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Chennai / Civic

Chennai has 835 parks, but overall green spaces have shrunk

Chennai’s green spaces are shrinking with North Chennai having unequal access. Experts call for native planting, rainwater sponges and citizen action.

by Archita Raghu August 12, 2026

Bengaluru / Governance

Cities need governance, not clearance: Making space for street vendors

by Noel Sakhi

Chennai / Commute

Chennai’s ₹697 crore electric buses: Do they serve people who need it most?

by Sagari Gupta

Chennai / Waste Management

How one Chennai community is turning household waste into a valuable resource

by P S Jayaraman August 6, 2026

Bengaluru / Governance

Missing documents for SIR? Here’s how to get a Permanent Residence Certificate

by Gangadharan B August 5, 2026

Chennai / Environment

Building on a floodplain: Why residents and experts are warning against Chennai’s Sports City

by Subasree August 4, 2026

Governance

Left off the list: How SIR is costing transgender voters their rights

by Aditi Raman July 31, 2026

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Cities need governance, not clearance: Making space for street vendors

by Noel Sakhi August 10, 2026

Chennai / Commute

Chennai’s ₹697 crore electric buses: Do they serve people who need it most?

by Sagari Gupta August 8, 2026

Chennai / Waste Management

How one Chennai community is turning household waste into a valuable resource

by P S Jayaraman August 6, 2026

Karnataka Apartment Management Bill: The proposed law needs one critical correction

by Mahesh Bhat July 30, 2026

Bengaluru / Governance

Guilty until proven voter: A Bengaluru citizen’s take on the SIR process

by Aditya Nataraja July 16, 2026

Mumbai / Infrastructure

Need footpaths more than flyovers: A call for a walkable Thane

by Samir Shaikh May 21, 2026

Editor's Pick

Commute

A four-hour commute: The daily transport struggles of women from Chennai’s resettlement areas

by Subasree

Health

No breaks, no dignity: How heat affects menstrual health of Chennai’s women workers

by Archita Raghu

Environment

Mumbaikars are fighting for their mangroves. Here’s how you can join them

by Shruti Gokarn

Economy

From Kovalam to Kokilamedu, livelihoods of hundreds threatened by proposed Mamallan reservoir

by Archita Raghu

Commute

How a citizen-backed feeder bus service in Bengaluru transformed local commute

by Gangadharan B

Economy

All work, no play, low pay: How migrant workers powering India’s nuclear dreams live

by Amudhini M V

Chennai has 835 parks, but overall green spaces have shrunk

by Archita Raghu August 12, 2026

Mumbai / Civic

Beyond rains: Why Mumbai trees are falling and what needs to change

by Shruti Gokarn July 27, 2026

Chennai / Civic

How poor planning turned Chennai’s Harrington Road from quiet neighbourhood to chaotic thoroughfare

by Sabina Narayan and Suhasini Frederick July 3, 2026

Building on a floodplain: Why residents and experts are warning against Chennai’s Sports City

by Subasree August 4, 2026

Environment

Citizen Clinic: Cooling solutions for home and neighbourhood

by News Desk July 28, 2026

Bengaluru / Environment

Explained: How Bengaluru is losing its green cover to infrastructure projects

by Gangadharan B July 28, 2026

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