Vision 2014: BJP picks up tips from Georgia, Colombia

The party is studying the governance of different countries to present an alternative model of development for India ahead of the 2014 general election, says Akshat Kaushal Viewing the 2014 general......

'India is where the heart is'

'Does India have the potential to realise its potential? I think absolutely...' 'But the most troubling part of India is that it doesn't provide equal opportunities for everybody to get a leg up.........

US-based Indian pens anti-corruption anthem's Hindi lyrics

Pankaj Sinha from Phoenix, Arizona, has been selected to pen the lyrics for the new anti-corruption anthem in Hindi. Sinha bagged the honour on winning the ‘Mujhse Hogi Shuruat’ contest......

Bengaluru's infrastructure mess taints Karnataka's future

Bengaluru dominates Karnataka's economy and its infrastructure mess compounds the problems, with policies lagging need and expectations, says Raghu Krishnan. The ninth of a 11-part series......

What ails our cities?

  There is a common set of root causes for the poor quality of urban life, says Subir Roy An urban crisis is upon us -- Delhi’s air pollution, Chennai’s floods, Bengaluru’s......

Quality of life? Indian cities score badly

Not surprisingly, Indian cities fared poorly compared with their global counterparts. Image: Mumbai is the best governed city.     Mumbai has topped the latest ranking of Indian cities......

Disaster risks grow, as India's cities flounder

Poor land-use planning, indiscriminate approvals of building plans and the absence of disaster-risk assessment in urban design have resulted in what experts term concentrated concretization,......