Citizen Matters | Better cities, better lives
2 days ago · You and every citizen frustrated by potholed roads, air pollution, garbage—in short our broken cities. Citizen Matters is India’s leading Civic Media Platform. We dig into the “why” and “how” behind issues plaguing our cities and neighbourhoods—and spotlight solutions. But we …
Opinion: Why climate action must recognise and include India’s …
2 days ago · The ongoing COP29 conference in Baku, is a pivotal moment in climate action, focusing on global cooperation to limit warming to 1.5°C. Key priorities include mobilising financial resources for developing countries to submit ambitious climate plans (NDCs) by 2025 and continuing support through the Fund for Loss and Damage (FRLD) established at COP28.
City Buzz: Delhi's AQI still 'very poor' | Hyderabad 'fastest-growing ...
4 hours ago · Hyderabad nation’s ‘fastest-growing’ city. According to the London-headquartered independent property consultancy, Knight Frank, Hyderabad is the ‘fastest-growing city‘ in India, ahead of six other metros — Bengaluru, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Chennai. The city leads due to robust infrastructure, rising real estate demand, an …
Mumbai: Out of SRA purview, Jai Bhim Nagar residents stare at a …
2 days ago · The way forward for Jai Bhim Nagar. According to the BMC’s New Development Plan (NDP) 2014-34, the area in and around Jai Bhim Nagar was to be reserved for government offices. Reports after the recent demolition corroborated this, and reiterated the Hiranandani Group’s ownership of the land and responsibility to build the offices. The developers did not respond to Citizen Matters ...
Maharashtra cities need a mobility fix: Building roads not a solution
Nov 15, 2024 · The public transport deficit . For cities to effectively reduce congestion, public transport systems need significant upgrades. While urban rail and metro systems in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, provide a strong foundation for tackling mobility challenges, buses remain an equally vital component of a comprehensive transport network.
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Citizen Matters is a civic media platform with insightful reports on critical urban issues, ideas and solutions for cities. Our canvas spans the breadth of urban living: we dive deep into issues which affect our quality of life, including water, commute, public safety, air quality, governance, education, environment, local economy and livelihoods and more. Citizen […]
Environment Archives - Citizen Matters
Oct 30, 2024 · According to a recent World Bank report, India presently accounts for a meagre 1.8% of the global forest cover. Even more concerning is the fact that an enormous ‘46,759 acres of forest-land have been sanctioned for mining’ across the country, over the course of the last five years, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) itself.
Sustainable Development: Strategies for the long road ahead in …
Jun 10, 2021 · The COVID pandemic has exposed our hollow development strategies aimed at achieving the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs), to which India is a signatory.This hasn’t just brought to the fore the need for revisiting our strategy to move forward for a better and equitable world harmonious with nature.
Our public libraries need attention; here’s why we should care
Feb 24, 2023 · According to Preedip Balaji, Librarian at Indian Institute of Human Settlements, who keenly believes in the power of libraries to transform communities, there is simply no aggregation of data at a national level on the number of libraries we have.
"Cities must give a lot more to informal workers they engage": …
Apr 5, 2023 · Indian cities have long suffered the absence of coherent and consistent policy-making on urbanisation. As a result, they are plagued by governance deficits, inadequate infrastructure, poor land management, unequal access to clean drinking water, repeated bouts of flooding, severe densification of some areas and poor quality of air and public spaces.