In depth – Citizen Matters

Delhi’s Qutb Minar has competition … from tower of garbage!

August 18, 2018 Mayank Aggarwal

46 percent of municipal solid waste generated in the capital is left unprocessed. Landfill sites are filled beyond capacity, with the height of Ghazipur dump now just eight metres less than that of the national monument. A parliamentary panel has taken strong exception to the inaction of the environment ministry and the Delhi government.

Bike sharing is good, but will big city residents risk cycling to their destinations?

August 16, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Indian city roads witness a David-Goliath tussle everyday between cycles and motorised transport. And the latter still holds a big advantage. As more and more cities formally launch bike sharing programmes, will the commoner take to cycling in a big way, given the safety concerns?

Formalin in your fish? Sorry, FSSAI can’t do anything!

August 11, 2018 Amita Bhaduri

FSSAI, constituted under the food safety law in India, is responsible for formulating and enforcing safety standards for our food. The Act, however, governs only manufacturers and processed food, even as we find increasing contamination in primary and raw produce. What could be the way out?

From Delhi air to Bengaluru lakes, will environment finally be an election issue in 2019?

August 7, 2018 Mayank Aggarwal

Environment has been a part of manifestos of the major national parties over the last few years. But will the growing pressure from young voters and the urban middle class finally force them to go beyond lip service to issues like pollution, tree cutting and waste?

Will the rise in Minimum Support Prices make the food on your table more expensive?

August 1, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

There are several reasons why the MSP has little to do with how much you pay for the food items you consume. Here’s a primer for the urban citizen, who invariably feels jittery when the government announces a rise in support prices for the farmer.

45 degrees in April, submerged in July: Smart city Bhubaneswar needs to be climate-smart

July 31, 2018 Basudev Mahapatra

As in many other cities in India, extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall and intolerable temperatures are becoming an annual event in Bhubaneswar too. One can no longer ignore the urgent need for climate-smart urban planning.

Mumbai monsoons: Are citizens passing up a chance to solve the flooding issue?

July 25, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

Heard of Advanced Locality Management (ALM) in Mumbai? It is a programme under which citizens of a locality can get involved and work with the municipality to ensure resolution of civic issues. Can ALMs not work towards solving the city’s annual monsoon misery, one locality at a time?

Delhi’s Qutb Minar has competition … from tower of garbage!

Formalin in your fish? Sorry, FSSAI can’t do anything!

From Delhi air to Bengaluru lakes, will environment finally be an election issue in 2019?

45 degrees in April, submerged in July: Smart city Bhubaneswar needs to be climate-smart

Mumbai monsoons: Are citizens passing up a chance to solve the flooding issue?

What’s behind Delhi’s crazy electricity demand this summer?

Can waterways provide the key to developing Kochi?

India’s colonial legacy almost caused Bangalore to run out of water

Life without plastic: Mumbaikars prepare to show the way