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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially…

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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its social utility. Land is reserved for commercial use…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come at a cost to people. The difference between the cost…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination, says renowned medical practitioner and columnist Dr Sanjay…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially women and queers. Walking through them is a way to…

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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its social utility. Land is reserved for commercial use and high-income housing while informal neighbourhoods are missing from plans.…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come at a cost to people. The difference between the cost to the government of providing a public service and the…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination, says renowned medical practitioner and columnist Dr Sanjay Nagral. The Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme, while beneficial for the…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially women and queers. Walking through them is a way to reclaim the commons, initiate conversations about them, de-stigmatise them and…

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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its social utility. Land is reserved for commercial use and high-income housing while informal neighbourhoods are missing from plans.…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come at a cost to people. The difference between the cost to the government of providing a public service and the…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination, says renowned medical practitioner and columnist Dr Sanjay Nagral. The Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme, while beneficial for the…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially women and queers. Walking through them is a way to reclaim the commons, initiate conversations about them, de-stigmatise them and…

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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its social utility. Land is reserved for…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially…

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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its social utility.…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially…

List - Alternative - Full Width - Page 21

From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its social utility. Land is reserved for commercial use and high-income housing while informal neighbourhoods are missing from plans.…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come at a cost to people. The difference between the cost…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination, says renowned medical practitioner and columnist Dr Sanjay…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially women and queers. Walking through them is a way to…

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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come at a…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination,…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially women and…

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Play spaces for adolescents: The missing link in our cities

Urban spaces are currently spaces of adult hegemony designed for their work and mobility. Even when play spaces are built, they are…

Designing urban spaces for children’s mental well-being

In national emergencies such as pandemics, natural disasters, and war-like situations, it is the physical and social fabric that keeps the society…

Five issues missing from our conversations on heat

The rising temperatures and heat waves are taking a toll on people across India. Last summer, at least 733 heat-related deaths and…

Community gardens redefine green, help combat heat

Collectively created and managed by communities in their neighbourhoods, community gardens, more than public or private parks, not only make the space…

Climate’s sizzling frontier: Northeast heats up, must plan with nature

Summer temperatures have risen to record highs and, importantly, nights have become warmer in Guwahati with the rapid urbanisation. People have taken…

A feminist lens to address heat waves in India

The gendered impact of heat is beginning to be acknowledged but the need is for a feminist approach to address the issues…

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Guwahati is fast axing its trees and undermining its future

‘Cutting trees has become as routine as buying stamps at post office’

Walking with the trees of Mumbai, their fragrance and taste in tow

When did we last hear what trees are telling us?

A community of trees as a social network of greens

Walking for trees, for the love of trees, in Thiruvananthapuram

Tree warriors of Thane and Navi Mumbai on their toes

Tree lessons from the world for sustainable cities

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Giving rivers room to move: Rethinking flood management for nature and people

The idea of allowing rivers to reclaim space on their floodplains is not new. There have been programmes such as the ‘Room for the River’ in the Netherlands…

Overtourism has led to touristified destinations, unsustainable ecology, and angry locals

What was once pleasurable travel has turned into a massive global industry of tourism. While its place in the economy of a…

Ecotourism: Small steps forward but a giant leap remains

Ecotourism, as a path to make tourism sustainable for nature and people, is still a fraction of India’s gigantic tourism industry, mostly…

Community-based tourism offers hope and sustainability in the Northeast

Away from the colour and clamour of mega festivals, in a few towns and villages of Sikkim, Nagaland and Meghalaya, community-based tourism…

Why annoyed locals are pushing back on tourists
in India

The sheer number of tourists descending into Goa, clogging up roads, raising property prices, disrupting daily lives of locals has taken a…

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Giving rivers room to move: Rethinking flood management for nature and people

The idea of allowing rivers to reclaim space on their floodplains is not new. There have been programmes such as the ‘Room for the…

Overtourism has led to touristified destinations, unsustainable ecology, and angry locals

What was once pleasurable travel has turned into a massive global industry of tourism. While its place in the economy of a…

Ecotourism: Small steps forward but a giant leap remains

Ecotourism, as a path to make tourism sustainable for nature and people, is still a fraction of India’s gigantic tourism industry, mostly…

Community-based tourism offers hope and sustainability in the Northeast

Away from the colour and clamour of mega festivals, in a few towns and villages of Sikkim, Nagaland and Meghalaya, community-based tourism…

Why annoyed locals are pushing back on tourists
in India

The sheer number of tourists descending into Goa, clogging up roads, raising property prices, disrupting daily lives of locals has taken a…

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Guwahati is fast axing its trees and undermining its future

Among Assam’s largest cities, Guwahati has turned into a huge construction site with a dwindling tree cover. The city lost 12 square kilometres of trees between 2001 and 2023 which is the size of London Heathrow airport while Assam’s forest…

‘Cutting trees has become as routine as buying stamps at post office’

Call them tree warriors or green crusaders. They are fighting the tough battle in cities across India – Dehradun, Delhi, Bengaluru –…

Walking with the trees of Mumbai, their fragrance and taste in tow

The Mahua tree helped Indians survive two famines, the imported – yes, imported – Gulmohar has buttress roots that grow at right…

When did we last hear what trees are telling us?

