Bringing order to streets
Centre legalises street vending and gives the profession its due respect. But accommodating vendors is a challenge
Reflections on glass
Use of glass in construction has become a fad. But it is not the right choice for Indian climate
Deep waters
Puducherry's plans for a new port have prompted unprecedented protests. Allegations of a huge land grab facilitated by procedural violations and …
Goa must grow...but how?
On January 26, 2007, the government of Goa withdrew its newest blueprint for the development of the state, called the Regional Plan 2011. …
Is the world hurtling towards an ‘Insect Apocalypse’?
New study warns that more than 40 per cent of insect species are declining and a third are endangered
Simply creative
General principles of architecture are imaginatively applied to create a green building in Gurgaon
The MoEF-NHAI roadblock
Two Central government arms fight over de-linking of forest, environment clearances
Urban growth model needs reality check
An order of chaos
National Green Tribunal's decision to declare an area of 10 km radius around Okhla Bird Sanctuary as ecologically sensitive has put the future …
How green is your building?
The building's green credentials have been recognised internationally, most notably by the us Green Business Council (usgbc). The Washington-…
Lavasa exposed
By its looks, the place could be mistaken for Portofino, a fishing village-cum-resort in Italy—multi-coloured buildings crowd a waterfront …
Himalayan blunders
Ten dead, six injured in Mumbai building collapse
Yet another building collapses amid allegations of illegal modifications; number still trapped unknown
New Delhi is running out of water
Access to clean and regular water remains a challenge for New Delhi, a city that could easily tackle its water crisis with greater effort
Development handcuffed
Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission
New rules for coasts
Environment ministry notifies CRZ 2011. It has pro-builder bias, say fishers and activists
Dhamaal Growth
NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied
Ban paves the way
The bar on polluting brick kilns opens up opportunities for cleaner technologies
Letters
Plan that isn’t
NCR Planning Board dilutes environmental safeguards to promote towns, industries
The town farmers built
Land clearing isn't just about trees – it's an animal welfare issue too
More than 50 million birds, mammals and reptiles are thought to be killed each year in New South Wales and Queensland by the removal of native …
Lavasa’s journey downhill
Rules were bent to concentrate development in the valley, lakefront
Suzlon, Lavasa raised loans from the company named in bribery scam
Scam led to arrest of several top officials of public sector banks