Cities in India need a makeover. For a long time now, they’ve been crying out for attention. Civic infrastructure has frayed beyond redemption....

According to a news item in a leading English daily, over three lakh dwelling units have been delayed for delivery for as long as up to eight years....

India’s growth rate has moved to 7.4 percent in the last quarter, signifying a huge improvement over the dismal performance of the directionless and...

Everybody is breathing dust in the national capital. We are all in dire straits and our collective lungs are aching for oxygen. The situation is...

The history of our times is witness to a growing disenchantment, somewhat with the past, and more pointedly, the present. The counterpoints seem to...

The United Nations has formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of global goals that the Secretary-General has...

We hear sirens of 100 smart cities ringing aloud. Many have attempted to define them, but amidst the different visions emerging, from digital to <g...

Contemporary capitalism in India believes that suspension of democracy makes for faster decision-making which would be what the business community...

Governance does not happen over long distances by the mere issuance of <g data-gr-id="78">fiats</g> and directives. Certainly, not in a...

The Urdu text probably describes this best: “mehfil ki <g data-gr-id="78">tehzeeb</g>”- a civilised exchange is the nearest English...

It is very easy to do business with a hundred thousand dollars in one’s kitty. The climb to the top, however, becomes impossibly steep if you have to...

Colin Rowe, the famous architectural historian, once said that cities are the artful juxtaposition of fragments. Indian cities, unfortunately, are the...