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Urban Governance

Paper December 5, 2022

The State of Open Data in Urban India

By Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Anushka Bhansali & Rajeswari Parasa

A key reason for poor governance in Indian cities is the lack of organised open data systems. This paper investigates the state of urban open data in India, analysing the different stakeholders and how to improve quality and accessibility of data.

Op-ed February 8, 2021

Opinion| How India can improve urban public health with lessons from COVID-19

By Suchi Kedia & Harshita Agrawal

Major efforts where made during the COVID-19 pandemic to generate regular and reliable data. The authors argue this should be replicated for other diseases and become a policy focus for urban public health in India.

Op-ed April 21, 2020

Opinion | COVID-19: COVID-19 a grim reminder for govts to improve sanitation, housing in cities to prevent pandemics; science won’t be enough

By Vaidehi Tandel

The ability to quickly overpower disease outbreaks through the use of science, innovation and technology had led governments to neglect their role in effective prevention of such epidemics
An aerial view of Mumbai, India.

Report July 18, 2019

Reforming Urban India

By Pritika Hingorani, Vaidehi Tandel, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Kadambari Shah, Harshita Agrawal, Sharmadha Srinivasan & Mehul Das

In this Reform Agenda, we present eight reforms to address some of the most pressing challenges facing India’s cities.

Paper August 8, 2018

Mismatched Governance: Exploring the Relationship Between Rural and Urban Governance Forms and Urban Development in India

By Komal Hiranandani

This Working Paper by former Senior Associate, Komal Hiranandani, was submitted to Cornell University as her Master of Science thesis, and was partially supported by IDFC Institute.

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