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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 go ...
BBMP e-khata: Answering some more frequently asked questions
3 days ago · In the second part of the series on e-khata, we address queries on property ownership, transactions, technical issues, and NRI access. The e-khata project of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) digitises all manually maintained property records, making them accessible to citizens. In Part ...
2024 flashback: Unmissable stories from Chennai that shaped our …
3 days ago · Our stories portray the different struggles of the city and its people. Pic: Sahana Charan Stories of exclusion and inequity . All through 2024, our small yet resourceful team in Chennai spotlighted important issues through their stories that often held a …
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Dec 26, 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.
Year of elections over; will 2025 be the year of the people in …
4 days ago · ‘Malleable, uncertain but determined to vote:’ Thoughts of a first-time voter from Mumbai; It’s always special when youngsters express themselves about governance and city planning, simply because they are our future.
From evictions to empowerment: Stories that impacted me the …
6 days ago · 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 ...
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.
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
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.
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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 […]