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2 days ago · You and every citizen frustrated by potholed roads, air pollution, garbage—in short our broken cities. Citizen Matters is India’s leading Civic Media Platform. We dig into the “why” and “how” behind issues plaguing our cities and neighbourhoods—and spotlight solutions. But we …
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Dec 30, 2024 · We do this for *YOU* You and every citizen frustrated by potholed roads, air pollution, garbage—in short our broken cities. Citizen Matters is India’s leading Civic Media Platform.
The crisis choking small and mid-sized cities: Can you feel it in the ...
Dec 23, 2024 · A crisis of data and attention. The neglect of these cities is compounded by a lack of reliable data. The Center for Science and Environment’s (CSE) estimate is that the current monitoring grid covers only about 12% of India’s close to 4100 cities.
From evictions to empowerment: Stories that impacted me the …
Dec 27, 2024 · The struggle of ‘encroachers’: Challenging misconceptions of fishers and street vendors in Chennai. Although Citizen Matters does not typically cover breaking news, we took an in-depth look at a few stories that made mainstream headlines.. Two such important stories are: Fishers of Thiruvanmiyur Kuppam: Aborigines of the coast, not ‘Beach Grabbers’ and Street Vendors Act overlooked ...
Our cities are struggling; what do BJP and Congress manifestos …
Apr 17, 2024 · BJP has claimed that 34+ crore citizens are receiving free health insurance of Rs 5 lakh under Ayushman Bharat, but data proves otherwise.. According to a paper published by Ashoka University, however, Indian households spent an estimated Rs.120 billion on health and healthcare-related services in November 2022.
Civic Archives - Citizen Matters
Jan 1, 2025 · Find in-depth articles on common issues affecting daily life in our cities, and related to community responses and action around these issues. The articles provide insights into the complexities of managing and improving urban livability and citizen engagement.
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Citizen Matters is a civic media platform with insightful reports on critical urban issues, ideas and solutions for cities. Our canvas spans the breadth of urban living: we dive deep into issues which affect our quality of life, including water, commute, public safety, air quality, governance, education, environment, local economy and livelihoods and more. Citizen […]
Lessons from 2024 and how they give me courage to go on
Dec 26, 2024 · Moreover, I have become more vigilant about segregating the garbage in my house than I was earlier. Apart from the wet waste, I have a second bin for the dry waste, the contents of which I give to a level-one aggregator, instead of …
One Nation One Election: The government wants your inputs
Jan 9, 2024 · In September 2023, the Government of India constituted a high level committee (HLC) to examine the feasibility of holding simultaneous elections to the Parliament (Lok Sabha), all state legislative assemblies, municipalities and panchayats in the country — a proposal floated as One Nation One Election.
Future of our water: A look at the Draft Liquid Waste Management …
Dec 26, 2024 · The Act required industries to seek consent for effluent discharge and adhere to strict standards with penalties for violations. But despite its wide framework, challenges such as enforcement gaps and rising pollution levels led to calls for stricter regulations and more innovative solutions to tackle modern water crises.. Key provisions of the Draft Liquid Waste Management Rules