Trees are service providers to us, they perform necessary ecological functions, and they are among sturdy climate warriors there can be in…

A community of trees as a social network of greens

While a single tree, especially old and heritage ones like the khirni tree in Delhi or the Baobab in Mumbai’s Bandra, is…

Walking for trees, for the love of trees, in Thiruvananthapuram

A botanist’s daughter and early tree activist tells the story of starting the Tree Walk to preserve the city’s green heritage. Alongside…

Tree warriors of Thane and Navi Mumbai on their toes

Activists and environmentalists in these cities, off the Mumbai harbour, have intensified their fight to save trees from being cut for construction…

Tree lessons from the world for sustainable cities

From the Library of Trees in Milan to the Master Plan for Barcelona’s trees 2017-2037 at the centre of local policies, from green roofs in Copenhagen and Toronto to Soeul’s winding tree paths, cities around the world are finding ways…

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Play spaces for adolescents: The missing link in our cities

Urban spaces are currently spaces of adult hegemony designed for their work and mobility. Even when play spaces are built, they are…

Designing urban spaces for children’s mental well-being

In national emergencies such as pandemics, natural disasters, and war-like situations, it is the physical and social fabric that keeps the society…

Five issues missing from our conversations on heat

The rising temperatures and heat waves are taking a toll on people across India. Last summer, at least 733 heat-related deaths and…

Community gardens redefine green, help combat heat

Collectively created and managed by communities in their neighbourhoods, community gardens, more than public or private parks, not only make the space…

Climate’s sizzling frontier: Northeast heats up, must plan with nature

Summer temperatures have risen to record highs and, importantly, nights have become warmer in Guwahati with the rapid urbanisation. People have taken…

A feminist lens to address heat waves in India

The gendered impact of heat is beginning to be acknowledged but the need is for a feminist approach to address the issues…

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From public good to private control: Land governance and urban exclusion in India

As India’s urban governance changed from mixed-use neighbourhoods to gated colonies, cities transformed reshaping land into a tradable asset disconnected from its…

Why governments promote private profiteering and undermine public goods

The increasing trend towards privatising public goods and services under the pretext of making them cost-efficient has, in fact, come at a…

‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination,…

Walking to un-gender and access civic commons
in Kolkata

Kolkata’s varied urban commons such as lakes, gardens, parks, ghats, streets, and rail tracks mean different things to people, especially women and…

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After COP29: Lessons and actions for urban poor and climate justice

The way forward for urban local bodies to finance climate action

‘Developing countries are struggling to get climate-related finance’

Lesser-known world summits for the planet and people

‘Goa has successful ecological movements but we should not have to keep doing this’

The making and unmaking of Goa’s unique alternative urbanity

Go, Goa, Gone: Ecology and ethos being erased by commerce

Panaji at the crossroads of economic boom and ecological decline

From St. Inez Creek to Goa’s stories of water systems

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Play spaces for adolescents: The missing link in our cities

Urban spaces are currently spaces of adult hegemony designed for their work and mobility. Even when play spaces are built, they are…

Designing urban spaces for children’s mental well-being

In national emergencies such as pandemics, natural disasters, and war-like situations, it is the physical and social fabric that keeps the society…

Five issues missing from our conversations on heat

The rising temperatures and heat waves are taking a toll on people across India. Last summer, at least 733 heat-related deaths and…

Community gardens redefine green, help combat heat

Collectively created and managed by communities in their neighbourhoods, community gardens, more than public or private parks, not only make the space…

Climate’s sizzling frontier: Northeast heats up, must plan with nature

Summer temperatures have risen to record highs and, importantly, nights have become warmer in Guwahati with the rapid urbanisation. People have taken…

A feminist lens to address heat waves in India

The gendered impact of heat is beginning to be acknowledged but the need is for a feminist approach to address the issues…

Masonry - Full Width - 4 Columns - Page 21

Guwahati is fast axing its trees and undermining its future

‘Cutting trees has become as routine as buying stamps at post office’

Walking with the trees of Mumbai, their fragrance and taste in tow

When did we last hear what trees are telling us?

A community of trees as a social network of greens

Walking for trees, for the love of trees, in Thiruvananthapuram

Tree warriors of Thane and Navi Mumbai on their toes

Tree lessons from the world for sustainable cities