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Museums in India are generally seen as boring places with dusty exhibits and disinterested curators. Tejshvi Jain talks about ReReeti, her new initiative to transform museums into lively and engaging public spaces.

All those water parks and rain dances that the urban citizen enjoys, where do they source their water from? The answers may be disquieting, as this Hyderabad research project shows.

20-year-old Ajay Gopi, founder of “Hands on Agriculture”, aims to establish aquaponics as a less water-dependent alternative to conventional farming.

The Global Urbarium project, an evolving, multi-city celebration of spontaneous urban vegetation, seeks to awaken all to the magic of weeds that we have always ignored or even rejected.

A vivid picture of the destitution and rights-deprivation that members of the city’s migrant waste-picking community are doomed to.

Parents of the Park, initially started in Ahmedabad and now replicated in several other cities, is an initiative that has brought parks alive for children from all sections of society.

Between driver disenchantment and proposed government regulations, will cab aggregators find a way to a sustainable business?

A gang of six young girls from Bengaluru have been organising arts and culture events to raise funds for various causes.

From New Delhi to Chennai, cab drivers have been protesting against the changing policies from aggregators. Some signed off from the network, others are resigned to lower earnings.

As the national capital elects a new municipality, here’s a look at what the city government could do to tackle its air pollution problem.

While governments have promised tree census many times, the real data is coming from citizen-led initiatives. What are our city folks upto? And will it make a difference?

Equipping girls from all strata of society with the right set of tools to make informed choices and speak up for themselves will be critical for the progress of urban society and economy, writes Malini Gopalakrishnan.