Smart City or Smart Citizens ? Dehradun

Smart City or Smart Citizens ?

By Nidhi Rauthan Have you ever wondered what a smart city is? In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi got to power along with his BJP government, with a vision to make India a fully developed country. He initiated the Smart City Mission under which 100 cities were to be chosen from all over the country ..

Ground Reality of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Uttarakhand Dehradun

Ground Reality of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Uttarakhand

By Kushagra Mittal The twenty-first century, oldest civilization, world’s largest democracy, and second-most populated nation. What comes to your mind when you read such eye-catching adjectives for your country? Is it ‘developed’, ‘literate’, ‘superpower’? The reality is indeed very far from it. In spite of being the world’s largest democracy and second most populated nation, ..

SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN | Empowering Women Since 2014 Dehradun

SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN | Empowering Women Since 2014

By Ayushi Nagalia India being a huge country with an enormous population has had its fair amount of representation in Hollywood or any other filmmaking industry. A vast number of celebrities visit India every year. Many foreign bloggers and travelers visit and document India in different written and multimedia forms. Numerous photographers visit India for ..

Dying and Drying Lake of Nainital | A Case Study Dehradun

Dying and Drying Lake of Nainital | A Case Study

By Nitin Chandola Naini Lake has been witnessing the effect of global warming from past ten years in the 21st century. A drastic commutation of tourist in Nainital region has led the lake to a state of misery. The fall in water level of the lake to 4 meters in Mallital become the matter of ..

Swachh Bharat and Dilemma of Dehradun Dehradun

Swachh Bharat and Dilemma of Dehradun

By Nitin Chandola Dehradun’s decline in Swachh Bharat Sarvekshan 2017 was a shocking moment for the city residents. The failure of “to be Smart city” in the factor of cleanliness made us clear about the current condition of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan in Dehradun. The Swachh Bharat index 2017 was completely based on the rate of ..

Editorial, July 2017 Editorials

Editorial, July 2017

The cleanliness of a city or town portrays the level of civic sense its citizens have. Cities like Chandigarh are amongst the most admired cities in north India, majorly because of their cleanliness. After two consecutive rejections of the Smart city proposal, Dehradun city was losing its aspiration to make it to the Smart city ..