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Plan not for riverfronts, plan
for natural edges and ecology of rivers

Regulatory systems for urban rivers prescribe fixed distances for riparian or buffer zones which contradict the very nature of rivers whose edges are never fixed. Policies oversimplify the fluid boundaries into hard lines. Rivers vary across space as well as…
By Resham Mehta and Rama Raghavan18 hours ago
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  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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How Chennai can – and must – rebuild its relationship
with water

The way the city has been built – hard infrastructure encroaching on water bodies – denies it the ability to safely move…
By Anirudh Kishore and Sahil Mathew18 hours ago
  • Built Environment
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Kochi: Notes on unequal ecologies of inhabitation

The city that water made is being unmade by water, at an accelerated pace. But the unmaking is uneven and reflects the…
By Abhinand Kishore18 hours ago
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  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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Shimla and Kullu mountains send feedback; we ignore
and build

The hill town with the old water system built in tune with gravity now has water anxiety and private rooftop reservoirs, covered…
By Dr Sonali Gupta18 hours ago
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  • Rivers & Waterbodies
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Nagpur’s rivers and lakes see huge construction,
Rs 200 crore fountains

Nagpur’s water network – Nag River, Pili and Pora flowing into it, Ambazari and Futala lakes – was its natural cooling infrastructure.…
By Aniket Sawargaonkar18 hours ago
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  • Ecology
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Three loops of learning to rethink the cities-ecosystems relationship

For climate adaptation to move from crisis management to a transformative rethinking of urban life, the three loops of learning framework –…
By Arvind Lakshmisha and Harini NagendraJuly 24, 2026
  • Built Environment
  • Ecology
  • Sustainability

Building with nature not a luxury, calls for political will

Amid the transformation in cities, a question steadily crowded out is what happens to the ecological systems when urban land is treated…
By Sanchi Singh, PhDJuly 24, 2026
  • Built Environment
  • Ecology
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Multispecies Justice and the political economy of Shillong

Multispecies justice recognises that humans are deeply interconnected with a host of other species but this is hardly represented in urban planning. Shillong, as part of the Smart Cities Mission, saw built-up areas expand as scattered, unregulated development interspersed with…
By Satakshi GuptaJuly 24, 2026
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Delhi has plans to restore
the Ridge. Ecologists
have questions

Can humans truly build a forest with a few native species and art-themed woodlands has been the lingering question since the first…
By Ankita Dhar KarmakarJuly 24, 2026
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Wayanad’s mountains have spoken, again. Who’s listening?

The recent Kalladi landslide showed that, like fear after the Choolarmala landslides two years ago, key questions too did not fade. Just…
By KA ShajiJuly 24, 2026

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