Dear Reader,
Some crises stare us in the face, like waterlogged roads, endless traffic. This week’s video highlight unpacks how weak planning and poor governance have left areas like Gurgaon in decay. Others lie buried in the fine print, like the adjournments and procedural delays that clog India’s courts. Our essay highlight breaks down how these systemic inefficiencies keep justice out of reach, and what it would take to fix them.
In the Climate + Health corner, new research shows that India’s hill towns are buckling under pressure, with over 70% facing rising landslide risk as unplanned urbanisation collides with climate change. This week we spotlight Public Policy Puzzle, a platform that makes public policy accessible to all and provides opportunities to learn, grow, and connect in the field of public policy through courses, mentorship, and community.
As always, thank you for reading and championing better policy.
With that, we bring to you: Policy Post #201!
Policy Charcha 💬
The best of Podcasts, Videos, Essays, Fellowships and other Career resources from the world of Policy and Governance from the week gone by!
💡 Essay Highlight:
Why India’s Courts Run Late, and How It Costs Us Justice
India’s justice system is crumbling under the weight of inefficiencies, from endless adjournments to the basic challenge of getting people to court on time. These bottlenecks deny citizens not just speed, but often justice itself. This essay breaks down the systemic flaws, and what it would take to restore faith in timely justice.
🌟 Organisation highlight
Public Policy Puzzle
Public Policy Puzzle (PPP) is a platform on a mission to make public policy accessible, engaging, and useful for students, young professionals, and curious citizens. Through courses, resources, and interactive formats, proving that policy isn’t just for policymakers, but for anyone who wants to understand and shape the world around them.
🔎 Databases and Guides:
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▶️Video Highlight:
Floods, Traffic, Garbage: Gurugram is collapsing
Floods, endless traffic jams, garbage piles, and toxic air, from Gurgaon’s crumbling roads to Mumbai’s floods and Delhi’s pollution, Indian cities are collapsing under their own weight. In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, columnist, Suhel Seth and veteran bureaucrat Omesh Saigal unpack why our urban planning keeps failing, and how this decay threatens the very idea of “Viksit Bharat”.
🌍Climate + Health Corner
In Partnership With Swasti, The Health Catalyst
👉🏽 Urbanisation in India’s Hills
From Shimla to Shillong, India’s hill towns are straining under rapid urbanisation. Originally built for small populations, they now face unchecked construction, water scarcity, waste management crises — all worsened by climate change. This ORF study highlights the urgent need to rethink how we plan and build in fragile ecosystems, before these towns collapse under the weight of people and concrete.
Careers Corner 💼
A curated list of some of the best jobs and internship opportunities this week from the world of public policy, the development sector, impact consulting and communications at large.
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