Sea levels are rising fastest in big cities – here’s why

Dealing with subsidence is complementary to dealing with climate-induced sea level rise and both need to be addressed

Shanghai COVID-19 update: No relief from lockdown in sight amid record case surge

Economic activities have come to a halt; military deployed to help tackle situation

Unprecedented protests sweep through China as government imposes fresh lockdowns

While China has seen farm and labour protests in the past, this time it is unique because people across communities are uniting against COVID-19 …

Shanghai reports 3 Covid-19 deaths in latest Covid outbreak, over 22,000 cases

These latest deaths have taken the overall COVID-19-related deaths in Mainland China to 4,641, an official toll much smaller than many other countries

Warming China: Shanghai, other cities in Yangtze Basin issue red alerts

Shanghai has issued three red alerts in the past five days

Asia’s largest cities, including Delhi, lack water security

Urban water security in Asian cities is in decline, forcing them to find new ways to manage this prescious resource

China confirms human-to-human transmission for coronavirus

WHO to convene emergency meeting on January 22, 2020

Paris puts partial ban on cars to fight smog

Move to ban cars with even number plates for a day brings pollution levels down by 40 per cent

Delhi ranked second among world’s most water-stressed cities

Five out of 20 world’s most water-stressed cities are in India, says study

China sets new standards for air purifiers

Standards are expected to curb deliberate misleading by producers about the effectiveness of purifiers

Kolkata among world's most flood-prone coastal cities: study

Its growing population and exposure to storms make it vulnerable

The last mayor of Kathmandu

Aditya Batra in conversation with Keshab Sthapit, a mayor famous for muscling his way to urban renewal