Goa flouts CRZ notifications

Good news: Greenhouse gas emissions have started to decline in these 27 cities

These major cities have already reduced their emission by 10 per cent over a five-year period

One more goes down

CO2 emissions from building sector highest in 2019: UNEP

The sector’s decarbonisation progress also slowing down, notes report

Learning from faults

An early 20th century US earthquake teaches lessons in tectonics

What’s good insulation?

Many architects use imported, expensive and environmentally inappropriate material

Farming sand

Time for a facelift ?

A German company claims its silicon-based technology can restore the Taj Mahal to its past glory. But some experts doubt its effectiveness

Sound foundation

Fly ash presents an alternative to the polluting burnt bricks

Bricks, pavers from construction debris

Construction waste recycled to make bricks and pavers

Rajasthan's kunds get undesirable makeover

Agartala's highrises get notice

Illegal mining forces Raniganj residents to eat now and die tomorrow

Villages in Asansol-Raniganj coal belt, which go to polls on April 29, 2019, stand on precarious land that might collapse any day, but the …

Himalayan plunder: Hydroelectric plans in Arunachal will effect downstream Assam too

Arunachal Pradesh is highly susceptible to landslides; debris flowing downstream will change river behaviour, fear experts 

Ten dead, six injured in Mumbai building collapse

Yet another building collapses amid allegations of illegal modifications; number still trapped unknown

Is the recent spate of building fires in India due to extreme heat? Yes, says expert

Overloading of air conditioners & transistors due to unprecendented power demand made matters worse in residential & public buildings …

‘Need to be accompanied biggest reason for girl student drop outs’

New study says 90 per cent of over 3,000 girls in 1,604 households across four states claimed this to be the reason

On road to recovery

Nepal has banned new constructions till it formulates a fresh building code. Emerging threat of landslides compounds its troubles

Let’s play with mud

Using earth to develop modern, sustainable buildings

Blowing clean

House made of thermocol

Auroville’s alternative galaxy

How a township has set high standard for eco-friendly living

Concrete concerns

Safe as houses

Earthquakes don't kill; badly built houses do. A look into houses in India that have withstood several earthquakes

CSE slams green building rating body for misleading public

CSE analysis showed several LEED-rated IT buildings and office buildings are failing to meet the official benchmark for energy performance; full …