Northern power grid on the blink

States were cautioned more than 400 times against overdrawing electricity

Problems continue for Bangalore-Mysore expressway

Over $9 trillion investments in infrastructure resilience, Net Zero needed by 2050 to mitigate climate impact: CDRI

Climate change may lead to an global average annual loss of over $700 billion in infrastructure sectors and buildings

Lost track

Ahmedabad authorities plan to scrap cycle lanes in upcoming bus rapid transit corridors

Key to gridlock

Government plans to levy charges on cars to ease congestion in cities

Land acquisition, rehabilitation bills cater to corporate interests

Ganga needs water, not money

Costly push to mega projects

Cabinet Committee for Investment may dilute environmental and forest clearances

Wind loses power

Tamil Nadu has 40 per cent of the wind energy capacity installed in India, yet the state is reeling from power crisis

Is new land bill up to mark?

Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist  

Uttarakhand on bumpy recovery road

The state needs stringent town planning and environment assessment to prevent disasters

Count the natural debt, too

Learn to walk lightly

Planning in the air

Protecting 30% of Earth’s surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

Protecting forests and grasslands can help slow climate change by promoting carbon storage in soil and plants

Journey across the Global South: Sharing and exchanging sustainable development solutions

Despite progress, developing countries face a wide range of challenges and experiences that span areas such as economic growth, environmental and …

Designed for accidents

Building cities around only motor vehicles is fatal

A complicated bus-ride

Coastal management rules under review

Bias is in the law

Revived acquisition and rehabilitation bills offer little relief

Dangerous deal

To promote development in hilly states, a committee recommends dilution of forest clearance rules, reward for setting up projects

India’s power mess

Solar energy could be the silver bullet

Odisha government proposes fresh agreement to expedite POSCO steel plant

People protesting land acquisition for the project say they will intensify stir

Turbulence ahead

Green clearance issue solved, Navi Mumbai airport project now faces opposition from people

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