Price to pay

It costs a fortune to own a car in Singapore

The legendary Gandhian

Pakistani social scientist Akhtar Hameed Khan, is remembered, on his first death anniversary, for his achievements in the field of urban management

Urban form and travel to completely change after COVID-19

Central business districts will decline while larger apartments will be in demand as more firms consider making employees work-from-home, a …

Court questions sealing relief law

Delhi to explain how the law is relevant to the Capital’s planned development

Why we need to factor ecosystem services into economic development planning

The multiplier effects of healthy forest cover are enormous in terms of economic, social development objectives

Unreal in pampered India

With NDMC winning the smart city challenge, the contrast between where the government lives and where the rest of the citizens live could not …

Mass movement

Farms in cities

A case for urban agriculture in India

Happy feet

Residents of pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods keep fit

Singapore: Breathing Easy

It's all about taming traffic: keeping a tab on the number of vehicles on the road, and promoting public transport. Singapore, one of the …

Cities are good

Angel argues slowing down urbanisation will hurt the poor the most

Urban heat islands dot Delhi

Temperature hot spots found in seven of 11 weather stations in the national capital

Will future cities be friendly?

Urbanisation is not just about infrastructure but also social cohesion

City on trial

Chandigarh resists luxury residential project but fails to rehabilitate its slum population to preserve its master plan

Cleansing chronicle

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One more goes down

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 …

Bringing order to streets

Centre legalises street vending and gives the profession its due respect. But accommodating vendors is a challenge

Clear as air

The grim picture of a lung scarred by pollution is of no shock value today. An ailing populace continues to throw up a phlegm of protests. To …

How smart is a smart city?

Hindustan motors

Can India ever have car-free centres?

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 …

More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car-free city has evolved gradually

Himalayan plunder: Hydroelectric plans in Arunachal will effect downstream Assam too

Arunachal Pradesh is highly susceptible to landslides; debris flowing downstream will change river behaviour, fear experts 

Ten dead, six injured in Mumbai building collapse

Yet another building collapses amid allegations of illegal modifications; number still trapped unknown