Bengaluru, Lucknow flooding: What do we mean by water-sensitive cities?
Inadequate urban planning means thirsty and flooded cities have become the new normal: Part 1
Bengal government plans to turn part of Ganga in Kolkata into drain in name of rejuvenation
Activists cry contradiction as hundreds of crores recently approved to clean river
A risky route
A Rs 12,000-crore coastal road project in Mumbai is facing stiff resistance from fishers, urban planners and environmentalists. But, the …
Union Budget 2020-21: Big plans for storage facilities
Promise of cold storage capacity at villages, warehousing at blocks, refrigerated rail coaches to reduce losses
Boost to pharma production: Africa inches closer to setting up own drug regulator as member states ratify treaty
Agency will ensure drug manufacturers get approval from all African Union member states without a lengthy bureaucratic process
It’s pouring money and schemes in agriculture
No dearth of funds for agri credit and new institutions
Confusion over RTI persists
Do PPP ventures come under RTI Act? Planning Commission says not its call
Who's encroaching?
Lessons learnt tackling COVID-19 can be used in global AMR response: Report
Increased investment, availability and accessibility of health infrastructure and global cooperation key to tackling AMR, it says
Damage due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar point to greater need for rainfall and water level monitoring
Removing illegal encroachments and climate resilient infrastructure need of the hour
ADB annual meet silences voices of the poor
But no one heard the poor at ADB's annual meet
Bangalore-Mysore corridor project hits another road block
Cement out of the bag
Is it a matter of governance?
Equitable water for all
ADB takes first step to spur private investments through equities
Demonetisation: public health system ill-equipped and unreliable
The government’s assurance of treatment in government hospitals is hollow as the system is inadequate
COVID-19 rekindles concerns on Kashmir’s infrastructure, social behaviour
Earthquakes, floods, conflict and COVID-19 pandemic have underlined the suitability of existing housing infrastructure in urban areas of Kashmir
Experts raise concerns as no more social impact assessment for Odisha projects
Bill retracted 6 months ago passed in House recently; state continues crackdown on land acquisition opponents
Better roads must for food security
Sound investment on infrastructure could curb hunger by 2030
No judge to hear
Okhla waste-to-energy plant operator told to control emissions or face closure
National Green Tribunal gives three weeks to Jindal company
Nine in 10 schools in Bihar offer mid-day meals without kitchen infrastructure
Drinking water and toilets also missing in most state-run schools
ADB averse to sharing information
Governments should give information, says bank
Is Arctic rush worth it?
With Shell's proposed oil exploration in the Chukchi Sea, we revisit the potential impact of exploring oil, natural gas, minerals and fish …
Welfare schemes benefited only a quarter of urban slums: NSSO
Over 30 per cent urban slums across India have no toilets or drainage facilities, in spite of funds being made available under JNNURM and other …