Politics robs local level bodies of power, funds

BY JAGDEEP CHHOKAR

According to estimates India has around 4,000 cities and towns. The World Population Review estimates 40 of those have more ...

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Drones to tunnelling tech lightens the urban load

BY KIRAN KARNIK

Mohenjodaro, amongst the oldest urban settlements in the world and a part of the heritage of India, is probably the ...

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It is primary health care that people need

BY H.S.D. SRINIVAS

India’s disease patterns have been shifting as cities grow and pull in more people. Lifestyle diseases like diabetes and hypertension ...

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Infra is needed but what about smart citizens?

BY SANJAYA BARU

When Delhi’s former chief minister, Sheila Dikshit, passed away there was a spontaneous outpouring of praise for her leadership role ...

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Municipal bonds are the long-term answer

BY VINAYAK CHATTERJEE

The boom-bust cycle in Indian infrastructure in the last few years with incomplete projects, bankrupt promoters and the drying up ...

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From village to city with hopes and dreams

BY R. BALASUBRAMANIAM

Siddu had every reason to celebrate. He was the first person in his village to attend a college 35 km ...

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Landfills don't work, learn to segregate garbage

BY SANDYA NARAYANAN

The thought of an Indian city most often throws up images of teeming millions, traffic snarls, dust and noise and, ...

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