Religious planning
Shot to birth
A recently-developed Indian birth control vaccine is being debated to death
Lifting the barriers
Reproductive choice, gender equality and sustainable development are closely connected, say the latest report on the world's population
CHINA
Showing the way
In the past 15 years, Mexico has halved its birth rate
Talking about air
Participants at a recent workshop in Hyderabad expressed concern over the growing rate of air pollution in South Asia
UNITED NATIONS
COASTLINE CONSERVATION
Plans gone awry
BPL's dividing line
Government undecided on criteria to identify families below poverty line
New measure for urban poverty
A standard and simple exclusion method has been evolved to determine BPL families
Dalit-adivasi agenda for inclusion of SC, ST rights in election manifestos
Kerala launches an on-line campaign on dalit and adivasi concerns
Urban form and travel to completely change after COVID-19
Central business districts will decline while larger apartments will be in demand as more firms consider making employees work-from-home, a …
COVID-19: Self-sufficient neighbourhoods are needed to make cities resilient
The need is to recognise what a neighbourhood requires and ensure that the planning makes everyday needs available — and accessible&…
Harmful combo drugs flood market
Irrational drug combos flood market; regulator does little to remove them
The poverty quibble
Government claims a huge drop in poverty numbers but critical indicators—health, malnutrition and wages—continue to be grim. So how …
Over 3 lakh pregnancy losses every year linked to polluted air in South Asia
Northern plains region in India and Pakistan most impacted, meeting India’s air quality standard would have reduced loss by 7 per cent&…
मिंटो ब्रिज हादसा: राजधानी की पांच एजेंसियों में से दोषी कौन?
19 जुलाई को हुई भारी बारिश के बाद राजधानी दिल्ली के मिंटो ब्रिज अंडरपास पर जो हादसा हुआ, उसने राजधानी की प्लानिंग पर सवाल ...
Commons: Local bodies must take lead
There is a pronounced lacuna in the governance and regulations of urban commons
No buyers for e-cars in govt departments, Centre extends deadline
So far, only 652 vehicles have been deployed when the target was 10,000, said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK …
Environment, forest ministry finalising transfer of Rs 50,000-crore CAMPA funds to states
Compensatory afforestation funds belong to the state and it was kept temporarily with the Centre
A day in a ragpickers’ slum in New Delhi
Ragpickers have remained out of the formal system of employment or benefits, and their condition is getting worse due to alienating policies
In my city, without my car
From an object of desire, cars will turn into an asset of shared mobility
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
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