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HomeCity: Hyderabad

City: Hyderabad

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More buses, better footpaths and three more wishes from a Hyderabad resident

April 3, 2021 Jasmine Singh

The writer has precious memories of the city from 20 years ago. Now, a resident for three years, she lists what must be addressed to fulfil the city’s aspirations.

Civic

Installing a rooftop solar system in Hyderabad: All you need to know

February 19, 2021 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

Households and gated communities in Hyderabad-Secunderabad are increasingly opting for such systems and reaping its benefits.

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What I face everyday as a pedestrian in Hyderabad

February 12, 2021 Faraaz Ashraf

Bad design, faulty footpaths and a general disregard for pedestrian needs — a Hyderabad citizen calls out all that needs to change to make roads safer.

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How to grow your food in your home garden: Hyderabad holds lessons

January 12, 2021 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

There is an increasing realisation among consumers that homegrown food can be a shock absorber in times of crisis such as the present.

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City Buzz: Farmers’ protest reaches SC | COVID vaccine update | Odisha on top in urban governance…and more

December 12, 2020 News Desk

A recap of some of the most important urban highlights across the country.

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GHMC Elections – A Guide for the Voter

November 30, 2020 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

The elections to the GHMC are all set to take place on December 1. Find out about the candidates, polling booths and dos and don’t for voters.

Infrastructure

Hyderabad pavements tell you why a third of its accident victims are pedestrians

November 19, 2020 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

In most places, hawkers and shops have taken over the footpaths; besides, different departments dig them up for installing electric poles, transmission lines and transformers.

Environment

Hyderabad floods: Who bears the brunt of a golf course on a lake bed?

November 4, 2020 Mimansa Sidhnath

Real scenes and anecdotes from Nadeem Colony reveal the impact of urban floods on the lives of ordinary people. Ironically, many of them knowingly or unknowingly, have a part to play.

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Hyderabad: Nature has no fury as the environment scorned

October 23, 2020 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

Construction over lake beds, blocking of stormwater drains have aggravated flooding in the city. Not much has changed over the last 20 years in terms of its preparedness to mitigate extreme climate events.

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City Buzz: Hyderabad floods | COVID-19 vaccine in a few months | The top biomedical waste generator….and more

October 17, 2020 News Desk

A recap of important urban updates across the country over the past week

Society

Making waste pickers’ lives better: An experience from Hyderabad

September 14, 2020 Laxmi Vadapalli

A project aimed at providing alternative occupations for waste pickers in an industrial estate in Hyderabad holds important lessons. What would really make their lives better?

Commute

Which are the most dangerous roads for pedestrians in Hyderabad?

September 7, 2020 Varun Shridhar and Anusha Chitturi

Summary findings from The Footpath Initiative project, that analysed accident data in Hyderabad to understand the details of road crashes leading to pedestrian deaths in the city.

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City Buzz: Human trials for COVAXIN | Hyd gets India’s first contactless parking | Obese patients in focus in Gurugram…and more

July 20, 2020 News Desk

Cities and citizens continue to focus on devising responses and strategies to battle and defeat the COVID pandemic. Some recent updates on key urban developments on that front

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City Buzz: Delhi fights to contain COVID-19 | Locust swarms enter Gurugram | Water scarcity looms over Mumbai… and more

June 28, 2020 News Desk

COVID-19 and other urban highlights from NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.

Governance

COVID-19: Will state measures be enough to help Hyderabad contain the spread?

April 7, 2020 Kolla Krishna Madhavi

Telangana is one of the few states to have announced a slew of relief measures targeted at health support as well as social security, but what about containment of the virus? Though exact numbers are not known, some patients who have succumbed to the virus had attended the Tablighi event in Delhi.

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