urban sustainability

Kolkata Struggles to Breathe Clean Air

Kolkata continues to grapple with unsafe levels of PM10 pollution, underlining the slow pace of India’s urban environmental transformation. Data…

1 year ago

Building waste powers sustainable growth in Chennai

As Chennai grapples with mounting volumes of construction and demolition (C&D) waste—averaging 1,000 metric tonnes daily—an innovative model led by…

1 year ago

Hyderabad Faces Growing Concerns Over Loss of Urban Green Patches

Hyderabad’s intensifying conflict between urban development and environmental preservation, the Telangana government’s plans to auction 400 acres of forest land…

1 year ago

Kanpur and Eight Districts to Get Integrated Development Authority

The state government has announced the establishment of the Kanpur Region Integrated Development Authority (KRIDA). This new authority will oversee…

1 year ago

Bengaluru faces increasing heatwave endangering public health and safety

  Bengaluru a city once known for its salubrious climate is now under mounting threat from climate-change-induced heatwaves. A recent…

1 year ago

Bhopal Launches Rs 750 Crore Green Development Scheme

Bhopal is set to undergo a transformative shift towards sustainable urban living with the launch of the ₹750 crore Chief…

1 year ago

BBMP Delays SWM User Fee Despite NGT Orders

Bengaluru’s struggle with effective waste management has once again come under the spotlight, this time due to the Bruhat Bengaluru…

1 year ago

Dharavi Redevelopment Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Salt Pan Land

The Bombay High Court has directed the central and Maharashtra governments to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging…

1 year ago

Delhi Ordered to Rejuvenate Drying Water Bodies

Delhi’s dwindling water reserves, authorities have been ordered to utilise Rs 19.62 crore in environmental fines for the rejuvenation of…

1 year ago

Green Space Target of 20 Percent for New Developments

Green Business Centre (CII-GBC) has set a bold target for urban development, recommending that 15-20 percent of land in all…

1 year ago