Connecting and Integrating Rural-Urban Development Pathways
India sees challenges as either rural or urban; instead, it needs to address them as part of a continuum
Tikender Singh Panwar
Former Deputy Mayor of Shimla and Visiting Senior Fellow at IMPRI
Why Himalayan Towns Require Unique Development Solutions?
Do cities along the Indian Himalayan Range have adequate funds and resources to manage civic issues? Why Himalayan towns need a different kind of development?
Navigating India’s Urban Fiscal Landscape: Priorities of the 16th Finance Commission
How do other countries devolve funds to their local governments? Why is the Census significant?
India Beyond GDP: Evaluating Ambitions versus Real Conditions
Is it not time to finally give up our pretences about India’s improved economic development, or will it take some existential global storm to wake us?
Transforming Forest Policy: Democratization and Fire Prevention in Himachal Pradesh
Tikender Singh Panwar What does the State need to do in order to democratise forest management and curtail raging forest fires? The story so far: Himachal Pradesh (H.P.) is witnessing widespread forest fires across the region. According to the Himachal…
World Environment Day: Reimagining Strategies for a Sustainable Future
Climate change, loss of biodiversity, land use change, including desertification, and the issue of pollution form the crux of ‘World Environment Day’. This year’s theme for World Environment Day is ‘Restore lands to build drought resilience and combat desertification’.