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The incumbent BJP MP, a former shooting champ, has been an MLA in the Haryana Assembly for four terms and an MP for four terms. He takes on, among others, another veteran from the Congress and a 58-year-old businessman on BSP ticket.

A recent survey among close to 3000 employees of an IT company in Gurugram highlighted the city’s traffic woes. But it also yielded interesting data points that indicate improved cycling infrastructure could change things here.

Perpetually under construction, these projects cause regular bottlenecks for traffic in Delhi and paint a telling picture of what makes driving around the capital city such a nightmare.

In New Delhi and Gurgaon, The Community Library Project is taking reading to all sections of society with the involvement of the local community. Providing more than just books, the library is a lively space and engages its members through workshops and events.

In December 2017, the Forum of Cities that Segregate was instituted by the Centre for Science and Environment. Now a report assessing waste management in 20 forum cities shows that smaller cities may be showing the way.

Before you let your minor ward take your scooter or car out, know that you may be jailed. And once the amended Motor Vehicles Act is passed, this term could extend to three years.

From Mumbai to Chennai and Gurugram to Kochi, many Indian cities are hosting car free days when streets or stretches are closed to motorised vehicles and become a stage for recreational events. Here’s a look at these and the thought behind them.

In just nine months, waste segregation by residents of the gated Nirvana Country community has achieved the above, and yielded five tons of compost. What does it really take to go green?

Solving many of our everyday civic issues does not involve rocket science; all it takes is for citizens and administration to work together, as the successful cleaning of this Gurgaon stormwater drain shows.