Sound planning in the Himalayas

Aspects to consider while determining carrying capacity, development of Himalayan towns

Road to cool cities: Codes based on unique ‘urban form’ can be helpful

Urban India is a heat trap, but road orientation, building materials and zone-specific master plans can drastically enhance thermal comfort

India’s hill states need sustainable cooling solutions to beat warming

If the electricity demand is not fulfilled via cleaner energy sources, this could lift the emission curve

The state of housing: What CSE research tells us about rents in Indian cities

Affordable rental housing has emerged as the new way to achieve the objective of housing for all 

International Women’s Day: How women lead climate adaptation in eastern India’s Adivasi areas

Wattle and daub houses maintained largely by women in tribal parts of Odisha and Bengal provide cool shelter to families when temperatures soar

Lessons from COVID-19: Need better demand estimation factors to provide housing for all

Physical distancing as well as home quarantining have changed the housing standardisation game; an overhaul is needed

Addressing resource efficiency in construction sector: How Jaipur sets an example

Rising population, rapid urbanisation can lead to more than two-fold rise in material consumption by 2030; it is imperative, therefore, to …

क्या प्रवासी मजदूरों के सैलाब को रोक सकते थे सस्ते किराए के मकान?

सोशल रेंटल हाउसिंग को लेकर भारत में बात तो कई सालों से चल…

Cities in the time of COVID-19

The current scenario underscores the need to make cities adapt and respond to threats through effective planning

Finding green sense in India’s new environmental regime

The new EIA draft notification leaves a lot of questions unanswered even as India is yet to receive a robust mechanism for performance monitoring …

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 …

COVID-19 lockdown shows why India needs social rental housing

Poor, low-income population needs rents below market rates

Union Budget 2019-20: Four observations on affordable housing

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