Spring of discontent
Mining in Odisha’s Khandadhar hills will dry out perennial water bodies
Hindustan motors
Can India ever have car-free centres?
Wanted: An urban equivalent of MGNREGA
Such a programme is the need of the hour not only as a measure to revive the urban economy now, but also to mitigate any further shocks to …
More dreams sans cars
From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually
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 …
Come out and claim the road
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
A step-by-step guide on how Union budget is formulated
To start the process, the budget division issues an annual budget circular around the last week of August or the first fortnight of September …
The big challenges for Telangana
Telangana region accounts for huge chunk of natural resources of undivided Andhra Pradesh. Will creation of new state intensify existing regional …
Ten dead, six injured in Mumbai building collapse
Yet another building collapses amid allegations of illegal modifications; number still trapped unknown
Fruits of afforestation
Adivasis in southern Madhya Pradesh see salvation from malnutrition in a drive to plant fruit trees
Owning the road
Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars
Walking or cycling to work reduces health risks in India
Study makes case for investment in public transport, pedestrian and cycling routes
Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice
A unique characteristic of Addis Ababa’s urban development is that successive Ethiopian regimes have used new urban projects as …
'Chhattisgarh's PPP model for diagnostic services flawed'
Team of experts deputed by Centre says state's plan could lead to denial of services to poor patients and filing of false claims
Desecration of nature responsible for COVID-19: Manipur High Court
The court was listening to a PIL when it made the statement
Dhamaal Growth
NIDHI JAMWAL wonders what happened after Gurgaon got colonyfied
UK's zero carbon house plan
The widening nutrition gap
Difference in the nutritional status of Kerala’s general rural populace and that of Attappady could be as high as 50 per cent
Plan that isn’t
NCR Planning Board dilutes environmental safeguards to promote towns, industries
The town farmers built
COVID-19: How city densities can be managed for post-pandemic recovery
Density seems to be more of a scapegoat than the cause of increasing virus transmission at the city level
COVID-19: Here's what decentralised planning teaches us to curb pandemics
Decentralised infrastructure and services provide a range of benefits for all stakeholders
Operation cover-up
Rat poison theory offered by the Chhattisgarh government to explain the sterilisation deaths is a facade, finds an investigation by Jyotsna Singh.…
Afforestation interrupted
Environment ministry fails to use funds for afforestation, monitor forest diversions: Comptroller and Auditor General