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Mumbai / Civic

Give us good roads, protect public spaces: Chandivali residents’ manifesto for BMC polls

Chandivali Citizens Welfare Association in Mumbai urges civic accountability, pothole-free roads and pollution control in its 24-point manifesto.

by Mandeep Singh Makkar January 7, 2026

Chennai / Water Supply

Water supply in Chennai’s OMR: Two decades of broken promises

by Harsha and Prabha Koda

Bengaluru / Civic

How a Bengaluru initiative is involving the community to revamp public spaces

by Gangadharan B

Pune / Commute

Cycle city no more? Audit reveals only 11% of Pune’s roads pass the test

by Shruti Gokarn January 1, 2026

Bengaluru / Commute

Why accessibility remains elusive at Bengaluru’s bus stops and terminals

by Harshitha Padmavinod December 31, 2025

Chennai / Health

Healing narratives: How a Chennai mental health repository showcases stories of recovery and resilience

by Archita Raghu December 30, 2025

Bengaluru / Environment

Revoking BHS tag for Cantonment Colony: A threat to ecology and public trust

by Gangadharan B December 29, 2025

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Give us good roads, protect public spaces: Chandivali residents’ manifesto for BMC polls

by Mandeep Singh Makkar January 7, 2026

Chennai / Water Supply

Water supply in Chennai’s OMR: Two decades of broken promises

by Harsha and Prabha Koda January 3, 2026

Mumbai / Environment

Human chain movement in Bandra highlights Mumbai’s air pollution crisis

by Furkan Shaikh December 26, 2025

Water supply in Chennai’s OMR: Two decades of broken promises

by Harsha and Prabha Koda January 3, 2026

Bengaluru / Civic

A layout on the brink: Guru Raghavendra Nagar mirrors Bengaluru’s urban collapse

by Prajna Dutt October 31, 2025

Mumbai / Commute

Mumbai’s transport overhaul: Real solutions or a hidden agenda?

by Stalin D October 27, 2025

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Society

Road to freedom: How this Chennai shelter empowers women with disabilities

by Shobana Radhakrishnan

Environment

Songs of protest: Pune musician’s unique campaign to save the Mula-Mutha River

by Stephin Thomas

Education

Most urban schools violate law, exclude children with disabilities

by Laasya Shekhar

Civic

Opinion: India cannot solve its street dog issue by excluding community

by Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

Infrastructure

Retaining walls fail to provide flood respite for Mumbai’s riverbank residents

by Hepzi Anthony

Infrastructure

Rundown housing threatens Laggere slum residents’ safety during rains

by Gangadharan B

Give us good roads, protect public spaces: Chandivali residents’ manifesto for BMC polls

by Mandeep Singh Makkar January 7, 2026

Bengaluru / Civic

How a Bengaluru initiative is involving the community to revamp public spaces

by Gangadharan B January 2, 2026

Mumbai / Civic

Praja’s Citizen Manifesto calls for transparency, equity in Mumbai’s governance

by News Desk December 4, 2025

Revoking BHS tag for Cantonment Colony: A threat to ecology and public trust

by Gangadharan B December 29, 2025

Mumbai / Environment

Human chain movement in Bandra highlights Mumbai’s air pollution crisis

by Furkan Shaikh December 26, 2025

Chennai / Environment

How unregulated urbanisation has impacted Kodungaiyur Canal systems

by Swarna Lakshmi GK, Vikashni K, Divina H, M Nivedhini, Faayiza Thaskeen, Subhashini K, Ajay Kumar R and Jai Srinivas TM December 24, 2025

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Pune / Commute

Cycle city no more? Audit reveals only 11% of Pune’s roads pass the test

by Shruti Gokarn January 1, 2026

Bengaluru / Commute

Why accessibility remains elusive at Bengaluru’s bus stops and terminals

by Harshitha Padmavinod December 31, 2025

Bengaluru / Commute

A commuter’s reality check: One evening on Sarjapur Road

by Vishnu Prasad Hari December 17, 2025

Governance

Bengaluru / Governance

Bengaluru is building ward-level climate action plans: Here is how

by Gangadharan B December 18, 2025

Chennai / Governance

Confusing forms, tight deadlines: Inside the flawed SIR process

by Subasree December 1, 2025

Chennai / Governance

Accessibility in crisis: Climate disasters expose neglect of persons with disabilities

by Shobana Radhakrishnan November 17, 2025

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