Ruto government has its work cut out: Kenya’s development challenges new President must address

Country hopes promises made for agriculture, healthcare, environment, water, housing, sanitation will be fulfilled

Capacity building key to mainstreaming onsite sanitation management 

CSE’s School of Water and Waste aims to establish policy principles, innovative technologies and implementation strategies for citywide …

City on trial

Chandigarh resists luxury residential project but fails to rehabilitate its slum population to preserve its master plan

COVID-19 relief didn’t reach Jan Dhan a/cs of many women: Survey

At least 12,500 women Jan Dhan account holders across 13 states were surveyed; 16% reported their Jan Dhan accounts were either not operational, …

More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually

Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

Development handcuffed

Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (November 15, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Sound planning in the Himalayas

Aspects to consider while determining carrying capacity, development of Himalayan towns

Clear and present danger in the Himalayas

As Himalayan towns continue to grow haphazardly without development plans and carrying capacity assessment, how does one secure their future?

Housing for all still a distant dream

Berlin’s grassroots plan to renationalise up to 200,000 ex-council homes from corporate landlords

A house for the islander

Illogical plans for post-tsunami housing on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands omen trouble

Land use can be changed

Polluted groundwater cannot

COVID-19 lockdown shows why India needs social rental housing

Poor, low-income population needs rents below market rates

GeeliMitti: Busting the myths about mud houses

Mud houses can outlive cement houses by a century

Shock absorbers

Earthquake-resistant buildings minimise damage as a 6.8 Richter earthquake rocks Seattle

Simply Put: Flagging India’s housing problem

Owning up

The MP government makes amends for the Dewas killing

Reinforced

Building code made stronger

Union Budget 2019-20: Four observations on affordable housing

Reading between the lines of the Budget document on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Window science

Simply Put: The real issues

Homing in

CAPART calls for better rural housing and technology in the country

Honing old homing skills