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From Kuruvimedu to Besant Avenue, how Chennai breathes unequally

Ahead of the art exhibition ‘Pugai Padam’, this photo essay captures the contrasting realities of air and the lived experiences of air pollution in Chennai.

by Archita Raghu February 5, 2026

Bengaluru / Infrastructure

Bengaluru’s Peripheral Ring Road: Two decades on, who really benefits?

by Gangadharan B

Bengaluru / Governance

The good news: Bengaluru’s unified transport vision. The bad: BMLTA rules auto-approve Tunnel Road

by Meera K

Chennai / Environment

Pallikaranai’s 1-km buffer zone sparks debate on housing rights, encroachment and ecology

by Archita Raghu February 2, 2026

Chennai / Commute

Civil society groups push for cleaner, safer and accessible transport in TN cities

by News Desk January 29, 2026

Health

Delhi’s air is toxic, but are South Indian cities really breathing safe?

by Gangadharan B January 28, 2026

Mumbai / Society

Safety still out of reach: Everyday struggles of women with disabilities

by Shruti Gokarn January 26, 2026

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India’s stray dog debate puts the nation’s conscience on trial

by Priya Chetty Rajagopal January 20, 2026

Chennai / Civic

GCC’s new vendor fee mandate and the struggle for dignity on Chennai’s streets

by S Raghavan January 19, 2026

Bengaluru / Waste Management

HSR residents drive sacred swap, reduce religious waste dumping

by Srilakshmi V January 16, 2026

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

Editor's Pick

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

GCC’s new vendor fee mandate and the struggle for dignity on Chennai’s streets

by S Raghavan January 19, 2026

Mumbai / Civic

Voting wisely: Mumbai citizens release manifesto for the BMC elections

by News Desk January 14, 2026

Mumbai / Civic

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

by Mandeep Singh Makkar January 7, 2026

From Kuruvimedu to Besant Avenue, how Chennai breathes unequally

by Archita Raghu February 5, 2026

Chennai / Environment

Pallikaranai’s 1-km buffer zone sparks debate on housing rights, encroachment and ecology

by Archita Raghu February 2, 2026

Chennai / Environment

Commuters, vendors bear the brunt of rising air pollution in Chennai’s Ambattur

by Archita Raghu January 13, 2026

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