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November 21, 2025
Raj Kumar Sinha
जलवायु सम्मेलन को वादे से क्रियान्वयन की ओर जाना होगा
इस वर्ष 30 वां जलवायु सम्मेलन (काप- 30) 10 नवंबर से 21 नवंबर तक ब्राज़ील के बेलेम शहर में आयोजित हो रहा है। यह जलवायु परिवर्तन पर संयुक्त राष्ट्र फ्रेमवर्क कन्वेंशन पर केंद्रित है, जो जलवायु परिवर्तन से निपटने के लिए देशों और क्षेत्रों को एक साथ लाकर बातचीत और निर्णय लेने पर केंद्रित है। यह कोप-30 म...
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October 28, 2025
Asmi Sharma and Nancy Pathak
Crores spent, Smart Cities Mission leaves behind more bills, superficial infrastructure
The decade-long programme to transform India’s cities was driven mostly by Central and state funding and invested little in the social well-being of citizens. A car drives through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Bengaluru in October 2024. | ReutersThe Smart Cities Mission, launched in June 2...
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October 28, 2025
Marie Hélène Zérah
How the Smart Cities Mission represents another nail in the coffin of local democracy in India
Implementing projects through Special Purpose Vehicles altered the balance between the levels of government with a centralising vision and control. A visitor looks at a model of a ‘smart city’ at the Smartcity Expo in New Delhi in May 2015. | Reuters When the Indian government announced ...
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October 28, 2025
Khaliq Parkar
How the ‘smart cities’ plan has used public funds to hasten the privatisation of citizens’ data
Digital infrastructure is used to collect information that is being accessed by businesses, without clear data laws and policies. The Smart Cities Mission promised to revitalise India’s cities by ushering in an era of data-driven governance. It suggested that apps would use data to help in the direc...
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November 10, 2025
Raj Kumar Sinha
बिहार चुनाव में जंगल राज बनाम सरकारी नौकरी की बौछार
बिहार की राजनीति में अपराध, जाति और सत्ता का त्रिकोण लंबे समय से निर्णायक भूमिका निभाता आया है।जंगल राज’ शब्द का पहली बार प्रयोग 1997 में हुआ था, और उसका संदर्भ आज के राजनीतिक अर्थ से बिल्कुल अलग था। उस समय चारा घोटाले में फंसे लालू प्रसाद यादव ने मुख्यमंत्री पद से इस्तीफा दिया था और राबड़ी देवी ने ...
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October 12, 2025
CFA Admin
Crucial Facts Concealed During Court Hearings on Tata Mundra: CAO Report. Communities Still Await Remedy as IFC Walks Away from Its Obligations
Press Statement | 10.10.2025Crucial Facts Concealed During Court Hearings on Tata Mundra: CAO Report Communities Still Await Remedy as IFC Walks Away from Its Obligations Kutch, Gujarat: The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) concealed crucial evidence of International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) fa...
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