Keep it flowing
Tour of a house that thrives on air circulation, saves energy cost
Too cool for comfort
How rising incomes are lowering room temperatures at the cost of energy, health and comfort
Building dreams for homeless
Government promises land to the homeless in its draft Homestead Bill, but where’s the land?
A window to well-being
Natural ventilation is a good way to perk up life
Private project in public park
Residents of Vadodara protest construction of a multimedia laser fountain in a heritage park
Waking up to the horrors of child labour
Several groups are working among child workers in India, seeking to improve their working and living conditions
Lighting up hearts
A hospital for cardiac patients in Ahmedabad is sunlit to cheer up patients. It saves energy, too
Playing with sea
Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal
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 …
A thin green coating
No check on performance of green-rated buildings; developers pocket government incentives
Rooted to earth
A social force called water
The state is struggling to meet the rising water demand. It is time to learn from the days when people arranged their own water. In cities and in …
Greenest of all
Model building design that helps save energy and money by exploiting the sun’s movement
Meltdown
Till a couple of decades ago Bangalore was a sleepy city -- running to the rhythm of old trading networks and retired people taking their evening …
Green home
The great wetland grab
Guwahati allows construction on wetlands, but will not spare poor settlers on hills. A photo narrative by Sayantan Bera
Islands in the river
The insular but self-sufficient existence of the marine nomads inhabiting the islands that pepper the Brahmaputra river as it winds across …
Project brings cheap cement to the village
Narasimharaju's dream of providing inexpensive cement for rural use will come true when his plant starts production later this year.
Greenhorn wisdom
Forest protection in a Midnapore village has created prosperity - and local heroes
City scan
Will the future city, marked by responsible governance and a concerned citizenry, be able to address the problems dogging the world's urban centres?
Public spaces make cities
Street activities work as ‘eyes on the street’, that keeps cities safe, and Jane Jacobs said create neighbourly environment. Public …
Who messed it up?
Guwahati indicts poor settlers for flash floods, ignores damage on wetlands by construction work
Official doublespeak stumps Udaipur villagers
An Udaipur NGO has been summoned to court because a community hall it helped the residents of Vasu village set up allegedly encroaches on …
Who will help her learn?
Merely providing schools is not enough to educate the more than 197.34 million illiterate women in India. Far too often, girls have to drop out …
Silk route to success
With the launch of a sericulture project in Vidisha, a district in Madhya Pradesh, the lifestyle of the rural women undergoes a metamorphosis