How 2019 was for an average Indian household and the planet

Latest Government data debunks several tall claims of the government itself; On the other hand, at least 5 reports said the world's currnt …

Why does Mumbai sink almost every monsoon?

Mumbai comes to a standstill every time it receives heavy rainfall for consecutive days. Why is the city not prepared to deal with such extreme …

Long wait in the valley

Months after the devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of victims are still waiting to be rehabilitated. Meanwhile, this year's …

Lessons in dealing with floods

Urban flooding around the world: Where is India placed?

Climate change, urban population growth have prompted cities to adopt water-sensitive urban design, sustainable drainage systems 

How to sustain municipal sanitation: Delhi’s Aya Nagar offers some lessons

The pilot project is a prototypical model for evolving a sanitation management programme in a high density settlement

Urban flooding: The case of drowning cities and rising vulnerability

Overburdened drainage, frenzied and unregulated construction, no regard to the natural topography and hydro-geomorphology all make urban floods a …

So, just why did Hyderabad flood?

The answer lies in the city’s old design not being in sync with its burgeoning size and population and the shrinking of its water bodies

Dirty Ganga: Funds down the drain in UP

Contrary to government claims, efforts to clean up the drains flowing into the Ganga have not borne results

Ignorance and arrogance make for good floods

Rain lash

Four-hour deluge washed away not just crops but also soil from 5,000 hectares in Maharashtra. Experts warn of more such weather events. Is the …

`I did not have a government for 36 hours'

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pleaded helplessness as the seat of his government went under water and his ministers and …

Chennai rains break multiple century-long records

Large parts of the city have remained inundated over most of the past three weeks

Flooded, by drains

It was not just cyclone Nilam that ruined paddy in Andhra

‘Don’t plug this hole’

Residents protest housing projects on lake in Mumbai suburb  

Chennai floods: Panel report highlights encroachments, faulty drainage system  

The committee asked Tamil Nadu government to check real estate mafia involved in illegal construction and usurping of water bodies

Urban flooding may increase if wetlands not protected, says CSE

Centre for Science and Environment has recommended strong laws to protect urban lakes, their catchment and feeder channels

A monsoon warning

Safety concerns over Russia's oil pipeline

A congestion plan in the name of decongesting Delhi

Urban development ministry’s expert panel report on how to decongest Delhi pays only lip service to improving public transport and …

In water-stressed Gujarat, government proposes to punish farmers who draw groundwater

Bill introduced in Assembly says errant farmers can be imprisoned up to six months or fined up to Rs 10,000

Urbanisation in India: We must reimagine how our cities are planned

The recent floods in North India serve as a stark reminder to prioritise sustainable urban planning and drainage infrastructure

More than 20,000 Ebola cases likely by November, forecasts WHO

The United Nations has already called for 20-fold increase in assistance to control the outbreak in West Africa

India's double challenge

Traditional system of flood management through lakes and connected water channels has been forgotten

No two-finger test for rape

Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit