The great water rip-off

Daunting numbers

City shock

Breathless Asia

High Court orders sealing of tubewells at construction sites in Gurgaon

Order will impact 450 ongoing projects

Animal bones found in biscuit factory in Moradabad

Factory was employing children below 14 years of age

Air pollution

Our cities and small towns are reeling under severe air pollution made worse by the government's muddled approach to air quality planning. Only a …

Typhoon Haiyan reaches Vietnam, China

Haiyan, which has claimed over 10,000 lives, is reportedly one of the strongest storms on record  

'Inclusive urbanisation is the answer'

S Janakarajan, professor at Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), conducts research on urban and peri-urban issues, disaster management …

Treated sewage for Gurgaon projects

Haryana government makes treated sewage available to developers affected by court moratorium on groundwater extraction

Massive forest fire breaks out in Goregaon Film City, Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Cause of fire yet to be established

Coca Cola proposes to set up Rs 1,000-crore bottling plant in Telangana

Seeks support from the state government, including land for the plant

Court allows land transfer to Navi Mumbai airport

CIDCO claims contested land was in its possession for several years

Nagpur municipality proposes action against private water supplier

Orange City Water Limited fails to supply 24X7 clean water; people demand cancellation of contract

Supreme Court upholds land rights of people affected by infrastructure projects

Slams Maharashtra government for denying compensation to family whose land was taken over for industrial development nearly fifty years ago

Largest ever public demonstration in New York ahead of the UN climate summit

In all, over 2,000 events are said to have taken place in 150 countries ahead of the summit that will bring together leaders from 125 countries

Shimla to levy green fee on private vehicles

Fund to be used to improve road infrastructure and promote ecological sensitivity among tourists

Life in the fast lanes

Urban areas are "living organisms" in themselves and create their own ecosystems

Pollen rain

Breaking past records, the city Atlanta was enveloped by a coat of pollen from the trees of northern Georgia

New York apex court strikes down ban on large-sized sugary drinks in the city

Soda companies, small business owners relieved; public health campaigners disappointed

Mysore proposes separate zone for food vendors

They were banned in April after the outbreak of cholera and swine flu

Spanner on Mumbai's free floor space project

Builders exploit civic administration's plan, make fortunes

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High Court forces Maharashtra to take credible action against Lavasa

Environment ministry to pass order on Lavasa’s application for environmental clearance in three weeks

From the dirtiest to the cleanest: Mexico City’s journey

Mexico City is today recognised as one of the cleanest cities in the world, and the credit for this goes to Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon who recently …