Tag: Urban
Cleanliness, Mobility, and Shelter: Urban Affairs of Budget 2021
Tathagata ChatterjiCoronavirus had badly impacted urban India, which accommodates one-third of its population and two-thirds of economic production. Metro cities, which are nerve centers...
Trifling recommendations by XV Finance Commission for Cities
Tikender Singh PanwarFor the next five years, the road map for devolution of funds to the states recommended by the 15th Finance Commission (FC-XV)...
Towards New India’s Urban Transformation
Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun Kumar, Manoswini Sarkar‘Urbanisation holds out both the bright promise of an unequalled future and the grave threat of unparalleled disaster, and...
Has the Urban been Depoliticised?
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Dr Arjun KumarIn the contemporary world, cities have become a representation of prosperity and useful life, attractive and desirable. This...
Transforming (Urban) India—bit by bit
Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay and Dr Arjun KumarIndia is urbanising at a fast pace and is expected to house half of its population in urban...
Making local governance ‘vocal ‘in cities
Dr M RamachandranAfter the central government and state governments, the next level closer to people is the urban local body or village panchayat who...
Enabling Comprehensive Urban Environmental Framework in Indian Cities: Significance, Challenges, and...
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...
