Rebuilding cities
Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods
In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …
No infrastructure for universal health coverage in India, says report
Infrastructure for primary healthcare has decreased in the past decade
Green tribunal gets short shrift
Most successful court on environmental matters lacks amenities, infrastructure
Getting a city into shape
Dangers ahead at WTO
The trade facilitation agreement paves the way for fresh pressures on developing countries such as tariff cuts on industrial products
Will future cities be friendly?
Urbanisation is not just about infrastructure but also social cohesion
Rivers, up close and personal
Over centuries people have learnt to live with rivers. They are part of our lives but over the past 150 years this association has weakened. A …
Elementary failure
Since the Right To Education Act came into force on April 1, 2010, India has been witnessing an experiment that involves parents in enforcing a …
Powerless and lost
How to approach environmentalism
Need or greed?
The Union Ministry of Finance has recently alleged that green clearances are holding up the country’s infrastructure development and growth.…
Police arrest anti-POSCO leader for bomb explosion that killed four
People insist it was pro-POSCO goons from the village who threw bomb at protesters
Realising low carbon infrastructure dream
IDFC report puts forth an assortment of diverse solutions
Tiger reserved
Tiger tourism booms without proper regulation; new guidelines attempt to contain damage
New business for new renewables
Odisha has jeopardized agriculture to favour industry: CAG draft report
State went on MoU signing spree without considering food security and livelihood of people
It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture
No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions
Himalayan blunders
Emergency over oil in Ecuador
Kolkata tanners unhappy with new relocation site
Time for an overhaul
Having served the country for more than a century and a half, the Indian Railways has taken apathy in its stride. Politicians’ whims, and …
Road map to save environment
A global map highlights regions where road construction will have high environmental costs
Treasure in troubled land
International aid has supported the economy of Afghanistan for 12 years. With aid flow gradually declining, the war-torn country will now have to …
Development handcuffed
Confidential audit exposes financial, planning lapses in Andhra’s urban renewal mission