Water managers remain lukewarm to use of information communication technology

For mass use, any ICT tool has to offer a familiar interface and clear value proposition

2010 World Cup revamp: squatters evicted from Jo'burg

More forest diversions likely in Singrauli

Greenpeace report says pollution from coal-fired thermal plants not considered while allowing mining in coal belt

Gamble for guar, soy

Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading

Cast away

After being at the receiving end of both militants and the state government, Kashmir's village heads are now threatening to boycott next year's …

The curious case of Delhi’s proposed tunnels—if you cannot solve something, make it more complex

This trained urban designer relearns urban planning, desi-style

Agenda for people's participation

Two new amendments to the Constitution promise greater effectiveness in civic administration and urban planning; but is that enough?

Bound and gagged

Reading between poverty lines

Is the latest poverty estimate a true indicator of rural poor in India?  

Double victims

Latur earthquake victims being given false promises

Unfriendly neighbourhoods

In their rush to meet the housing requirements of cities, planners are turning a blind eye to the quality of the built environment

Diesel prices: don’t miss the point

Fuel price reform is inevitable and necessary, but clean fuel and public transport agenda for health protection must not be derailed

A tale of two villages beguiled by JRY

The panchayats of Sonrai in Uttar Pradesh and Palana in Rajasthan share a Jawahar Rozgar Yojana experience. Both ignored the water needs of the …

In nature's backyard

New eco-friendly market towns can stop downhill migration

Crisis in the Konkan

Creating biosphere reserves, which reconcile the interests of wildlife and humans, may save the Konkan coast

Divide and rule

The failure of India's rural planning policies is due to the lack of understanding of human-land relationship

Is India ready?

Effective social schemes need more than cash transfer

A billion strong or weak?

Recently, India crossed the one-billion population mark. The question on everyone's lips is what does the future hold for babies born this …

Slums as self-confrontation

The attempt to free cities of slums will only make them invisible  

Hunger games – it’s the real India show

An exercise in flippancy

Planning Commission report for a low-carbon future disappoints

Let’s talk sex

Awareness campaign changes attitude towards sexual health and family planning in Bihar

Is it a matter of governance?

The legendary Gandhian

Pakistani social scientist Akhtar Hameed Khan, is remembered, on his first death anniversary, for his achievements in the field of urban management

Seamless transport

... a result of a well-coordinated city planning system and strong political will