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Need vs Greed: Mahatma the Environmentalist

Mahatma Gandhi once famously said that ‘the earth has enough resources for our need but not for our greed’. This…

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Floods in Indian Cities

Indian cities like Mumbai and Kochi experience floods annually during monsoons. And, every year loss of life and property is…

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Making cities work for one & all

In the quest to become livable and sustainable, cities will have to meet several challenges while addressing the needs of…

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Population isn’t a major concern for India’s urban story!

“Ever-rising population is a matter of concern and the small section of society which keeps their families small deserves respect.…

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Indian disaster management policies need greater reforms

The Indian subcontinent, every year, witness a significant loss of life and property due to disasters. Although the authorities are…

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Core urban challenges for the ensuing five years

India is urbanising rapidly. While Census 2011 had indicated the urban population to be around 377 million, the United Nations…

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Delhi revives depleting wetlands

Wetlands are essential for groundwater recharge, collection of essential nutrients from water runoffs, and prevention of soil erosion. Despite such…

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Collapse of residential building in Dongri, Mumbai: Lessons for cities

Fourteen people were killed and many more trapped after a decades-old four-storey building collapsed in South Mumbai’s crowded Dongri neighbourhood…

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Is India underprepared for EVs?

E-vehicles, emission-free vehicles, preservation of fossil fuels, decreasing air pollution, are few most discussed points on the subject. But, very…

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Nagpur installs first water ATM that yields no wastewater

Among the many water ATMs mushrooming across India, Nagpur Municipal Corporation claims this is the best as it does not…

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