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A woman street vendor using a cloth to shield her head from the strong summer sun.
Health

Heat: The silent killer that threatens both body and mind

June 5, 2023 Gunjan Sharma

Parts of the country are in the throes of a merciless summer. Find out more about the less known risks posed by intense heat and what you can do.

Indian cities need a plastic and solid waste inventory
Waste Management

Indian cities need a waste inventory. These studies show why and how

July 20, 2021 News Desk

Delhi-based iFOREST, has released two reports on solid and plastic waste in Haridwar and Rishikesh. These are the key findings and recommendations on developing a waste inventory

Waste Management

What does it mean to live near a solid waste dumpyard in our cities?

June 8, 2021 Sahana Goswami and Samrat Basak

Life near garbage dumpyards in our cities is fraught with many risks. Yet, little attention is paid to the issue of scientific solid waste management and elimination of landfills.

Health

Opinion: This Diwali, let’s just be selfish!

November 13, 2020 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

The issue around firecrackers is not a religious, cultural or legal one. It is one that concerns every one of us individually, our health and that of our children.

Flooded street in Hyderabad
Civic

Where’s the roadmap to prevent the next Hyderabad-like flood?

October 28, 2020 Himanshu Thakkar

Urban flood disasters are clearly on the rise. The problem is known, the reasons evident, and the prescription is also more or less clear. But who will implement it?

Civic

Hyderabad: Nature has no fury as the environment scorned

October 23, 2020 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

Construction over lake beds, blocking of stormwater drains have aggravated flooding in the city. Not much has changed over the last 20 years in terms of its preparedness to mitigate extreme climate events.

waste problem in indian cities
Waste Management

Banks of another kind: These help Dehradun manage its plastic waste efficiently

June 11, 2020 Anoop Nautiyal

11 plastic banks set up in the city by the Indian Institute of Petroleum and SDC Foundation have collected and sent more than 1800 kg of plastic waste for recycling till date.

Civic

Shimla: Playgrounds and parks vanish in the name of development

March 11, 2020 Ashwani Sharma

In the once-green British-era hill town of Shimla, unplanned urbanisation and construction have gobbled up most of the parks and grounds that children used to play in. Thankfully, there is a strong citizen-led movement that may force the government to take action to reverse this.


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