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A waste worker sorting dry waste from a huge pile
Society

No, those who make a living out of waste are not ‘rag pickers’

June 8, 2023 Pinky Chandran

So, how does one refer to them? In this commentary, the author advocates using empowering language for waste workers and provides a guide.

Nurse interacting with patients in a hospital ward.
Health

Opinion: Patient rights in Rajasthan’s new law are key to fundamental right to health care

May 19, 2023 Edward Premdas Pinto

The Rajasthan Right to Health Care Act is a step in the right direction as it centres the critical issue of patient rights in India.

A pair of hands loading clothes into a washing machine
Civic

Vidyut Rakshaka: An initiative that led to more efficient energy use, lower emissions

April 3, 2023 Sumedha Malaviya

It processes energy consumption behaviour to give tailored feedback to households, eventually leading to shifts in usage patterns.

Picture of Aerobic Windrows at the wet waste processing plant set up by Indore Corporation.
Waste Management

Opinion: Why cities find it difficult to replicate Indore’s waste processing model

October 13, 2022 Pushkara SV

Indore has been judged India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row. An expert identifies key gaps that keep other cities from catching up.

A community member carrying a dog for vaccination and sterilisation
Civic

Animal Birth Control for street dog management: It’s time for an upgrade

August 26, 2022 Keren Nazareth and Dr Piyush Patel

Street dog management is a contentious issue in all cities. Efficient and scientific animal birth control programmes could alleviate that.

Disposable plastic items commonly found in waste
Waste Management

How and what to communicate for successful bans on single use plastics

April 18, 2022 Apurupa Gorthi

CounterMEASURE II – a UNEP initiative, surveys stakeholders in four cities and shares insights for effective campaigns against single use plastics.

The wide footpaths of the pedestrian plaza in T Nagar Chennai
Commute

The reforms needed to make walking in our cities safe, convenient and enjoyable

March 28, 2022 Ranjit Gadgil

In our cities, those who have no option but to walk, do so at great risk to themselves, while others simply avoid walking. Can we change that?

Dehradun waste management
Governance

Dehradun ranks poorly in every urban parameter survey

March 5, 2022 Anoop Nautiyal

Dehradun fares poorly in all the rankings and indexes done in recent years and little is being done to improve its state.

Cattle grazing at a dumpyard full of mixed waste including plastic
Environment

Seven policy measures needed to beat plastic pollution in our cities

February 21, 2022 Pinky Chandran

The alarming state of plastic pollution calls for a bold plan, a convergence and a coming together of all the countries around the world.

Mumbai skyline
Governance

Opinion: Budget 2022 paves the way for corporatisation of urban development

February 16, 2022 Tikender Panwar

The only positive in the Budget 2022 speech was the acceptance that the current model of urban development is not sustainable.

Flooding in Dehradun
Governance

Opinion: A 10-point development agenda for a rapidly urbanising Uttarakhand 

February 13, 2022 Anoop Nautiyal

Uttarakhand’s elected public representatives need to realise the pace of urbanization and prepare for the emerging challenges.

A mix of physical and online training session under way
Education

Future of Jobs: Taking the campus to the student and the jobs that will create

January 20, 2022 Ambi Parameswaran

In the new normal, new jobs will be created across multiple levels: technical education, content creation, management and training of teachers.

vehicular pollution
Environment

Will 2022 bridge the yawning gaps in national and state level clean air action?

January 7, 2022 Anumita Roychowdhury

Funding for clean air has to become performance oriented; scope of spending has to ensure verifiable improvement in air quality.

A professional attending an online training session
Education

Future of jobs: Hybrid teaching will create new jobs which leverage technology

December 14, 2021 Ambi Parameswaran

As teaching and learning goes hybrid, new horizons will open up for teachers having a good mix of technology and domain skills.

Farmer protests at the Delhi border
Economy

Opinion: The reforms that protesting farmers really want and need

December 2, 2021 Vijaya Pushkarna

Farmers’ opposition to the farm laws stemmed from their fear that these laws would dismantle the traditional mandis in Punjab, Haryana and UP

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