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  Classroom libraries in Bengaluru and Hyderabad open up the world of books for all kids
  by Shahnaz Sultana
  February 7, 2023
  The initiative partners with schools to implement a Classroom Library Program (CLP), which requires at least five library classes in a week.
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  Joshimath ignored all warnings since 1976; this is what scientists are saying now
  by S M A Kazmi
  January 31, 2023
  Geo-morphological evidence indicates that slopes around Joshimath are inherently fragile; Mussoorie and Nainital also at risk.
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  Joshimath residents literally shivering in cold, fear of what the future holds 
  by S M A Kazmi
  January 27, 2023
  No one seems to be listening to the woes of the people of Uttarakhand who are continuously losing ground from under their feet, literally.
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  ‘Mountain man’ Dr Anil Joshi: “There should be no aggressive development projects in the hills”
  by T R Gopalakrishnan
  January 25, 2023
  Hear ecologist Dr Anil Joshi as he shares several concerns and recommendations critical to preserving fragile hill ecology, as in Joshimath.
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  Webinar alert: Preventing road crashes in our cities
  by News Desk
  January 18, 2023
  Road crashes have reached alarming proportions. Join us as we bring together a panel to discuss an actionable agenda for safe commute.
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  Court orders ignored: Srinagar’s lone landfill site spreads disease and misery
  by Abid Bashir Wani
  January 17, 2023
  In 2007, the High Court ordered SMC to close the Srinagar garbage dumping site within 18 months. The orders have not been implemented till date.
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  Editorial: Delhi air alert — Breathing is seriously injurious to your health!
  by T R Gopalakrishnan
  January 11, 2023
  One senses a sudden smugness among those responsible for controlling Delhi air pollution, despite AQI reaching dangerous levels in the cold wave.
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  CAG audit of urban waste management in Odisha finds not a single sanitary landfill
  by Himanshu Upadhyaya
  January 9, 2023
  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.
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  Gopanpally Tank in Hyderabad crying for help
  by Nishkal Tiwari
  January 6, 2023
  Like other big cities, Hyderabad too is losing its waterbodies to neglect, but watchful citizens are looking out for them.
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  Stray animals a menace in the capital, but AAP says it has a plan
  by Sri Krishna
  January 3, 2023
  Several complaints against the menace of stray animals in Delhi have gone to civic authories. AAP has openly committed to tackling this.
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  After 70 years of neglect, Srinagar gets a facelift
  by Abid Bashir Wani
  December 21, 2022
  Srinagar is set to get a makeover with a series of Smart City projects, worth Rs 1000 crore. The aim is to target tourism.
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  Ecological damage, land lost: The cost of Delhi’s toxic landfills
  by Sri Krishna
  December 14, 2022
  Delhi’s landfills, mainly Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla, are now toxic, growing sites causing immense harm to citizens in and around.
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  Crimes of passion: Experts point at the lack of support systems needed to protect women
  by Geeta Lal Sahai
  December 13, 2022
  Crimes of passion are rising starkly in our cities. Have people become more intolerant and violent? What role does social structure play?
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  Rent paying shop owners vs free squatting street vendors: A never-ending battle in Delhi
  by Vijaya Pushkarna
  December 10, 2022
  The battle between street vendors and shop owners is more complicated than one might think; what is at stake here is livelihood.
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  Delhi street vendors: Creating vending zones far from established markets will not work
  by Vijaya Pushkarna
  December 8, 2022
  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.