Why smart cities need energy-efficient and sustainable buildings
The building sector is one of the most dominant sectors, accounting for 40% of primary energy requirement of a developed country
Norwegian Embassy: A case of treading lighter on nature’s resources
A combination of low-capital initiatives by the management, maintenance policies and a clear vision that have made the Norwegian Embassy into a …
The real Johannesburg: 6 powerful photos from a gritty new book on the city
The book is an ethnographic portrait of one of Africa’s most vibrant and intriguing cities
Global South water-sensitive cities: Here is how to make our urban areas water secure in a just and inclusive way
Neo-liberal capital and builder-led urban development are splitting our cities into unequal parts
Obituary: Sujit Patwardhan, India’s sustainable urban transport champion
Patwardhan founded Parisar in the 1980s out of concern for the rapid changes taking place in Pune leading to environmental degradation
Transport-related emissions in megacities: Delhi on top, Bhopal emits the least
Urban commute in even smaller cities is becoming highly polluting and energy-intensive, finds CSE’s latest analysis
THROWBACK: How China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re-use 70% of rainwater
Even as Indian cities become increasingly water-scarce, they get flooded — as Mumbai is getting now — by a few days' intense rainfall.…
COVID-19 and green, open spaces: What is going to be our new normal?
Living conditions created under a pandemic situation are also a reflection of the inadequacies of our cities
As told to Parliament (February 2, 2023): Tapovan-Vishnugad power project far away from Joshimath, claims minister
Experts are of the opinion that the 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project is part of the reason for the soil collapse
Global South water-sensitive cities: Framing the discourse
Simply copy-pasting the concepts from the Global North will lead to sub-optimal solutions
Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals
Transportation and mobility strategies are the weakest link in the National Clean Air Action Plans
Why we need to factor ecosystem services into economic development planning
The multiplier effects of healthy forest cover are enormous in terms of economic, social development objectives
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 10, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
It rained hard in Delhi; what if all that water did not go waste
The volume of rainwater generated in the past week was almost 13 per cent of the demand for water in Delhi, estimated at 2,765 million litres per …
An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding
Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach
Uttar Pradesh is falling short of solar energy targets; here’s why
The state has the highest electricity demand, but target of 22,000 MW solar power by 2026-27 unrealistic at current pace