Smart but pricey
Why automatic water meter technology is not the best idea for households
TB turns invincible
Discovery of a deadly form of TB in a Mumbai hospital underscores mismanagement
Simmering
Pottery units, papad -makers, leather workers, furniture makers, even dance bars: Dharavi is a bustling economy now threatened by builder-driven …
Cancer, who cares!
Warnings, pictures showing ill effects of tobacco on packets have not worked
Out of breath
After visiting hospitals and slums VIBHA VARSHNEY has found that asthma makes poor children suffer far more than their rich counterparts. And a …
Garbage: Your Problem
Several non-gonernmental organisations are showing the way to handle this problem
Trash to cash
Paper mill recycles cartons, makes tissue paper, furniture
The anatomy of congestion
Travel today is relatively faster, and people across the world are travelling more than ever before. But at a giant cost: urban roads are choked …
Colours of Nature
An organisation in Mumbai documents the presence of dyeing pigments in microbes and plants
Integrate
The key lesson
Making houses energy efficient
Our houses gobble up energy and spew out carbon dioxide. Shocking, but true. Buildings, primarily residential and commercial facilities, are …
FIGHTING FOR AIR
Weighed down by extremely high levels of particles in the air, some Indian cities seem to be coming of age with regard to vehicular air pollution.…
On two legs and a prayer
Walkers outnumber people using vehicles in every Indian city. But city plans have no space for pedestrians, nor do urban roads. Will town …
Guardian sisters of Aruna Shanbaug
At a time when questions are being raised about ethics in medical practice, the nurses and staff members of KEM hospital who took care of their …
E-waste posing health risks for workers in scrapyards
Clear as air
The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To …
Mumbai's solid waste management plans expensive, dangerous
Faceless Figures
The status of cancer data in India is as scary as the killer itself. The most recent data on cancer by the Indian Council of Medical Research is …
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 …
Future shock
As the world continues to pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, the global temperatures could rise by 3°C by mid-century, says a soon-to-…