Impatient to sterilise

In a hurry to bring down fertility rate, health officials are blatantly flouting government’s guidelines

Architect M N Sharma on why Chandigarh's beauty is becoming history

Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris, plans to put Chandigarh in UNESCO's modern heritage list. M N Sharma, the first architect to work with Le …

Air pollution levels in Delhi drop by 60 per cent on car-free day

Delhi government has proved that reducing car numbers can significantly bring down pollution in a city where air pollution kills at least one …

Shimla to levy green fee on private vehicles

Fund to be used to improve road infrastructure and promote ecological sensitivity among tourists

My experiment with honking-free driving

Car horn should be an emergency device, not a toy

Temporary solution, permanent jam

Out of control

Parts of India still struggle to stabilise population growth

Change must be championed

Science & Technology - Briefs

Dangerous deal

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

Aaj Ka Roadshow

Liberalisation in India has not only affected humdrum life, but also popular cultural forms. This is palpable in the changing dynamics of the big …

MoEF failed to protect environment: Public Accounts Committee

Forest cover of India is just 21 per cent against the target of 33 per cent set by Planning Commission for 2012

On foot and pedal

The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of …

Pedestrian questions

Happy feet

Residents of pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods keep fit

High Court orders sealing of tubewells at construction sites in Gurgaon

Order will impact 450 ongoing projects

Militancy, weed

... and sewage -- a strong political will is needed to get rid of them?

Lake agriculture

An ingenious and indigenous way of cultivation

Floating stock

Morning in Dal: commotion behind the scenes

Bangalore-Mysore corridor leads nowhere

Planning Commission report on groundwater downplays industrial exploitation

End of the road for Bangalore?

How negotiable is your city?

Centre asks cities to benchmark their urban transportation services

Public consultation on projects must: HC

Rules while hearing a petition on transfer of land to Bangalore Metro

States fined thousands of crores over waste — but how did NGT calculate the penalty amount?

Fine determined on polluter pays principle, equated to environmental compensation and cost of restoration