Amita Singh

Fix administrative onus for illegal constructions

The Supertech towers are demolished, leaving behind grave questions of accountability of many undetected partners in crime. Considering that Indian…

3 years ago

Focus on UN resolution on religion, beliefs

The General Assembly failed to elaborate on the limits to practising ‘religions’ as well as ‘beliefs’. The terms ‘religion’ and…

3 years ago

Animals, when disaster strikes

Public policies inherently focus on problems in captions not in the content that follows. While carcass of big cash earning…

3 years ago

Momentous initiative by Sadhguru, PM Modi on soil conservation

A recent initiative on soil conservation by the illustrious Sadhguru of Isha Foundation, followed by a passionate speech on this…

3 years ago

Environment day with a missing spring and lost souls

Most of us are aware of the 2003 heatwave when thousands of people died in not just the northern states,…

3 years ago

Biodiversity is our shared future

Every year the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) announces a theme-specific for that year’s Biodiversity Day on…

3 years ago

Political recidivism beyond courts to control

There are several cases where politicians have bypassed the limits set by laws and in turn made society increasingly vulnerable…

3 years ago

Smart cities raised over virtual communities

The government should seriously revisit its smart cities mission outlook to achieve its objective of liveability, eco-ability and sustainability which…

3 years ago

Police constables in smart cities

Police reforms are expected to be part of institutional or governance reforms which form the third pillar of smart cities,…

3 years ago

Smart cities need smart answers for stray animals

Smart Cities Mission may like to graduate to a more sustainable ecosystem-based happiness where every creature is part of the…

3 years ago

Manual scavenging still on in smart cities despite tall claims

Can a ‘smart city’ co-exist with ethical and legal guilt of manual scavenging? Interestingly, this stark reality has been met…

3 years ago

Grassroots concerns in smart city rankings

Ranking is not easy, especially when a large number of people do not like the term ‘smart city’ for various…

3 years ago