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SMART CITIES MISSION
What is a Smart City?

Last month the government announced the list of 9 new Smart Cities, taking the total of Smart Cities to 99. Prachee Mishra of PRS legislative takes a look at the Smart Cities Mission and a few issues with it.

Cities

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RIGHT TO HOUSING

Urban poor lack a roof over their head Looking into what’s happening in the State of Karnataka, Kathyayini Chamaraj discusses the housing needs and rights of the urban poor.

Urban Poor Poverty

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Chugging along in the name of sustainability Kanchi Kohli raises questions on the Voluntary National Review report which shows India’s efforts to achieve seven of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals.

Health Poverty

SC/ST EMPOWERMENT

How successful has been the SC/ST Sub-Plan It has been more than 3 decades since the scheme of Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Sub-Plan was implemented. It was given statutory status by converting it into an Act in Karnataka in 2013. Kathyayini Chamaraj examines the promises of the scheme and Act and questions the outcomes.

Adivasis

LARGE HYDROPOWER PROJECTS

Throwing good money after bad Shripad Dharmadhikary critically examines the proposed push for hydro power projects in the recently released Draft National Energy Policy for public comments by NITI Aayog.

Environment

URBANISATION

Financing urban development Several schemes to address different Indian urban issues are introduced by the government. Prachee Mishra discusses the fiscal and policy level challenges these schemes will encounter.

Urban Cities

NDA GOVERNMENT

Popularity vs Performance Pradeep Baisakh analyses a recently released report by human rights activists and civil society organizations to see how the present government has performed in the three years it has been in power.

Opinions Human Rights

UID DEBATE

Overview of the legal issues around Aadhaar Anviti Chaturvedi of PRS Legislative Research discusses how the Aadhaar project started, why the courts have stepped in to examine its legality, and some aspects of the recent judgement.

Laws

ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVALS

Environment Ministry to bend over backwards to whitelist illicit projects A new notification from the ministry lays out a process by which illegal units can be granted clearance and “brought into compliance” within the next six months. Manju Menon and Kanchi Kohli report.

Environment

SENIORITY ISSUE

A better way of selecting the top brass Nothing is lost by abandoning the principle of seniority, but the armed forces need restructuring says Nitin Pai.

Nat. Security

BLACK MONEY

Demonetisation and the Rule of Law Demonetisation is primarily about the Rule of Law in our country and the capacity of the state to ensure, and abide by, the Rule of Law, comments Harish Narasappa.

Economy

JUDICIAL VACANCIES

Travesty of justice With over 2.19 crore pending cases, the Chief Justice of India pleads again to fill the numerous vacancies in the judiciary at the earliest. Ramesh Menon reports.

People Society

RESTRUCTURING WATER ORGANIZATIONS

Creating National Water Commission A recent report suggests merging the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) into a new organisation to be called the National Water Commission. Shripad Dharmadhikary comments on the report.

Water Environment

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