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Bengaluru’s governance overhaul is still skin-deep
Santosh Nargund | 7 May 2025 | Deccan Herald
ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಣೆ | ಆಡಳಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಯಕಲ್ಪ: ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಈಡೇರುವುದೇ?
ಸಂತೋಷ ನರಗುಂದ | 28 ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 2025 | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ
The unfinished agenda of India’s urban governance
Maansi Verma| 23 April 2025 | Hindustan Times
Urban renewal: Indian cities need a governance overhaul
Srikanth Viswanathan | 23 April 2025 | Live Mint
Odisha’s Jaga Mission upholds a model for empowering grassroots urban communities (Part 2)
Santosh Nargund | 26 March 2025 | Citizen Matters
How Odisha transformed slums through community engagement (Part 1)
Santosh Nargund | 21 March 2025 | Citizen Matters
Solving India’s urban flooding crisis is not just a pipe dream
Srikanth Viswanathan and Nithya Ramesh| 7 March 2025 | Mongabay
Delhi voters have made their choice: Governance priority No. 1
Santosh Nargund | 27 February 2025 | Hindustan Times
Empowering LSGs: The Karnataka quandary
Santosh Nargund | 14 February2025 | Deccan Herald
निराश करती नगरीय शासन व्यवस्था
संतोष नरगुंद & मानसी वर्मा | 1 फ़रवरी 2025 | दैनिक जागरण
The missing spotlight on urban local government polls
Santosh Nargund & Maansi Verma | 13 December 2024 | The Hindu
Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and beyond — what Indian cities can do to cope with floods
Karthik Seshan | 19 September 2024 | Indian Express
ಚರ್ಚೆ: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಆಡಳಿತ ಸುಧಾರಣೆಗೆ ಬಿಬಿಸಿ ಜಿಬಿಜಿ ಮಸೂದೆಯೇ ಸೂಕ್ತ
ಶ್ರೀಕಾಂತ್ ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥನ್ | 14 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2024 | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ
Moving the spotlight to grassroots democracy
Srikanth Viswanathan & Santosh Nargund| 30 August 2024 | The Hindu
Save NPS from being pensioned off
Kesavan Srinivasan | 15 August 2024 | Deccan Herald
What India’s cities should expect from the Union Budget 2024-25
Srikanth Viswanathan | 22 July 2024 | Forbes India
Why our large cities need metropolitan governance
Srikanth Viswanathan & VR Vachana| 18 July 2024 | Hindustan times
Local government reforms can create a new vision for India’s cities of the future
Srikanth Viswanathan | 17 July 2024 | Live Mint
Guarantee Nagar Swaraj to redeem India’s cities
Santosh Nargund | 15 July 2024 | Deccan Herald
Women leaders in public finance, gender-responsive budgeting leads to better gender outcomes
Apula Singh | 3 July 2024 | Hindustan times
Every road in every neighbourhood in every city in India needs to be a ‘janpath’
Srikanth Viswanathan & Nithya Ramesh | 2 July 2024 | Indian Express
The three part series on 16th finance commission
Srikanth Viswanathan & Kesavan Srinivasan | 25 June 2024 | Live Mint
Santosh Nargund | 22 June 2024 | Deccan Herald
Is it time to reimagine the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act?
VR Vachana | 1 June 2024 | Hindustan times
2025
May 2025
4 May 2025 | Bangalore Mirror
April 2025
Decoding BBMP’s garbage fee: The case for taxing waste collection
26 April 2025 | Deccan Herald
शिक्षा विभाग, कुरुक्षेत्र और जनाग्रह द्वारा नागरिक भागीदारी पर मीडिया कार्यशाला आयोजित
15 अप्रैल 2025 | खबरनामा हरियाणा
स्कूलों में बच्चों को जा रहा है जागरूक,आगामी सोशल कार्य को लेकर दी जानकारी
15 अप्रैल 2025 | हरियाणा ट्रू न्यूज़
15 अप्रैल 2025 | दैनिक सवेरा हरियाणा
कुरुक्षेत्र: शिक्षा विभाग और जनाग्रह द्वारा नागरिक भागीदारी पर मीडिया कार्यशाला का आयोजन
15 अप्रैल 2025 | गोल्डन किरण
जनाग्रह से नागरिक भागीदारी पर मीडिया कार्यशाला आयोजित
15 अप्रैल 2025 | जनमार्ग
नागरिक भागीदारी पर मीडिया कार्यशाला का किया गया आयोजन
15 अप्रैल 2025 | फास्ट मीडिया कुरुक्षेत्र
Why India needs localised solutions for WASH financing
14 April 2025 | India Water Portal
ನಗರ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳ ಸುಧಾರಣೆ: ಸಿಎಜಿ–ಜನಾಗ್ರಹ ಒಪ್ಪಂದ
11 ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 2025 | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ
Greater Bengaluru Bill: More corporations, higher costs, uncertain returns
6 April 2025 | Deccan Herald
Civic poll delay and its sweeping fallout
2 April 2025 | Deccan Herald
March 2025
ಬ್ರಾಂಡ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಒಟ್ಟು ಬೃಹತ್ ಸವಲತ್ತು
30 ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 2025 | ವಿಜಯವಾಣಿ
‘Vanity projects’ got funds, but what about potholes, bus lanes? Experts
30 March 2025 | New Indian Express
30 ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 2025 | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ
BBMP’s revenue targets make a big leap, but reliance on State govt. grants remain high
29 March 2025 | The Hindu
Property tax revenue could help cities adapt to a hotter world
28 March 2025 | Mongabay
February 2025
New independent govt entity to handle Bengaluru’s mega infra projects
