The Smart City Mission needs to change its course of action if it aims to achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development. For this we need to draw lessons from failures and build upon the mission’s successes
Gurinder Kaur In the last week of June, an extreme heatwave has killed at least 600 people in Canada. Of those killed, 486 were from British Columbia alone. Most of the dead were elderly people living alone. Generally, the weather…
TK Arun What’s in a name? That we call Corona; Will, by any other name, kill as cold. Only a small minority has so far cared if the cause of death of their loved ones was recorded as COVID or not.…
Arjun Kumar, Anshula Mehta, Chhavi Kapoor, Swati Solanki Incorporating technology and scientific developments to improve the robust economic shape of India is more pertinent than ever. With the rise in significance of data in economic growth, diplomacy, and governance, India…
Anshula Mehta, Ishika Chaudhary, Arjun Kumar Gender Impact Studies Center (GISC) at IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi organized a distinguished lecture on Gender, Peace, and Security on June 30, 2021, by Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Padma Shri Awardee; Director, Women in…
Aravind Unni, Jasmine Singh and Tikender Singh Panwar How Modi government’s flagship missions have irreparably damaged urban governance frameworks and put people at the periphery On June 25, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) completed six years of its launch. Positioned…