EDITORS’ PICK – Page 12 – Citizen Matters

City buzz: Which Indian cities will be the most populous in 2030?

February 19, 2018 News Desk

The UN list of 10 largest cities by 2030, India’s new urban policy and Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s bond issue — recent news highlights impacting urban India.

Delhi hosts India’s first radio festival

February 16, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

The festival brought together experts from various tiers of the radio world and discussed diverse topics through panel discussions, comic shows, musical programmes and story sessions.

Truant nurses, wrong lab reports: Consumer law can help you

February 15, 2018 Daksha Hathi

Citizen Matters launches a new column, Consumer Caveat, to bring you consumer stories from different cities and alert you to the various risks as a buyer of goods or services. In the first, a look at some cases against health service providers.

How much are bus drivers paid in our metro cities?

February 13, 2018 Navya P K

The recent strike by MTC drivers in Chennai over demands for a wage hike, and in several cities in the past, raises an important question: how are these key drivers of the urban public transport system remunerated?

Dear Prime Minister, do not use pakoda sellers as your excuse!

February 6, 2018 Vinay Sreenivasa

In the wake of the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to the street pakoda seller as an employment statistic, the author takes up the cause of street vendors across the nation and voices their real concerns.

We know who killed Pradyuman…but, why on earth?

February 6, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

From Ryan International Gurgaon to Brightland Lucknow, crimes against school children by peers raise questions over increasing juvenile crime, legal redress and most importantly, the overall social milieu.

City buzz: Delhi’s new parking rules, traders’ strike and a floating market in pics

February 3, 2018 News Desk

Your weekly dose of some of the happenings and policy announcements in India’s urban sphere.

Mangalore fuming over 202 trees felled for new government complex

January 25, 2018 Harsha Raj Gatty

Even as environmentalists cry foul over the reclamation of forest land, over a 100 species of plants and 22 species of fauna have been sacrificed for the construction of the proposed new complex.

City buzz: Do you know how many cars hit Mumbai roads daily?

January 20, 2018 News Desk

Mumbai’s alarming vehicular explosion, plans for CCTV footage for govt school parents in Delhi, and new Metro projects in the horizon — this and other news from urban India this week.

What Bengaluru needs to learn from our really “Swachh” cities

January 17, 2018 Kathyayini Chamaraj

Despite 65% segregation at source on paper and lofty plans, Bengaluru continues to wallow in the garbage it generates. What exactly could it learn from cities that are managing their waste better?

City buzz: A bus strike, cycling plans and…flying rickshaws!

January 11, 2018 News Desk

What’s happening in our cities? If you’ve missed some of the key plots in the urbanisation narrative in India over the last week, here’s a chance to catch up.

Cheated while shopping online? Here’s what you can do

January 9, 2018 Navya P K

As e-commerce and the virtual marketplace become increasingly popular, here are some tips on how to shop smart online, and what to do if you have complaints.