India's political parties
A study of democracy is incomplete without a study of one of its most fundamental components—political parties. In India, works on the country’s political parties so far have explored, among other things,
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Engines without drivers: cities in India’s growth story
It is now almost axiomatic that cities are the engines of growth. Historically, federal support programmes have focused on rural areas, but over the past fifteen years, the need to devise such programmes
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Capacity building need assessment of cities (Angul and Dhenkanal) and state government on sanitation: a case study of Odisha
Although sanitation remains a focus in present government programmes and schemes (SBM and AMRUT), capacity building of ULBs and State Government on issues of sanitation has remained an area of neglect
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Institutional and technological reforms in urban wastewater management: story of Malaysia
This report provides concise exposition of the Malaysian urban wastewater management under the country’s existing primary federal environmental legislation. The report gathers essential information from
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Towards a new research and policy paradigm: an analysis of the sanitation situation in large dense villages
The discourses on rural and urban spaces in India in the context of physical infrastructure have divulged their inherent characteristic differences. However, given the trends of urbanisation in India there
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Why do interstate water disputes emerge and recur?
In this paper, examine, critically, interstate water disputes in India for a comprehensive understanding of their anatomy – the making of disputes. Pursue some fundamental questions: Why do interstate
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Mainstreaming climate action in Indian cities: case study of Rajkot
Indian cities are crucial to the response to climate change. As the bulk of their infrastructure is yet to be built, their current decisions can lock-in, or lock-out, inclusive and climate resilient forms.
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Horizontal and vertical inequalities explaining disparities in access to urban sanitation
Burgeoning urbanisation coupled with policy implementation gaps have resulted in growing disparities in the provision of public infrastructure services in urban areas of India. Apart from the impact of
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Land acquisition in India: a review of Supreme Court cases (1950-2016)
This innovative and important study contributes to a deeper understanding of several important questions. It is a contribution to an understanding of how disputes over land are actually adjudicated in
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Integrating intermediate public transport within transport regulation in a megacity: a Kolkata case study
This report focuses on the regulatory and operational aspects of Intermediate Public Transportation (IPT) in Kolkata, India. The Kolkata Metropolitan Region was chosen because it arguably has the most
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Renewable energy in India: an analysis of the regulatory environment and evolving policy trends
India emerged as a key player in the recent international climate talks in Paris. On the global stage, India reiterated its commitment towards clean energy and reducing carbon emissions. India’s increased