Treated sewage for Gurgaon projects

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

Hell in our cities

Pune: a contradictory picture

Bhopal: towards disaster zone

Delhi: the capital punishment

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

Cause of fire yet to be established

Transition to pedal

The world is discussing going back to cycling-to-work days. How can we contribute to better environment in 100 km cities?

Death is in the air

Air quality in Indian cities has never been worse. More and more people are dying in urban India due to high levels of pollutants in the air. The …

As told to Parliament (February 2, 2023): Tapovan-Vishnugad power project far away from Joshimath, claims minister

Experts are of the opinion that the 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad project is part of the reason for the soil collapse

Global South water-sensitive cities: Framing the discourse

Simply copy-pasting the concepts from the Global North will lead to sub-optimal solutions 

A dull year for renewable energy

While the increase in solar capacity has been stated clearly, it is unclear what direction the currently faltering renewable industry will take …

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

Loneliness in the glitzy capital

Delhi’s city plan has dehumanised public spaces, inviting violence like the recent gangrape of a 23-year-old girl

Court allows land transfer to Navi Mumbai airport

CIDCO claims contested land was in its possession for several years

As told to Parliament (February 11, 2022): 4GW rooftop solar target for residential sector

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Now it is floods

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 …

Life post Fukushima

It is one year since the great eastern Japan earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster ravaged Japan. How is the country coping?  …

Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals

Transportation and mobility strategies are the weakest link in the National Clean Air Action Plans 

Nagpur municipality proposes action against private water supplier

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

Why we need to factor ecosystem services into economic development planning

The multiplier effects of healthy forest cover are enormous in terms of economic, social development objectives

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

Kolkata among world's most flood-prone coastal cities: study

Its growing population and exposure to storms make it vulnerable

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