India, Sept. 28 -- The Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar Metro has acquired an unusual distinction even before carrying its first passenger. Its construction has progressed in stages, safety clearances have foll... Read More
India, Sept. 21 -- There is something reassuring about seeing civic officials leave their offices, visit establishments, inspect documents and equipment, and take action when they find violations. But... Read More
India, Sept. 7 -- There was a time when the economics of a neighbourhood Ganeshotsav was simple, with few volunteers going door to door collecting vargani (donation). Someone would contribute Rs.101, ... Read More
India, Aug. 31 -- There is something striking about ongoing debate over noise during Ganeshotsav. A festival that was transformed into a public institution more than 130 years ago to bring people toge... Read More
India, Aug. 24 -- Something was striking about the Congress in Pune over the past few days. The party was not merely preparing for Rahul Gandhi's interaction with female students. It had turned the pr... Read More
India, Aug. 17 -- Pune If Pune learnt anything from the prolonged infrastructure mess in Hinjewadi last year, it was that having too many agencies responsible for one economic hub is a recipe for nob... Read More
India, Aug. 10 -- For a project that has spent nearly four decades moving between planning documents, revised alignments and political announcements, Pune's High Capacity Mass Transit Route (HCMTR) is... Read More
India, Aug. 3 -- For decades, Maharashtra's political and economic story could be told through its sugar factories. They shaped cooperative politics, transformed villages across western and southern M... Read More
India, July 20 -- Pune has rarely lacked political heavyweights. It has a Union minister, a Member of Parliament, a deputy chief minister, cabinet ministers and influential MLAs. Yet, when the city fa... Read More
India, July 13 -- In a state where public institutions are increasingly judged by what they fail to do rather than what they achieve, an officer simply doing his job can appear extraordinary. Since t... Read More