CHALLENGES OF INFORMALITY IN DELHI'S MASTER PLAN - The new Master Plan recognises informal housing and livelihoods more than any plan before it. But that recognition on paper must be matched by enforceable commitments. indiatogether.org/informalit…
FROM THE ARCHIVES
India's New Growth Recipe - Large Indian firms are yet to become global champions. Given the global headwinds, India should focus on improving the competitiveness of these companies so they can tap into large external markets.
indiatogether.org/large-firm…
REFORMING THE EASY PARTS, DUCKING THE HARD ONES: The Tribunals Reforms Act fixes some of what the Supreme Court has long flagged, but leaves the rest untouched. What the new law changes, what it doesn't, and why one unresolved word in it still matters. indiatogether.org/tribunals-…
THE COST OF DATA CENTRES - Some reports are clearly exaggerated, but we still need to be mindful of the harms that can result. Rahul Matthan argues that India’s draft policy rewards efficiency but says nothing about mitigating these concerns.
indiatogether.org/cost-data-…
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES MUST REMAIN ITS CORE PRIORITY, SAYS SUPREME COURT - Two judges agree that references to Constitution Benches take far too long. They have asked the Chief Justice to explore a permanent five-judge bench for constitutional questions.
indiatogether.org/permanent-…
INDIAN MEGACITIES NEED LOCALLY ANCHORED DATA INSTITUTIONS - Fast-growing metropolitan regions need independent, locally anchored, data-driven institutions embedded with local governments, built to outlast electoral cycles and guide long-term development. indiatogether.org/locally-an….
THE SILENCT SYNDICATE IN HEALTHCARE - In his new book, Ameer Shahul argues that big finance has quietly captured Indian healthcare, serving markets rather than patients. How did that happen, and what does it means for a system we all eventually depend on? indiatogether.org/silent-syn…
FLOODS IN ASSAM PUT ADOLESCENT GIRLS AT GREATER RISK: A new study finds that recurring floods leave lasting marks on adolescent girls, from lost schooling and healthcare to menstrual hygiene gaps that current disaster response rarely addresses.indiatogether.org/floods-ass…
AS CYBERCRIMES RISE, TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN RESPONSE IS LOW - A nationwide survey finds cybercrime now touches a growing share of households, yet most victims never report it, and those who do face a process with little chance of recovering their money.
indiatogether.org/indians-re…
IS INDIAN STEEL COMPETITIVE, OR JUST PROTECTED? - India became the world's second-largest steel producer while posting profits well above the rest of Indian manufacturing. How much of that rests on cheap ore and tariff walls that could easily come down? indiatogether.org/actually-c…
GROUNWATER CRISIS: CHANGING TRACK OR SCALING? - In Karnataka's hard-rock terrain, decades of drilling ever-deeper borewells have meant losing sight of the shallow aquifers and local knowledge that sustained this landscape. Small towns might cope better.
indiatogether.org/groundwate…
HOW MANY PEOPLE DIE OF HEAT? DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK - India has at least four official counts of heat-related deaths, and they routinely disagree by a factor of two or more. Rakesh Dubbudu traces why the numbers diverge so sharply. indiatogether.org/heat-death…
PREPARE FOR 'SUPER' EL NINO, SAY ECOLOGISTS - Nearly 200 ecologists have warned that the El Niño developing over 2026-27 could be the strongest in over a thousand years, and asking researchers, funders and government to strengthen monitoring. indiatogether.org/ecologists…
"RIGHTS, NOT FREEBIES" - Development economist Reetika Khera speaks to India Together about her new book, and why the language of "freebies" obscures what public spending on food, health, education and work actually does for people's lives. indiatogether.org/rights-not…
ONE BIG K-12 SCHOOL PER CLUSTER - Telangana Education Commission proposes 2190 large campuses spread across every mandal, free and meant to be good enough to nudge parents to choose these instead of private schools. indiatogether.org/telangana-…
ASSAM WANTS NEIGHBOURHOODS TO PLAN THEMSELVES - A new framework argues that city masterplans never quite reach the street. In a crowded square kilometre of central Guwahati, that argument is being tested. indiatogether.org/plan-neigh…
WHAT IF WE MEASURED MOBILITY INSTEAD OF TRAFFIC? - @PawanMulukutla argues, drawing on the new Transport Analytics Hub, that the more useful question is whether people can actually get where they need to go. indiatogether.org/traffic-me…
KAZIRANGA DOESN'T END AT THE PARK GATE - The reserve needs neither an unquestioned one-kilometer ring nor an undifferentiated ten-kilometer circle. It needs an ESZ that varies in width and follows ecological processes, writes Divya Soman. indiatogether.org/kaziranga-…
THE FOOTPATH HAS A NEW OWNER, BUT NO AUDITOR YET - Andhra Pradesh has written a serious pedestrian policy. What it is missing is the machinery that makes a promise survive a transfer order. Ruchita Bansal writes about the new green shoots of walkability. indiatogether.org/the-footpa…
MAKING GOVERNMENT A.I. WORK
Oversight of AI must follow the entire chain — from the technology's performance, to how officials act on its outputs, to the effect on citizens who depend on the services it touches. indiatogether.org/making-gov…
