COVID-19 exposes fault lines in peri-urban areas

Lack of sanitation awareness prevails at a greater extent here; it is unclear how COVID-19-centric awareness campaigns will influence behavioral …

Sri Lankan army opens fire on people protesting against MNC for contaminating their water; three killed

12 villages in Gampha district were demanding closure of Hayleys' subsidiary, Dipped Products

Wanted: An urban equivalent of MGNREGA

Such a programme is the need of the hour not only as a measure to revive the urban economy now, but also to mitigate any further shocks to …

Letters

Bhutan’s experiments with happiness

The idyllic Buddhist kingdom believes that peace and happiness should take preference over material growth. In a world beset by inequities and …

Megaprojects in Addis Ababa raise questions about spatial justice

A unique characteristic of Addis Ababa’s urban development is that successive Ethiopian regimes have used new urban projects as …

West Bengal transport minister calls cycle ban in Kolkata illegal

State government yet to revoke ban on non-motorised transport despite repeated protests, calls from civil society and advisory from Union …

Kathmandu valley losing its ancient water wisdom

Restoring traditional water structures hold key to making the region water secure

COVID-19: How city densities can be managed for post-pandemic recovery

Density seems to be more of a scapegoat than the cause of increasing virus transmission at the city level

It rained hard in Delhi; what if all that water did not go waste

The volume of rainwater generated in the past week was almost 13 per cent of the demand for water in Delhi, estimated at 2,765 million litres per …

An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding

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

Addicted to groundwater

High Court order fails to wean Gurgaon off illegal wells

Delhi rain, waterlogging puts the spotlight on urban flooding

Urban flooding has become increasingly frequent in India’s major cities

Chandola lake turns into dust bowl

City authorities look the other way despite court orders to conserve the lake  

BJP's promise of energy from waste heats up Delhi civic polls

Okhla residents accuse BJP and Congress of trying to poison people by promoting waste incineration to generate electricity

What COVID-19 can mean for SDG-11, sustainable cities and communities in India

As urban vulnerabilities are amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of sustainable cities in Sustainable Development Goals needs to be …