News - Part 2

Waiting for the vaccine in 2021: Where exactly do we stand?

December 29, 2020 K V Venkatasubramanian

India appears all set to launch its mega vaccination campaign. A realistic assessment of how things are poised as we begin the new year.

Access to schooling: Will 2021 further deepen the divide?

December 28, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

COVID-19 has made education technology-centric and the trend seems to be here to stay. But this will only widen the divide between different groups in terms of access to education.

For schoolkids in Delhi, not quite a happy new year

December 28, 2020 Vijaya Pushkarna

Virtual school has created stress, uncertainty and confinement for students. But if and when schools do reopen, will parents feel comfortable sending their kids to school?

City Buzz: New land policy for Noida | Night Curfew in Rajasthan | Schools to reopen in Pune..and more

December 26, 2020 News Desk

A recap of major urban developments from cities across the country.

Future of jobs: What this ‘gap year’ could mean for professionals in 2021

December 23, 2020 Ambi Parameswaran

As a B-School Dean mentioned in a webinar, be ready to answer the question, “What did you do during 2020 that you would not have done any time else?”

When Delhi lost more than half a billion rupees due to loss of ecosystems

December 21, 2020 Manupriya

A study ascribes monetary value to the price of unplanned urbanisation in Delhi, in terms of the decline in total value of ecosystem services from 7 natural elements.

City Buzz: Expansion of Pune municipal limits | Chilla border opens | Night curfew to continue in Shimla…and more

December 20, 2020 News Desk

Catch key urban news from across the cities over the week gone by, with City Buzz.

Varanasi’s horrible air quality typical of issues faced by cities of Indo-Gangetic plain

December 19, 2020 Rishabh Shrivastava

An alarming report on air pollution in these plains from the University of Chicago (EPIC) shows that residents here are losing 7.5 years of their lives as a result. What’s causing this?

Pune residents buy veggies at exorbitant prices while farmers struggle to meet ends

December 15, 2020 Ambika Shaligram

Fruits and vegetables do not fall under the list of items procured by the government at minimum support price. And efforts to bring farmer and buyer together have had limited success.

City Buzz: Farmers’ protest reaches SC | COVID vaccine update | Odisha on top in urban governance…and more

December 12, 2020 News Desk

A recap of some of the most important urban highlights across the country.

Passionate about water and sanitation? This challenge is for you

December 10, 2020 News Desk

Calling for entries from freelance writers, communicators, researchers and videographers from India, interested in the WASH sector. Learn more about the opportunity, how to apply and the awards.

Technology, Transparency, Swaraj: Mantras of ‘apolitical’ entrants in Kerala municipal polls

December 10, 2020 Navya P K

Several new movements have fielded independent candidates for city corporations and municipalities across the state in the ongoing local body elections.

Delhi’s waste mountain is pushing up child mortality, but does anyone really care?

December 9, 2020 Sri Krishna

On the night of November 24th, a fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site in the capital, choking an already severely polluted city.

City Buzz: Civic poll results in Hyderabad | Pfizer vaccine in India? | Farmers’ protest…and more

December 7, 2020 News Desk

A round-up of key updates from cities across the country

Delhi’s COVID numbers: Blame the people, not air pollution

December 5, 2020 K V Venkatasubramanian

The hike in penalty for not wearing the mask has only led to a new trend. Masks have slid down the nose and mouth, and rest on the chin.