Communities to the rescue
Malaria is no longer an unmanageable disease in the Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe, thanks to a community-based project
Trim that FLAB
The bureaucrat is a generalist and gets to head departments that should be managed by specialists
Turning on the heat
The Green Party in France threatens to pull out of the government over the nuclear energy issue
Tying a green knot
In a small town in Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh, a marriage is also a tree-planting occasion
Reviving Kottayam
The healthy city project is, if nothing else, a pointer to the direction that Indian cities need to move in
Andhra in a fix over quota
Cancels local body polls as court says reservation can’t exceed 50%
Urbanizing the ride
Dying for ration: Centre to give free foodgrains to 813 million from New Year, but what of those excluded
Coverage of the National Food Security Act is still done on the basis of the outdated 2011 Census
'UBI can help people plan their lives properly'
As govt announces basic income for small farmers in its interim budget 2019, Down To Earth talks to Sarath Davala, who led a pilot study on UBI …
SAARC ministers adopt Delhi declaration on public health
Supra-national laboratory for TB and HIV/AIDS to come up in Kathmandu with India bearing the major cost of the project
On the wrong track
Mobile app-based taxi services encourage car pooling, offer cheaper personal transport solution. Instead of banning them, the government must …
Revision in Delhi’s parking rates is a positive step
This measure must be combined with other steps to address the problem of the increasing number of private vehicles
Mr Chidambaram, show some courage to win votes
Excise cut for all types of vehicles, especially fuel-guzzling SUVs, undermines earlier UPA decisions in public interest
What is Aam Aadmi Party’s new deal on transport?
There are dangers in ignoring the demand for collective dignity on roads and in pandering to the arrogance of cars. Hope AAP will steer the …
Ponty, buses and PPPs
Letters
Feasibility study for Mumbai BRTS to begin soon
Restore saltwater lake, says court
A masterplan soon to make Lonar lake an eco-tourism spot
Stranded at the station
Needed, integrated transport planning
Flood on hilltop
Unplanned development is leading to floods in Lonavala. This can stop if the municipality declares it a hill station
Dilli's world class pretensions exposed
At the outset, I wish to express my profound sense of shock and sadness at Sunita Narain’s unfortunate accident. I continue to pray and …
Profitable exit
Reliance abandons the first public-private partnership in Metro transport. Time to revise rules
Tram to oblivion
Kolkata witnesses the last days of a non-polluting and once-efficient mode of transport, while trams make a comeback in cities around the world. …
Simply Put: India’s charge against COVID-19
Contours of coronavirus
Given near-certain shocks awaiting our world, it's time to rethink globalisation