbanising at a fast pace and is expected to house half of its population in urban areas by 2040. However, the increasing pace of urbanisation hasn’t been met by comparable planning,...
Utpal K De and Simi MehtaThe COVID-19 pandemic has added fuel to the fire in an era of global economic downturn and political unrest. Incontestably, the less developed nations are hit harder than their counterparts. Pandemic had led to...
Utpal K De and Simi MehtaFinancial Inclusion has been recently acknowledged as a key enabler for reducing poverty and improving prosperity. However, more than 50% adults of the poorest households are still unbanked globally. The Bangladesh government continues to...
Dr M RamachandranAfter the central government and state governments, the next level closer to people is the urban local body or village panchayat who are being constitutionally recognized under the 74th Constitution amendment of 1992, even though we...
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Dr Arjun Kumar“A very significant question faced by the urban planners and policymakers in the contemporary context is how to balance the twin objectives of optimizing economic growth and equipping the cities with physical and...
अरुण कुमारराष्ट्रीय सांख्यिकी कार्यालय (एनएसओ) के मुताबिक, कोरोना महामारी की वजह से मौजूदा वित्तीय वर्ष में देश के सकल घरेलू उत्पाद (जीडीपी) में 7.7 फीसदी तक की गिरावट हो सकती है। यह गिरावट पहले के अनुमान से कहीं ज्यादा...
Zakia Soman“Patriarchy is a malaise that women and men have suffered since ages, sometimes knowingly and most times, unknowingly. It has been inflicted upon humankind from early barring the pre agriculture period of matrilineal social system. Patriarchy is a...
Arjun KumarReforms in the administrative apparatus of India has been a long-sought-after demand. Efforts were made by setting up the First Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-I) in 1966 and then the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-II) in 2005. Both the...
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun Kumar“As the world faced the pandemic in 2020, the nations were not prepared to cope up with the uncertainty that lies within the situation. “Time” was the only thing that people have and is also...
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Arjun KumarThe cities of India have a variety of population. Skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled people reside in cities to make it an inclusive society. However, not all not enjoy the same level of privileges in the...
