CSE workshop shines spotlight on ‘capacity-building’ for water conservation needs

The current urban water management paradigm has legal and institutional gaps and disregards the natural environment

Capacity building for water conservation needs: A young mind at work

How an architect implemented rainwater harvesting and greywater reuse projects in urban and peri-urban areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat

How an urban planner undertook green recovery in Telangana’s 72 ULBs

Extensive mapping, designing of parks with detailed cost estimates and implementation frameworks were prepared as part of the project 

Schools need a roadmap for rainwater harvesting

Despite school rooftops and playgrounds being the best places for rainwater harvesting, many institutions are unable to implement the system …

How do India’s policies and guidelines look at ‘urban lakes’?

The country has come a long way in the fight to protect these bodies of water, but much more needs to be done

Urban flooding around the world: Where is India placed?

Climate change, urban population growth have prompted cities to adopt water-sensitive urban design, sustainable drainage systems 

Hyderabad storm water management: Missed potential and way forward

Due to a multiplicity of authorities, the stormwater infrastructure in the city is largely unequipped to handle moderate or extreme rainfall …

How civil engineers lead lake rejuvenation in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

Pollution, solid waste dumping, flooding and encroachment issue plagued Coimbatore’s Kurichi Lake and Bengaluru’s Mylsandra …

Delhi's Sangam Vihar needs to use its natural drainage to solve waterlogging

There is a need to look at informal settlements like Sangam Vihar as part of a larger drainage basin while conserving the natural topography

Urban lake: A reflection of its watershed

Critical to any lake ecosystem, the urban lake’s watershed is the surrounding land area that drains into that particular lake

COVID-19: Here's what decentralised planning teaches us to curb pandemics

Decentralised infrastructure and services provide a range of benefits for all stakeholders

An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding

Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach