Articles for Cities & Local Government

Indian School of Democracy launches ‘A Good Politician’, a bi-lingual Fellowship program for aspiring political leaders

‘The Good Politician’ is geared to nurture grassroots political leaders who are already involved in the political sphere. Spanning over one year, it is meant for leaders aspiring to be elected as sarpanches and municipal councilors. To ensure access to a range of people, the program will be taught in Hindi and English.

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Government Interventions That Helped Indian Real Estate in 2020- And What's In Store for NRI Investors in 2021

Real estate has a multiplier effect on the Indian economy with several allied industries reflecting the changes in this sector. Recognizing this, the government announced several initiatives to encourage investment in the sector.

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DCIL calls start-ups to augment its efforts in technology uplift

At a webinar organized by NASSCOM CoE Vizag, DCIL talked about opportunities that technology start-ups have to work with one of the largest PSUs

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Karnataka Government launches 'Mission 2022' to push key Smart City projects

The move is in line with the Centre’s deadline to complete the first phase of smart city projects across the country by FY22.

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CM Bengal reshuffles 8 IAS officers post forced deputation of IPS officers

The state government has transferred senior 1990-batch IAS officers, Vivek Kumar to the state forest department.

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Good Governance Day: How Modi government’s school consolidation strategy threatens Vajpayee’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan legacy

The first draft of the Right to Education Act (RTE) was put together during his tenure as the Prime Minister of India. Many might remember SSA through ‘School Chale Hum’ ads on the TV, but behind it was India’s most successful school education scheme which formed the bedrock for India’s educational transformation.

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Central Government consort host of projects, Allocates funds for Bengal

In connection with the long pending issues with the state government in Bengal over the non-release of funds to beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), the Central Government succeeded partially in pushing the state to release some funds.

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Andhra Government transfers 2 IAS officers, 2 more relieved from Additional charges

The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred two senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, J. Syamala Rao and K. Sunitha, and relieved a couple more from full additional charges.

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