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City buzz: Delhi’s ‘Chipko’ moment, Swachh city rankings 2018 and more

June 30, 2018 News Desk

Never miss what’s important for you to know! For the busy reader, a quick look at some of the week’s most significant news headlines from cities across India.

India’s air pollution crisis: Why real-time data could be the real gamechanger

November 13, 2017 Ronak Sutaria

The unprecedented focus on air quality in the national capital over the last two weeks has been made possible by the access to scientifically validated real-time data, among both citizens and policymakers.

When Gurugram citizens took charge of cleaning a stormwater drain

September 6, 2017 Latika Thukral

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.

A citizen’s call to fellow Indians on Independence Day eve

August 13, 2017 Naresh Sadasivan

There are problems galore plaguing our cities, towns and villages but they can be solved by collective action of a responsible citizenry, if only every one commits just three hours a week, says Naresh Sadasivan.

Can Bengaluru teach other cities to say ‘no’ to bad planning?

November 2, 2016 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

The recent large-scale protests against a proposed steel flyover in Bengaluru has been in the news nationally. Could this large scale mobilisation of people in the cause of sustainable urban mobility be a trend-setter?