Urban water supply and sanitation in India is at a crossroads. Faced with an increased demand and growing poluution probelms, Indian cities are not able to provide services that are adequate, neither in quantity...

This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted in 2000 in the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, to assess the first phase of the implementation of women’s quotas – 33% of seats – in this...

The power sector in India is often described – in newspapers, in official reports, in reform programmes – as too ‘poor’ in money… and too ‘rich’ in politicians. These analyses hence propose corporatisation, unbundling,...

India’s energy scenario is characterized by growing demand-supply gap, inherent inefficiencies, distorded pricing mechanisms, weak institutional structure, environmental unsustainability and socio-political influences. The future economic development trajectory is likely to result in rapid and...