Demolishing Nurseries to Plant Trees on the Banks of the Yamuna
Every year during the monsoons my social media blows up with reports of the Yamuna floodplains brimming with water, closely followed by stories on...
Electric Vehicles, Clean Indian Lungs: The Reality of the 2020 NEMMP
At the SIAM convention earlier this month, Nitin Gadkari, Union Road Transport Minister, made evident the government’s intention to make a switch to electric...
A Dubious Affair: Examining Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project
Written by Harsh Ghildiyal
Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project was dreamt up over a decade ago. Expected to cost over ₹12,000 crore and be ready in...
Unravelling Pune’s COVID-19 Migrant Crisis: History Speaks
As Pune’s boundaries become more fluid, ‘Puneris’—a historically nuanced descriptor that includes migrant groups—are diversifying too.
Are Residential Welfare Associations the Missing Key in Urban Governance Models?
There are a few characteristics becoming increasingly common across Indian cities. A deluge of a couple of hours can end up flooding a city....
No More Segregation! The Curious State of Waste Management in Chennai
Written by Varnika Walvekar
“We have to build an andolan (movement) to induce behavioural change which was at the heart of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy”. Even...
Budget 2020: How well is India financing its fight against climate change?
The 2020 Union Budget has been released. With an aim to create a $5 trillion economy to push India out of its current economic...
Behind the “Green” Rationale of Evictions
84,000 Indians were forced out of their homes for “ostensible environmental” reasons in 2020, but there may be more at play here than conservation measures.
The Green Frontier: Sustainable Housing in India
Written by Arnab Chakraborty
The conversations around climate change and greenhouse gas emissions have gained momentum in the last few years. So, let’s test your...
Monsoon Mayhem: No Rehabilitation for Evicted Residents of Himachal’s Chetru
Photographs by Yogesh Upadhyay
Come June, the monsoon ventures into the subcontinent and India welcomes it with open arms. But for Najuki and her husband,...
