Environment Editorial: Delhi air alert — Breathing is seriously injurious to your health! January 11, 2023 T R Gopalakrishnan One senses a sudden smugness among those responsible for controlling Delhi air pollution, despite AQI reaching dangerous levels in the cold wave.
Waste Management CAG audit of urban waste management in Odisha finds not a single sanitary landfill January 9, 2023 Himanshu Upadhyaya Out of 114 Urban Local Bodies that should follow SWM Rules in the state, the CAG audit selected 21. Waste dumping was rampant in all of them.
Environment Gopanpally Tank in Hyderabad crying for help January 6, 2023 Nishkal Tiwari Like other big cities, Hyderabad too is losing its waterbodies to neglect, but watchful citizens are looking out for them.
Civic Stray animals a menace in the capital, but AAP says it has a plan January 3, 2023 Sri Krishna Several complaints against the menace of stray animals in Delhi have gone to civic authories. AAP has openly committed to tackling this.
Governance After 70 years of neglect, Srinagar gets a facelift December 21, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani Srinagar is set to get a makeover with a series of Smart City projects, worth Rs 1000 crore. The aim is to target tourism.
Waste Management Ecological damage, land lost: The cost of Delhi’s toxic landfills December 14, 2022 Sri Krishna Delhi’s landfills, mainly Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla, are now toxic, growing sites causing immense harm to citizens in and around.
Society Crimes of passion: Experts point at the lack of support systems needed to protect women December 13, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai Crimes of passion are rising starkly in our cities. Have people become more intolerant and violent? What role does social structure play?
Governance Rent paying shop owners vs free squatting street vendors: A never-ending battle in Delhi December 10, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna The battle between street vendors and shop owners is more complicated than one might think; what is at stake here is livelihood.
Governance Delhi street vendors: Creating vending zones far from established markets will not work December 8, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna With the AAP winning the Delhi civic polls, it is now to be seen if Arvind Kejriwal does indeed keep his manifesto promise to street vendors.
Environment Surat showcases world’s first successful emission trading system December 7, 2022 Darshan Desai 170 textile units in Surat are part of an emission trading initiative, which has brought down combined emissions footprint by 29%. Here’s how.
Health Shimla study underlines the need for menstrual leave for women waste workers December 1, 2022 Sweta Dash and Surekha Garimella The menstrual leave debate has picked up globally, but waste workers in Shimla hold a mirror to the reality in local grassroots contexts.
Civic Battling rising fire incidents in Srinagar with old and outdated equipment November 30, 2022 Abid Bashir Wani In 2022 alone, till October 31st, there were close to 400 reported fire incidents in Srinagar district! How can the fire department be equipped enough?
Commute An action agenda for better mobility in India’s cities November 29, 2022 Nagesh Aras The onus of ensuring smooth mobility rests on multiple government agencies. Here’s a summary of the key steps towards effective implementation.
Environment Rajokri Lake: From wasteland into model lake in just a year November 24, 2022 Sri Krishna Following the success at Rajokri Lake, Delhi Jal Board has identified 250 water bodies and 15 lakes for total transformation.
Environment When yellow trees disappeared overnight in the ‘green city’ of Hyderabad November 22, 2022 Sadhana Ramchander, Usha Raman and Kobita Dass Kolli Hyderabad is preparing to host Formula E races in early 2023. Citizens, meanwhile, lament the loss of hundreds of trees moved for the purpose.
