Whose flat is it anyway

Resettlement of slum dwellers remains confined to political agenda

For a green house

New coastal rules draft made public

Fishers say proposed CRZ notification does not recognize their rights

Lighting up hearts

A hospital for cardiac patients in Ahmedabad is sunlit to cheer up patients. It saves energy, too

Playing with sea

Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal

Urban growth model needs reality check

Lavasa accepts green riders, finally

It had challenged the conditions, saying it would amount to guilt  

Courting trouble

Mumbai sources out city planning

Stepsons of the Ganga

A fascinating account of the men who ply the emblematic boats of Banaras and embody its very essence

Dilli's world class pretensions exposed

At the outset, I wish to express my profound sense of shock and sadness at Sunita Narain’s unfortunate accident. I continue to pray and …

A thin green coating

No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives

An urban nightmare

Putting off sleep could spell trouble

FROM THE BLURBS

Integrated development essential for India

Impact of Urbanisation and Industrialisation on Rural Society Edited by PS Lamba and S S Solanki . Publisher: Wiley Eastern Limited, Delhi . …

Website review: http://www.saukaryam.org

Vishakhapatnam residents can register and verify births and deaths online and get the certificates delivered to their residences. Payment of …

Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum

We urbanise, we celebrate; but is urbanisation providing basic livelihood?

Union Budget 2019-20: Four observations on affordable housing

Reading between the lines of the Budget document on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Food and Nutrition Security in Southern African Cities

Urban population growth is extremely rapid across Africa 

Life in informal cities

Do slum dwellers feature in the grand plan of smart cities?

Centre inaugurates three ambitious urban development projects

Unveils a plethora of conditions for accountability and funding

What is the real cost of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project?

Such projects pose a threat to fragile coastal ecosystems and affect livelihoods; most are built on reclaimed land and ignore the eco-…

Slums and Society

A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and …

Maharashtra soft on Lavasa?

Yet to implement environment ministry’s order on the project

Howl of the hills