24 February 2025 | Deccan Herald
Krishnan S | 23 February 2025 | Josh Talks |
Wish list Build hurdle-free footpaths, discourage pvt transport,
22 February 2025 | Deccan Herald | Watch Video
Doh Shaher, Ek Rupayan: Dhubri Meeting Charts Next Steps for Assam’s Ten Cities Development Program
20 February 2025 | The Sentinel
परिवहन, यमुना और प्रदूषण पर बदल सकती है एनसीआर की सूरत
12 फ़रवरी 2025 | दैनिक जागरण
₹1 lakh crore plan to transform cities into ‘growth hubs’: Sitharaman
1 February2025 | Hindustan Times
January 2025
Ambition vs execution: Smart cities stumble as deadlines loom
12 January 2025 | Deccan Herald
2024
December 2024
Delay in local body elections weakens grassroots democracy
29 December 2024 | The Week
Area sabhas remain defunct in Coimbatore
17 December 2024 | Times of India
How to clean up India’s filthy cities
17 December 2024 | The Economist
Tepid demand for urban infra fund for tier-2 and tier-3 cities
16 December 2024 | Hindustan Times
November 2024
‘जनागृह’ के सम्मेलन में शहरों के हालात को संवारनेर की दिशा में नीति-निर्माताओं ने अनुभव साझा किए
22 नवंबर 2024 | युग प्रदेश
नीति आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष ने कहा- ध्यानाकर्षण के लिए जूझ रहे शहर
21 नवंबर 2024 | दैनिक जागरण
स्थित संगठन “जनागृह “ने विस्तारित योजना प्रस्तुत की
21 नवंबर 2024 | युग प्रदेश
शहरी नीतियां क्षेत्र आधारित हों, देशव्यापी नहीं: जनाग्रह
20 नवंबर 2024 | दैनिक जागरण
Tamil Nadu has highest number of women councillors: report
19 November 2024 | The Hindu
Delayed election in urban local bodies hurts citizen participation, says survey report
19 November 2024 | Deccan Herald
The elections you rarely read about…
16 November 2024 | Times of India
16 November 2024 | Indian Express
15 November 2024 | Times of India
Civic bodies lack powers, fund to perform basic municipal tasks: CAG audits
14 November 2024 | Hindustan Times
Over 30 yrs after 74th Amendment, CAG flags ‘weak compliance’ with law empowering urban local bodies
14 November 2024 | The Print
13 नवंबर 2024 | दैनिक जागरण
12 November 2024 | Indian Express
October 2024
Municipal bonds herald way for public amenities
25 October 2024 | Hindustan Times
September 2024
2 September 2024 | The indian Express
Average delay of 22 months in Karnataka civic polls, Bengaluru without city council for 4 yrs
2 September 2024 | The Print
Local governance not in good shape in Karnataka
2 September 2024 | Bengaluru Mirror
22-month average delay in civic polls in 11 cities in K’taka: Report
2 September 2024 | Times of India
ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಆಡಳಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ: ವರದಿ
1 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2024 | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ
ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಶೇ.39 ಜನರು ಪಟ್ಟಣದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸ!
1 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2024 | ಉದಯವಾಣಿ
ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಆಡಳಿತ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಸುಧಾರಣೆ ಕುರಿತು ಜನಾಗ್ರಹ ವರದಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ
1 ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2024 | ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
Report finds serious lapses in urban governance in Karnataka cities, recommends reforms
1 September 2024 | Deccan Herald
1 September 2024 | The Hindu
August 2024
27 ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 2024 | ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ
सुमन बेरी ने गोलमेज चर्चा का नेतृत्व किया
27 अगस्त 2024 | युग प्रदेश
Janaagraha hosts roundtable discussion led by NITI Aayog vice chairperson on Bengaluru
27 August 2024 | The Hindu
बेंगलुरु के विकास पर गोलमेज बैठक का आयोजन, नीति आयोग के उपाध्यक्ष भी हुए शामिल
26 अगस्त 2024 | Oneindia
Two Greater Bengaluru Governance Bills: Which one works better?
11 August 2024 | South first
Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024 — Hits and misses
9 August 2024 | Bengaluru Mirror
Greater B’luru Governance Bill limited in scope: Report
9 August 2024 | The New Indian Express
New urban governance bill in Bengaluru faces criticism, takes away citizen power says analysis
9 August 2024 | Mongabay
9 ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 2024 | ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
ಪ್ರಗತಿಪರ ಅಂಶಗಳಿಲ್ಲದ ಗ್ರೇಟರ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಸೂದೆ: ಜನಾಗ್ರ
9 ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 2024 | ಉದಯವಾಣಿ
Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, scores only slightly better than BBMP Act, 2020: Study
8 August 2024 | The Hindu
Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill: 8 Reasons It Could Push India’s IT Hub ‘Backwards’ – Report
8 August 2024 | Times now
8 August 2024 | Property world global
Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024 will only take city backwards’, claims study
8 August 2024 | Indian Express