Politics
People-centred governance and decision-making, ensuring accountability and transparency
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People-centred governance and decision-making, ensuring accountability and transparency
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This section features initiatives and approaches towards people-centred governance and decision-making, with direct participation, and based on principles of social and environmental justice. This includes initiatives attempting to realize local non-hierarchical systems of decision-making in urban and rural areas, and linkages of these to each other at bio-cultural levels. This would also include collectives or communities that raise non-party political concerns at the local level and beyond, as well as initiatives that enhance accountability and transparency of political bodies. It will include alternative policy frameworks that are based on or promote the alternative economies featured elsewhere on this site, such as meaningful practices and concepts of well-being, instead of the mainstream development model which focuses on economic growth.
Making Rainbows in the Andamans: Creating queer community in the Andamans is a struggle
In a Broader Context: How Did One of India’s Queer Friendly Cities Evolve? With the queer community being so small, friendships and support systems are vital.
Forests take centre stage at UN as countries gather to discuss climate mitigation
Several countries highlight the importance of integrating community engagement and traditional knowledge systems in defining policies and regulations across different levels of government.
Broken Signals: India’s Heatwave Warnings Are Missing the Mark
These stories ask us the question: how do we centre the needs of the most vulnerable while designing an effective disaster warning system?
The unlikely success of a novel justice delivery system in Bihar
Local courts in Bihar, known as gram kachcheris, have become part of the state’s sociocultural fabric. They deliver justice in a timely and inexpensive manner, in matters ranging from theft and small land disputes to family feuds.
A Bengaluru Initiative Is Creating A Culture Of Sustainable & People-Centric Urban Living
Bengawalk aims to make Bengaluru more liveable by focusing on increasing walkability, safety, accessibility, and attractiveness in urban design so residents can thrive and stay connected.
How About Implementing the Constitution in Adivasi and Tribal Areas?
There is a need to implement constitutional measures in Adivasi and Tribal Areas to provide more autonomy in decision-making and governance.
In a First, Community Women Monitor Air Quality in Rural Jharkhand; Identify Pollution Hotspots
In a unique community initiative, a group of women (known as Paryavaran Sakhis) identify and monitor 26 air pollution hot spots in the coal mining belt of Dhanbad and Bokaro districts, which include health centres, anganwadis, community halls, and pond sites.
Climate’s sizzling frontier: Northeast heats up, must plan with nature
As temperatures rise in Northeast India, heat preparedness in communities must support indigenous lifestyles and daily practices. Protecting forests and wetlands, expanding green public spaces, and rethinking road-widening or hill-cutting projects should be at the core of urban planning.
जनसाधारण के उभरते विकल्प और उसका सपना (In Hindi)
विकल्प संगम, एक राष्ट्रीय स्तर का मंच है, जिसमें पर्यावरण, सामाजिक, आर्थिक, सांस्कृतिक और स्वशासन संबंधी मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले स्थानीय समुदायों, सामाजिक आंदोलनों और कई गैर सरकारी संगठन जुड़े हैं।