Centre inaugurates three ambitious urban development projects

Unveils a plethora of conditions for accountability and funding

Megacities get a Central boost

License for livelihood

The plight of rickshaw pullers and vendors of Delhi catches the prime minister's attention

Follow Up

Sealed fate

The de-sealing drive of the Delhi government is yet to take-off as a bureaucratic maze greets factory owners

Simple Put: The green activist vs the greed activist

Will Indian cities again drown this monsoon?

Even moderate rainfall can lead to major flooding in well-planned urban areas despite the presence of storm water drainage system

Small towns do not degrade the rural environment

Auroville, or 'the city of dawn', is a unique township located in a predominantly rural district of Villupuram in Tamil Nadu. At the time of its …

City with a new concept

Fissure in Kerala's ruling coalition over ADB loan

Nowhere!

Three months after Gujarat was flattened by an earthquake, the state government goes in for a relocation plan to satisfy the builder's lobby

The City-not-so-Beautiful

Where’s Bhoodan Land?

High time to move away from the master plan approach for Indian cities

Initiatives such as GIS-based master & development plans for 500 AMRUT cities are encouraging but we are still far behind

Urban commons

Down to Earth reaches out to experts to understand the scope and limitations of reimagining urban commons

Gabon destroys Africa's single most extensive mangrove area for construction

Weak legislation, corruption, lack of data are compunding environmental problems in a country which has over 10% of its area covered by national parks

What’s the progress of Smart Cities Mission?

So far, 20 cities have identified 642 projects amounting to Rs 25,935.02 crore

Masked development

If polluted air and risks to health are the trade-off for development. Is it worth it?  

Government announces names of first 20 smart cities

Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur top the list

JNNURM fares well

Master plan for anarchy

The judgement to relocate polluting factories in Delhi leaves several questions unanswered. Will the powers-who-be work to turn good intentions …

Necropolis heights book now

Inklings of politics in urban India

Accra is congested, but relocating Ghana’s capital is not the only option

Accra could keep its political role, but some of its facilities and services should be distributed around the country

360 million people will be exposed to extreme heat in 142 Indian cities by 2050

New research reveals number of cities and citizens threatened by direct and indirect climate hazards if global greenhouse gas emissions continue …