
Month: June 2019

Commute

Governance

Environment
Why Bengaluru must phase out diesel vehicles on war footing
One diesel SUV accounts for the emissions of about 25-65 petrol cars! And yet cities, where vehicle emissions are the biggest cause of particulate matter pollution, have not been able to shun them. Can we take the steps needed to mitigate the diesel threat or will citizens and environment continue to pay a heavy price?

Environment

Civic

Civic
Surat fire a shrill alarm, but has the city really woken up?
More than 5,000 unauthorised constructions have been demolished in the crackdown following the horrific fire in a Surat coaching centre in May, but in a city that has routinely legalised illegal buildings and never looked inside to check compliance with fire guidelines, is the present knee-jerk reaction really enough?

Economy

Civic

Infrastructure

Economy

Governance

Civic

Commute

Civic

Civic