Memories of a city

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

How cities can cope with climate change-induced floods

Restoring wetlands, mapping flooded areas, reducing emissions from cities will help

Watch: How water droplets can generate power

Vibration from water droplets hitting piezoelectric material can generate electricity

Bengaluru leads India’s march into fastest-growing cities list

Country to occupy 17 of 20 top spots between 2019 and 2035, says recent report

Interrogating the city

Documentary>> Urbanized directed by Gary Hustwitt, 82 minutes

Germany to provide Rs 720 crore loan to flood-hit Kerala

The amount would be used to promote climate-resilient transport infrastructure. Besides, a Rs 24 crore grant for international expertise in the …

889% rise in cases of crime against children since 2001; can ‘smart cities’ curb them?

Making roads and public transport safe for children and women to navigate is a demand long overdue

Deluge and response

The floods in Mumbai and Texas show that both India and the US are underdeveloped in disaster response and preparedness

CSE Clean City Awards: Panaji's five-way segregation keeps the city clean

Panaji has five-way segregation at source for solid waste. For markets and residential colonies, it has put in place decentralised composting …

Urban form and travel to completely change after COVID-19

Central business districts will decline while larger apartments will be in demand as more firms consider making employees work-from-home, a …

COVID-19: Self-sufficient neighbourhoods are needed to make cities resilient

The need is to recognise what a neighbourhood requires and ensure that the planning makes everyday needs available — and accessible&…

Thirty new smart cities announced; India to have City Livability Index

800 projects worth Rs 34,000 crore are under various stages of implementation

The great water rip-off

Archaeology shows how hunter-gatherers fitted into southern Africa’s first city, 800 years ago

One of the foundational developments that took place that led to the rise of the Mapungubwe Kingdom was the accumulation of wealth

UN 2023 Water Conference ends with over 700 commitments to make world water-secure

The event was attended by 10,000 participants at the UN headquarter and online, a statment claimed

UN 2023 Water Conference: Humanity draining its own lifeblood through ‘vampiric overconsumption’, says Guterres

Humans have broken the water cycle, destroyed ecosystems and contaminated groundwater, Antonio Guterres noted

Creating foraging-friendly cities can strengthen people-biodiversity connections

Urban foraging can help solve food crisis by changing how we eat

Are we seeing early signs of reverse migration in India?

Living in a metropolis can be exciting but there are downsides

Transit-oriented development is a step towards a more liveable tomorrow

Transition to greener, more sustainable cities will require a lot of change managers other than architects

Familiar discourse: Here is why the New York City UN water conference was mostly old hat

The world met to discuss the burgeoning water crisis after nearly half a century; but commitments on action were largely a reiteration of ongoing work

Dystopia ahead: Take an AI peek at Earth @ 2100

A new study conducted in the UK used artificial intelligence to paint a futuristic scenario for the Taj Mahal, the Brandenburg Gate and skylines …

Demystifying the 15-minute city: Its applicability in Indian context

15-minute city is hailed as a spatial development model to help foster a more local, healthy, equitable and sustainable way of life

Bonds to the rescue?

Urban local bodies across India are floating bonds to raise money. This may render them unviable and make city living costly

Humans in 2167: Internet implants and no sleep

By 2167, genetically designed, digitally enhanced humans with Internet-connected brains will live with intelligent machines in a transformed …

We can cut emissions in half by 2040 if we build smarter cities

Future population growth is expected to take place almost entirely in cities. We won't fight climate change without them