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How to Maximise the Advantage of India’s Young Population
India could dominate the global labour force by 2030 if it’s able to effectively utilise its growing young population.View: Time to Make RERA Roar
Channels of information flow in real estate are limited; buyers rely on the media, intermediaries or hearsay to obtain information. This leaves buyers in the dark, impeding their ability to distinguish between good- and bad-quality housing. Ill-equipped with little to no information, they may purchase homes mired in litigation.Municipal Finance in Focus: How India can Empower its Urban Local Bodies
The low and deteriorating level of delivery of urban services needs to be addressed urgently. Cities contribute about 63% of India's net domestic product (NDP). Hence, deterioration in service delivery levels will impact their growth potential.See Formal Sector at Pre-Covid Level by Year-end
The Indian economy has bottomed out and the formal sector is likely to get back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year.Jet Airway, Indian Economy, and the Middle Class
The Indian economy is recovering. But can we settle into a long-term high-growth trajectory?India’s 20.1% GDP Growth Encouraging: Rakesh Mohan
Former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Rakesh Mohan discusses the outlook for the Indian economy and policies amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Higher Funding Alone Doesn’t Improve Urban Services
Adequate expenditure alone is not enough to improve public services and other outcomes, write Shishir Gupta and Rishita Sachdeva.Lessons on expenditure and performance on cleanliness on Indian cities
HT Insight features CSEP's recent study on mapping expenditure and outcomes for improved service delivery across Indian cities.Why Article 282 needs a rethink as Centre and states battle for money
The use of Article 282 to implement centrally sponsored schemes remains a source of tension.What Uttar Pradesh tells us about health infrastructure
The death of children in the recent Gorakhpur tragedy has drawn significant attention towards the state of public health institutions in Uttar Pradesh (UP). While much of the focus remained only on Gorakhpur, our analysis shows that within the state, the public health infrastructure is far worse than Gorakhpur in most districts. ...Important lessons for the Smart Cities Mission
With the 26th UN-Habitat governing council conference (GC26) held last month, the new urban agenda (NUA) has once again come to the fore. As the world moves towards a globalized policy discourse, one wonders if the NUA is an improvement on the existing unratifiable global documents. India’s minister for urban development, Venkaiah ...Over-Ruled: Why Maximum Governance Must Start With Minimizing Certain...
Some time ago, I missed my grandfather’s funeral because an airline’s manager hid behind rules. No, I wasn’t asking him to break any rules, but he didn’t let me fly despite there being empty seats, my pleading to please charge me any price he wanted, and my being at the airport almost ...Chennai floods: A ‘Smart City’ must also be a ‘Resilient...
One of the most important ambitions of modern India is the 100 smart cities project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We want to make our cities smarter by using IT and digital infrastructure, by managing our energy and water use and by creating an intelligent transport network. In the midst of all ...Smart city initiatives should recognise differences between Indian cities
Indian smart city efforts need to recognise the economic differences between its cities. Off-the-shelf technology solutions are not viable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bold commitment to build 100 smart cities throughout India is a worthy centrepiece of his urban agenda. The promise of this tech-savvy approach is greater livability, sustainability and improved ...