Filtered water at Bengaluru restaurants may not be as safe as assumed. A study finds that over 50% samples are contaminated ...

Anthony Ammal, a 43-year-old fisher from the coastal hamlet of Pulicat in Chennai, begins her day long before the sun scorches the concrete beneath her feet. Her mornings are occupied with preparing ...

The long haul of heat: An auto-driver’s reality After three relentless hours of navigating Bengaluru’s sun-scorched streets, Srinivasa — an auto driver from Magadi Road — finally pulls over. Dizzy and ...

The Indian government has churned out multiple codes and schemes for making buildings climate-friendly in the past two decades, but with little success. Though several states have adopted codes such ...

Recharge wells led to abundant water supply too The recharge wells have not only reduced flooding, but are also making the community water-resilient. Before the recharge wells were installed, every ...

“Rather than addressing prevention, preparedness, and mitigation before a disaster, and rehabilitation and reconstruction afterwards, the only action many governments seem to take is on finding ...

At the Silk Board Junction, rainwater has not drained out effectively due to high water levels in the storm water drains and debris from metro construction works. Blocked and damaged drains are a ...

A design for the vulnerable communities The designers say that installing the shelters on compound walls of private buildings could be of great help, as it can provide shade to people who work under ...

A decade-long legal battle to save Pallavaram Periya Eri Pallavaram Periya Eri began deteriorating around 1997 when municipal authorities started dumping waste at its southern end. Over time, this led ...

In 1996, the Madras High Court decreed that all outdoor hoardings be acquired by the Government. Pic: Balaji Srinivasan. That, however, did not prevent a further batch of illegal hoardings from coming ...

In the midst of buzzing classrooms at the Government Higher Secondary School in Sholinganallur, a row of neatly arranged plants thrives in grow bags, slightly elevated from the ground. These are no ...

What does a city lose when it loses its lung spaces A study by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, analysed Bengaluru’s urban expansion and how it affected surface temperatures, explaining ...