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City Buzz: Plan for Mumbai mangroves | Curbs on lavish Delhi weddings | Kolkata Metro cuts carbon footprint..and more!

December 15, 2018 News Desk

Delhi to take steps to curtail food wastage at weddings, Hyderabad grapples with record rainfall, Punekars win fight to save bird sanctuary … all this and more news from cities across the country. Stay informed.

City Buzz: Mumbai farmers’ stir | Kolkata air worse than Delhi | Google app for neighbourhoods…and more!

November 24, 2018 News Desk

Why were plans for artificial rain in Delhi stalled? How did Kolkata pip Delhi in air pollution? What can you do with Google’s new Neighbourly app? All this and more from our cities in this week’s buzz.

Dengue outbreaks: Are cities losing the war?

November 16, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

Citizens blame civic authorities for poor administration and civic management. Defensive officials attribute the rise in numbers to efficient detection and regular reporting. From Jammu to Chennai, and from Guwahati to Pune, here’s the dengue scenario in our cities today.

City Buzz: Faizabad renamed Ayodhya | Diwali impact on air quality | Delhi Signature Bridge opening…and more!

November 12, 2018 News Desk

Did the SC order have any impact on Diwali pollution? Which are the other cities that may see a name change after the renaming of Faizabad to Ayodhya? What’s special about Delhi’s new Signature Bridge? All this and more news from our cities in our weekly recap.

When 14.5 lakh gathered in Tirunelveli for a holy dip…

November 2, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

The Thamirabarani Mahapushkar in Tirunelveli town, Tamil Nadu, attracted large crowds, but how prepared was the town? A first-person account

City Buzz: Delhi skywalk controversy | #MeToo storm | Dharavi facelift | Swine flu in Hyderabad

October 23, 2018 News Desk

Weekly rewind: A quick look at some key news headlines from cities across the nation

City Buzz: Kisan Kranti Yatra | Coastal road plans in Mumbai | Delhi sanitation woes … and more

October 4, 2018 News Desk

From Delhi to Mumbai and Chandigarh, what’s happening in our cities? A quick round-up of some key headlines.

City Buzz: Manual scavenging deaths | Ganpati Visarjan in Mumbai | Hyderabad Metro honours…and more

September 27, 2018 News Desk

Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and more … catch a quick recap of some of the important happenings in these cities over the last week.

Smart City or smart ideas: Where does Bhubaneswar stand today?

September 26, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

Bhubaneswar was not just the government’s first choice for its Smart Cities Mission, but has also featured in the list of top 20 global smart cities. But it has seen a number of setbacks recently. On safety, health, mobility, employment, how ‘smart’ is Bhubaneswar?

Civic Amenities

City Buzz: Plan for Mumbai mangroves | Curbs on lavish Delhi weddings | Kolkata Metro cuts carbon footprint..and more!

City Buzz: Mumbai farmers’ stir | Kolkata air worse than Delhi | Google app for neighbourhoods…and more!

Dengue outbreaks: Are cities losing the war?

City Buzz: Faizabad renamed Ayodhya | Diwali impact on air quality | Delhi Signature Bridge opening…and more!

When 14.5 lakh gathered in Tirunelveli for a holy dip…

City Buzz: Delhi skywalk controversy | #MeToo storm | Dharavi facelift | Swine flu in Hyderabad

City Buzz: Kisan Kranti Yatra | Coastal road plans in Mumbai | Delhi sanitation woes … and more

City Buzz: Manual scavenging deaths | Ganpati Visarjan in Mumbai | Hyderabad Metro honours…and more

Smart City or smart ideas: Where does Bhubaneswar stand today?

City Buzz: Cities on the boil over activist arrests | NCR submerged | Mumbai eyes inglorious record… and more

Five killer diseases that stalk you in the city… and how you can keep them at bay

City buzz: Kerala floods, new CRZ rules for Mumbai, and Rs 195 cr for Hyderabad through bonds

MNS protest against Mumbai potholes is a bigger attack against pedestrians!

If this is who we are, Swachh Bharat can only be a dream!