Science & Technology - Briefs

Temporary solution, permanent jam

Change must be championed

My experiment with honking-free driving

Car horn should be an emergency device, not a toy

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 …

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

Singapore: Breathing Easy

It's all about taming traffic: keeping a tab on the number of vehicles on the road, and promoting public transport. Singapore, one of the …

Compensatory afforestation: 70% data with ministry incorrect, writes top forest officer

Inspector General of Forests AK Mohanty sent letter to all states, alleging discrepancies

Environment ministry failed to monitor forest diversion: CAG

Report of India’s chief auditor says compensatory afforestation not undertaken in many states; CAMPA funds misused or poorly utilised

Creation of Greater Bangalore will strain the city's resources

JNNURM: a Nehruvian farce

Think institution

The need of the hour is to decentralise drought management and think long-term