Dangers of letting cars dictate city design

If any other cause was responsible for so many deaths and injuries as we see on our roads it would have been a state of emergency

Nagpur to fully privatise water supply from November 15

Consumer organisations demand public hearing

Three Indian cities among this year’s Earth Hour challenge finalists

The 2015 National Earth Hour Capital Awards will be presented in Seoul, South Korea, on April 9

Los Angeles mayor launches city’s first-ever sustainable plan

The plan was released in the context of an expected population growth of 500,000 people in the city over the next two decades

The new wave

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UNITED NATIONS

IN FOCUS

Global Fund withdrawal

THE PHILIPPINES

Me and my city

Bangkok

Memories of a city

Book>> Ahmedabad, Shock city of Twentieth Century India, by Howard Spodek, Orient Blackswan, Rs 795

Cleaning up the air

Joint-efforts improve air quality of 10 cities in the US

Tale of many cities

Interrogating the city

Documentary>> Urbanized directed by Gary Hustwitt, 82 minutes

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