Second car-free day observed in Delhi on November 22

Chief Minister Kejriwal says that reducing the number of cars can significantly bring down pollution levels in the city

Why Chennai floods are a man-made disaster

An analysis shows that in just four decades, urbanisation in the city increased by almost 20 times

Save and Grow: a guide to sustainable cereal production

The technique focuses on conservation agriculture, maintaining soil health, selecting crops with higher yield potential and greater resistance to …

India to bid adieu to Five Year Plans

The country will still have Plan documents but they would not adhere to a five year time period

Government announces names of first 20 smart cities

Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur top the list

Smaller cities more polluted than Delhi: Study

Pollution levels are high all over the country, but unlike the capital, many smaller cities have not received the required attention

Unreal in pampered India

With NDMC winning the smart city challenge, the contrast between where the government lives and where the rest of the citizens live could not …

A step-by-step guide on how Union budget is formulated

To start the process, the budget division issues an annual budget circular around the last week of August or the first fortnight of September …

Parliamentary panel gives more teeth to Compensatory Afforestation Fund 

However the panel’s report tabled in this budget session misses the forests for the trees  

Life in informal cities

Do slum dwellers feature in the grand plan of smart cities?

Two years of Modi government: A civil society review

According to a report, government allocation in most social sectors do not address critical concerns in health, education and civic …

Why this 'Transit-Oriented Debacle'?

Amendments proposed by DDA threaten to go back to exclusionary planning, congestion-inducing street management and urban-scape without …

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 …

International community resents the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill

International organisations say there are absolutely no provisions in the Bill to safeguard the rights of forest dwelling communities

Researchers develop new technology for water management, flood control

The frequency of recording data is higher and it is more economical when compared to tools available in the market currently

Chennai apart

From ignoring warnings to delays in taking actions, Tamil Nadu administration played its part in making the December floods more devastating

How agriculture can be intensified in Africa without causing harm

Sustainable agriculture in Africa has the ability to act as an example for other regions worldwide. But to do this the approaches and technology …

Habitat III: the biggest conference you’ve probably never heard of

More than 25,000 delegates will meet in Quito in October to set out a New Urban Agenda for the UN, to be implemented over the next 20 years

Meet the Kerala farmer who preserves genetic diversity of rice

He received the National Plant Genome Saviour Award for his efforts towards conserving 45 varieties of rice seeds

Car Control

Cities all over the world are trying to ease congestion on roads. Not the choked Indian cities, though. Time to make cars in India pay the real …

World Food Day: our agriculture must keep pace with changing climate

To feed the world, agriculture, along with forestry, fisheries and livestock, needs to become more resilient and productive

New agenda for Africa’s sustainable urbanisation to be adopted at UN meet in Quito

Weak planning of urbanisation is resulting in lost opportunities for growth and transformation for Africa

Don't quit at Quito: Follow the health pulse of the New Urban Agenda

The new report, 'Health as the pulse of new urban agenda', released by the WHO in Quito, has outlined the guiding health principles that should …

Climate smart agriculture proposed at COP 22 raises concerns

Climate smart agriculture has not been defined, giving way for industrial agriculture to be promoted under its name

First white paper for holistic flood preparation in the works

Paper will be the outcome of a workshop organised recently to deliberate on India’s flood preparedness