As India goes through multiple waves of COVID-19, the government must integrate CSOs in processes of urban governance in order to mitigate the impact on urban slum communities, prepare for future crises and strengthen public services in these settlem...

We highlight the indispensable efforts undertaken by Civil Society Organisations before and during COVID-19 and showcase an argument for local governments to collaborate with CSOs.

The author talks about two Indias- one which is waiting endlessly for the system to fix problem of air pollution and other which is taking forever to address the issue and thrives on brazen incrementalism.

The government's approach to data regulation needs an overhaul. Future legislation - including the Data Protection Bill - needs to account for not only concerns regarding data privacy but the bebefits of open data too.

The authors write about the adoption of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the major implications it will have.

The author writes on how PM Gati Shakti can harness success in its aims by affording an opportunity to foster citizen centric governance by enabling transparency and accountability

The authors talk about the challenges with the deployment of IT Systems by the government -- and ways to tackle the various hurdles

PMAY is an excellent first step to put mechanisms in place for directly reaching the beneficiaries but it has to evolve so it stays relevant and can be scaled up going ahead.

India's demographic dream unraveled- population control laws, Constitutional Amendment to expand quotas and caste census demands.