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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors,…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum which narrates the story of one of the…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible and affordable public transport. Shab-Parak, a short film which won…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough patch with reduced fleet, struggling employees, part-privatisation and more. It…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors, overcrowding and coarse language that women dread. It is facing…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum which narrates the story of one of the most enduring and moving icons of Mumbai has been tucked…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible and affordable public transport. Shab-Parak, a short film which won the silver at the Nagari 2024 awards, captures the story…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough patch with reduced fleet, struggling employees, part-privatisation and more. It is not a lost cause, though. Academic researcher and activist…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors, overcrowding and coarse language that women dread. It is facing a crisis of capacity and reliability as the modal share…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum which narrates the story of one of the most enduring and moving icons of Mumbai has been tucked…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible and affordable public transport. Shab-Parak, a short film which won the silver at the Nagari 2024 awards, captures the story…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough patch with reduced fleet, struggling employees, part-privatisation and more. It is not a lost cause, though. Academic researcher and activist…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors, overcrowding and coarse language that women dread. It is facing a crisis of capacity and reliability as the modal share…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum which narrates the story of one…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors,…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum which narrates…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors,…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum which narrates the story of one of the most enduring and moving icons of Mumbai has been tucked…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible and affordable public transport. Shab-Parak, a short film which won…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough patch with reduced fleet, struggling employees, part-privatisation and more. It…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors, overcrowding and coarse language that women dread. It is facing…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible and affordable…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough patch with…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors, overcrowding and…

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

From a languid destination for vacations, Goa has turned into a hotspot for tourism projects, real estate development, and large investments. Village…

The making and unmaking of Goa’s unique alternative urbanity

Back in 1986, Goa had put in place land zoning plans which ensured that its agricultural lands, ecological systems, and historical sites…

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

The state was once a poster for all things exquisite with breath-takingly beautiful landscapes and seafronts, villages nestled in the greens, laid-back…

Panaji at the crossroads of economic boom and ecological decline

The spectacular expansion of Panaji has meant an assault on its natural flood drainage network, creeks, estuaries, lush hillocks, mangroves, and marshlands.…

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

The short film, Avnati, tells the story of the degradation of the St. Inez Creek that flows through Panaji through the lives…

How festival celebrations define, and redefine, public spaces

Diwali celebrations are a public affair, so are celebrations of other festivals across communities. The festivalisation of public spaces -- streets, squares,…

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‘Climate solutions should be grounded in human rights, equality, and participation of worst hit’

Reading the Supreme Court judgment on the Right to Life and climate change

Mumbai’s urban forests are missing and unrecognised: Report

How Punekars fought for their hill, Vetal Tekdi, to save its ecology

Linear parks: Adding value to urban landscape

From nature in cities to imagining cities in nature, for our future

Ladakh: The meltdown in the cold desert as people fast for nature

What Shimla’s construction in defiance of its mountain ecology means

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Mainstreaming green buildings in climate era

More than two decades later, certified green or sustainable buildings account for just over five percent of the constructed stock in India. While the two rating systems, the…

‘The battle is formidable (but) governments are unwilling to push initiatives’

What was triggered off as an idea in the early 2000s with the Green Business Centre in Hyderabad became the green building…

Moving towards sustainable goals brick by brick

The green building movement has been gaining momentum in India with governments doling out incentives. A recent report ranks India third in…

Towards making green buildings a reality in India

Sustainability in the construction sector, especially green buildings, should not be an afterthought but a fundamental component of building design itself. Pointing…

Countries set green examples in buildings

The effects of climate change are visible in all cities across the world. Tackling this through green solutions means buildings that integrate…

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Mainstreaming green buildings in climate era

More than two decades later, certified green or sustainable buildings account for just over five percent of the constructed stock in India. While the…

‘The battle is formidable (but) governments are unwilling to push initiatives’

What was triggered off as an idea in the early 2000s with the Green Business Centre in Hyderabad became the green building…

Moving towards sustainable goals brick by brick

The green building movement has been gaining momentum in India with governments doling out incentives. A recent report ranks India third in…

Towards making green buildings a reality in India

Sustainability in the construction sector, especially green buildings, should not be an afterthought but a fundamental component of building design itself. Pointing…

Countries set green examples in buildings

The effects of climate change are visible in all cities across the world. Tackling this through green solutions means buildings that integrate…

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‘Climate solutions should be grounded in human rights, equality, and participation of worst hit’

Climate change is a human rights issue too, as judgments in India and abroad recently underscored. This recognises that not all people are equally affected by climate-related events in countries or cities. The marginalised, women and girls, informal and outdoor…

Reading the Supreme Court judgment on the Right to Life and climate change

In a judgment that flew below the radar, the Supreme Court of India brought the impact of climate change into sharp focus.…

