Each monsoon season revives the trauma of a deadly landslide for residents of the Malad hillocks, who continue to live ...

GCC's sponge parks aim to curb flooding, but cemented pits raise doubts: are they true nature-based solutions or just grey ...

From informal settlements to affluent areas, garbage blackspots persist. Poor collection, C&D waste mismanagement, and weak enforcement keep them recurring.

In the western suburbs of Mumbai, the Mount Mary and Kane Road areas in Bandra comprise a diverse neighbourhood of 38 ...

There are several successful experiments in our cities of managing street dog populations. Instead of devising cruel, ...

With little government support and a homophobic psychology curriculum, accessing counselling facilities as a transgender ...

A Chennai school turns food waste into biogas, powering its kitchen and garden, while teaching students hands-on ...

Transgender students in Bengaluru feel isolated and unheard in the face of stigma, ignorance and scarce psychological support ...

Thoughtfully designed cities, with safe and accessible transit, broad footpaths and community spaces, can enhance the experience of senior citizens.

There is a mismatch between international guidelines for transgender healthcare and the standard operating procedures for the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Despite the promise of inclusive healthcare under ...

Chennai’s fisherfolk endure extreme heat with little policy support, risking health and livelihood without targeted interventions.

Porur’s sponge park stores, filters, and reuses rainwater, easing floods and offering Chennai a new model for urban water management. Just a few metres away from the congested traffic bottleneck on ...