Problematic Issues in DMIC

An emergent genre of urban porn, urban music video or urban trailer now promotes the global city building epidemic. In the typical template for these videos, a zoom from outer space drops through clouds to reveal the location of a new world city. The stirring music of an epic adventure or western accompanies a swoop […]

Gujarat has only 293 sloth bears left, mostly in Jessore and Balaram Sanctuaries. The National Board for Wildlife recently cleared the proposal of laying double railway tracks in the Dedicated Freight Corridor passing through Balaram Sanctuary situated along the Aravali Hill series, in northern Gujarat, along the Gujarat-Rajasthan Border. The Sanctuary is known for its […]

“The collector ordered to secure water of Sanjay pond only as drinking water with help of police.” — A really disturbing statement by Dhar district collector Jayshree Kiyawat in a meeting with local industrialists and officers of the Peethampur Industrial Area, in Madhya Pradesh, a part of the DMIC. AKNV (Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigam) officers […]

  It took the Indian state 120 years to amend the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. The new bill, passed in 2013 under the UPA II at least managed to add two important clauses which seeks to protect the rights of those whose lands are taken away in the name of national interest. i) 70% […]

Undercurrents in Gujarat This research tracks reportage of mainstream newspapers in India and constructs a rough estimate of the development model of Gujarat and its true implementation.