Mumbai’s urban forests are missing and unrecognised: Report

Around 1,400 hectares of urban forest across 18 locations in Mumbai, from Sion and Trombay to Powai and Goregaon, is almost forgotten…

How Punekars fought for their hill, Vetal Tekdi, to save its ecology

Pune’s citizens have been fighting to save Vetal Tekdi, the city’s lungs and a popular open space, from being destroyed for developmental…

Linear parks: Adding value to urban landscape

Seamless stretches of green space and blue water courses, opening up possibilities and amenities for the public, are significant characteristics of a…

From nature in cities to imagining cities in nature, for our future

Nature shapes and defines cities, but the prevailing model of city-making equates development with construction at the cost of ecology, purely for…

Ladakh: The meltdown in the cold desert as people fast for nature

The 21-day fast by engineer, educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk in March drew attention to the fragile ecology of Leh-Ladakh and the…

What Shimla’s construction in defiance of its mountain ecology means

Over half of Shimla, the hill station from the British era that is still popular among tourists, has been officially classified as moderately prone and 33 percent of it highly prone to landslides. The brunt of landslides is borne by…

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

From a languid destination for vacations, Goa has turned into a hotspot for tourism projects, real estate development, and large investments. Village…

The making and unmaking of Goa’s unique alternative urbanity

Back in 1986, Goa had put in place land zoning plans which ensured that its agricultural lands, ecological systems, and historical sites…

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

The state was once a poster for all things exquisite with breath-takingly beautiful landscapes and seafronts, villages nestled in the greens, laid-back…

Panaji at the crossroads of economic boom and ecological decline

The spectacular expansion of Panaji has meant an assault on its natural flood drainage network, creeks, estuaries, lush hillocks, mangroves, and marshlands.…

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

The short film, Avnati, tells the story of the degradation of the St. Inez Creek that flows through Panaji through the lives…

How festival celebrations define, and redefine, public spaces

Diwali celebrations are a public affair, so are celebrations of other festivals across communities. The festivalisation of public spaces -- streets, squares,…

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The BEST Museum as Mumbai’s memoir – and more

A well-curated transport museum is a significant historical documentation and the story of a city. How ironic then that the BEST Museum…

Shab-Parak: Night fliers of Delhi bus that’s a community

As India’s national capital sleeps, night buses keep the city connected and their commuters find the true meaning of accessible and affordable…

‘BEST is a municipal responsibility, it’s stupid to
think of profit-loss’

The cash-strapped Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), still the most reliable mode of transport, is going through a rough patch with…

Guwahati’s buses a lifeline but unequal, tedious, sometimes unsafe

Despite a good ridership, Guwahati’s bus system puts commuters through inconveniences such as unscheduled stops, delays by drivers and conductors, overcrowding and…

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Footpaths of India: Microcosms of our lives and shared spaces

India’s missing pavements, thanks to car-centric planning and official apathy

Footpaths in India: The dangerous gap between policy and reality

Mapping neighbourhoods, one by one, to improve walkability

Where pavements hold space for conversations and ideas, besides mobility

After COP28: The implications for India’s cities and vulnerable communities

India must lead the climate conversation on mitigation, with urgency

Climate and health: Historic COP28 declaration but India has miles to go

COP28 skirts climate justice, shies away from phasing out fossil fuels

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

From a languid destination for vacations, Goa has turned into a hotspot for tourism projects, real estate development, and large investments. Village…

The making and unmaking of Goa’s unique alternative urbanity

Back in 1986, Goa had put in place land zoning plans which ensured that its agricultural lands, ecological systems, and historical sites…

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

The state was once a poster for all things exquisite with breath-takingly beautiful landscapes and seafronts, villages nestled in the greens, laid-back…

Panaji at the crossroads of economic boom and ecological decline

The spectacular expansion of Panaji has meant an assault on its natural flood drainage network, creeks, estuaries, lush hillocks, mangroves, and marshlands.…

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

The short film, Avnati, tells the story of the degradation of the St. Inez Creek that flows through Panaji through the lives…

How festival celebrations define, and redefine, public spaces

Diwali celebrations are a public affair, so are celebrations of other festivals across communities. The festivalisation of public spaces -- streets, squares,…

Masonry - Full Width - 4 Columns - Page 37

‘Climate solutions should be grounded in human rights, equality, and participation of worst hit’

Reading the Supreme Court judgment on the Right to Life and climate change

Mumbai’s urban forests are missing and unrecognised: Report

How Punekars fought for their hill, Vetal Tekdi, to save its ecology

Linear parks: Adding value to urban landscape

From nature in cities to imagining cities in nature, for our future

Ladakh: The meltdown in the cold desert as people fast for nature

What Shimla’s construction in defiance of its mountain ecology means