“India was not only on track to fulfilling its climate commitments but would go further,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the Climate Action Summit (CAS), an online event organised… Read More »Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability: Focus on Tier II Cities
Did you know that there were Slender Loris in Bengaluru? Or that the grasslands of Hesarghatta has around 235 species of birds, some of them listed as endangered or vulnerable… Read More »Exploring Biodiversity in Bengaluru’s Urban Sprawl
Dr. Ambedkar felt bahujans will benefit from cities’ cosmopolitanism, with growing urbanisation. Is urban India really inclusive? Is there no discrimination based on caste in our offices, in our schools or in our neighbourhoods?
We ask and answer what makes cities resilient, so we can be better prepared for events and eventualities. Read, engage and support this work, as we share insightful reports on… Read More »Brief look at our Covid-19 coverage
The Global Investigative Journalism conference brings together some of the best journalists in the world, with discussions and workshops on the latest investigative techniques, data analysis, cross-border collaboration, and more!… Read More »On collaborative networks for local journalism
Citizen Matters has helped catalyse positive change, especially in the space of civic activism. In addition to individual instances of change, our work has been effective in pushing for systemic… Read More »Citizen Matters – Impact in Ludhiana
What does an online magazine, dedicated to non partisan analysis of local and city-level issues central to urban areas, do when the whole country is obsessed with the conduct of… Read More »Election results are just the beginning!
In an earlier post, I wrote about the rise of the citizen entrepreneurs. Thought I’ll share why we do what we do. I am including myself in this club of… Read More »The Why of Citizen Activism
So Citizen Matters completed 10 earlier this year. In a media space marked by challenges to revenue and ethics, it means something, that we have managed to be around, without compromising… Read More »10 years of Citizen Matters
For several years now, I’ve had one theme around which I felt we could push for change – “rather than try to solve problems, we should focus on increasing the… Read More »Increasing the number of problem solving people
