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To Clean Delhi’s Air, NTPC’s Badarpur Plant Must Be Shut Down

Kapil Subramanian 18/11/2017

The NCR must seize the possibilities of reclaiming Badarpur...

A bird's eye view of Delhi's smog. Credit: alvpics/pixabay

Debate: Delhi’s Smog and Climate Change Are Separate Environmental Crises

Kapil Subramanian 15/11/2017

Blaming the smog in Delhi on a global challenge...

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The Curious Disappearance of the Ennore Creek

Bhavani Raman 13/11/2017

Along with the fate of the creek and that...

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In Rebuilding Kedarnath, a New Disaster in the Making

Rohit Joshi 01/11/2017

The devastating floods of June 2013 highlighted the need...

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When Cities Were Nature’s Haven: A Tale From Bangalore

Harini Nagendra 29/10/2017

Ecological history of Bangalore can help understand why nature...

While Kuala Lumpur boasts islands of artificial rainforest, one of the fastest growing urbanized agglomerations stretching 2,245 sq.km around it, with 7.4 million people, has lost all ancient rainforests to destructive palm oil plantations. Credit: IPS

The Urbanisation of Malnutrition

Manipadma Jena 27/09/2017

Poor shelter, lack of sanitation and hygiene in slums,...

Metropoles like Shanghai have survived and thrived in large part because of their massive populations. But what happens when people start to become a liability rather than an asset? Credit: Reuters

Can the World’s Megacities Survive the Digital Age?

Christopher H. Lim and Vincent Mack 21/09/2017

For megacities, it’s time to start planning for a...