Improving mobility for clean air: Why cities fall short of their goals

Transportation and mobility strategies are the weakest link in the National Clean Air Action Plans 

Can we save Ganga?

The Ganga is getting political attention. What does it take to clean the river? Down To Earth team travels to the most polluted stretch of the …

Notes on 100 smart cities

The new government is on a techno-heavy mission to create modern cities. Does it have the vision it takes?

Municipalities get thumbs down on solid waste management

Study by a non-profit says guidelines on including informal sector in waste management are being ignored

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 …

Delhi HC dismisses appeal to scrap BRT

Says a developed country is not one where the poor own cars. It is one where the rich use public transport

No apartments

Happy feet

Residents of pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods keep fit

End of the road for Bangalore?

How negotiable is your city?

Centre asks cities to benchmark their urban transportation services

JNNURM: a Nehruvian farce

JNNURM fares well

Water for profit

Agartala wants malls, multiplexes

More bus rides

Rajkot clueless about restoring bus service

Failed experiment of providing public transport through private partners raises questions about such ventures

Maharashtra repeals Urban Land Ceiling Act

Nagpur's Star Bus Service gets very poor rating

Inquiry panel recommends looking for an alternative service provider, but ignores corruption charges

Development handcuffed

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

Rebuilding cities

Dharavi's real estate threat

The Maharashtra government wants to redevelop Dharavi, Mumbai's sprawling slum. But its plan has not taken into account the fact that people not …

Lessons from London

How cities can improve mobility