Financing Urban Projects
Budget proposals bode well for the infrastructure sector. However, unless the Government’s plan is backed by institutional reforms, we will not be able to exploit the true potential of urbanization.
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Insights, a blog published by IMPRI.
Smart City Mission is not a Smart Move after all
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
A Wake-up Call: Record-smashing temperatures in Canada and USA
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…
Compensation for COVID-19 Death will make for a Cleaner Census
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.…
India’s Cities need to be Sustainable, not Smart
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…
COVID-19: What will our Post-Pandemic Habitat be?
Tikender Singh Panwar What will our post-pandemic habitat be? It is a question that demands attention from planners, architects, and governance structures alike. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the hollowness of an already corroding system, merely becoming the proverbial final…
Can There Be Post-Covid Capitalism?
Dhiraj Nayyar Instead of waiting for governments to react under popular pressure, corporates must themselves set out on a different path, placing commitment to sustainability and community alongside pursuit of profit in a post-covid capitalist world Will the aftermath of Covid-19 alter…