KOLKATA: Recent report by World Health Organisation confirms that Kolkata is the second most polluted…
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Greenhouse gases leads to major health problems
A recent study by medical journal the Lancet reveals that greenhouse gases not just lead…
Varanasi: Struggling between modernity, tradition
Varanasi is struggling between modernity and tradition. Old voices are crying that we must preserve,…
India’s tryst with heritage
Indian heritage is experiencing an aesthetic and intellectual revolution. With financial and intellectual investment as…
Safety in Cities
The issue of safety has become an integral part of discourse on cities and urban…
Making our cities safer
Last year when the smart cities development agenda was being talked about in the corridors…
Are Indian Cities Liveable?
Cities are not mere engines of growth. They are inhabited by people and people develop…
A Dream or Distant Reality?
With many Indian cities acquiring the shape and size of mega cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune or Kolkata and presenting the typical Indian urban chaos, there is an urgent need felt for creating ‘green cities’
Painting the cities ‘green’
Indian cities urgently need to devise an urban development strategy that is in harmony with…
Revelling in urban night life
Many cities around the globe claim to be cities that never sleep but the hustle-bustle in most of Indian cities ends when the clock strikes 12. Revival of night life in metro cities is on the agenda of many state governments