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Reimagining Deonar: How Mumbai’s toxic dump can become a green lung space

Instead of relocating residents into housing near the Mumbai landfill, restoration efforts could consider creating a buffer zone that the city needs.

by Ayaan Motwani June 25, 2026

Bengaluru / Environment

BDA’s tree plantation drive faces accountability issues, not accounting errors

by Vaidya R

Chennai / Governance

Chennai to lose thrice as many trees as originally estimated for Metro Phase II

by Archita Raghu

Chennai / Environment

Where are the flamingos? How Metro construction is devastating Chennai’s Pallikaranai Marsh

by Deepak V and Sahana Charan June 20, 2026

Kolkata / Society

Kolkata’s Sonajhuri Haat weaves art, empowerment and community together

by Megha Raha June 18, 2026

Mumbai / Civic

Music, play, and community action help residents protect and celebrate Mumbai’s parks

by Shruti Gokarn June 16, 2026

Bengaluru / Commute

The infrastructure of waiting: How Bengaluru’s gridlock steals our right to time

by Amruta S N and Selomi Garnaik June 13, 2026

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Reimagining Deonar: How Mumbai’s toxic dump can become a green lung space

by Ayaan Motwani June 25, 2026

Chennai / Environment

Where are the flamingos? How Metro construction is devastating Chennai’s Pallikaranai Marsh

by Deepak V and Sahana Charan June 20, 2026

Kolkata / Society

Kolkata’s Sonajhuri Haat weaves art, empowerment and community together

by Megha Raha June 18, 2026

Need footpaths more than flyovers: A call for a walkable Thane

by Samir Shaikh May 21, 2026

Bengaluru / Environment

The trees we forget: What a city loses when the canopy disappears

by Gana Kedlaya May 14, 2026

Bengaluru / Environment

Bengaluru’s flowering Tabebuia Rosea trees: Think green, not just pink

by Pitamber Kaushik May 6, 2026

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Health

No breaks, no dignity: How heat affects menstrual health of Chennai’s women workers

by Archita Raghu

Environment

Mumbaikars are fighting for their mangroves. Here’s how you can join them

by Shruti Gokarn

Economy

From Kovalam to Kokilamedu, livelihoods of hundreds threatened by proposed Mamallan reservoir

by Archita Raghu

Commute

How a citizen-backed feeder bus service in Bengaluru transformed local commute

by Gangadharan B

Economy

All work, no play, low pay: How migrant workers powering India’s nuclear dreams live

by Amudhini M V

Environment

Beyond the parks and gardens, Bengaluru’s ‘wasteland’ ecosystems call for protection

by Lakshmi Menon, Swaminaatha Krishnan, Nishanth, Shivaani Arunprasad, Rajat Rao and Paul Pop

Music, play, and community action help residents protect and celebrate Mumbai’s parks

by Shruti Gokarn June 16, 2026

Chennai / Civic

Uthandi’s ₹91-crore ‘flood drain’: Is Chennai solving one problem by creating another?

by Radha Madhavan and Lakshmi Yazhini June 9, 2026

Chennai / Civic

CPCB norms ignored: Community voices rise against STP near Chennai’s Madambakkam Lake

by Subasree May 19, 2026

BDA’s tree plantation drive faces accountability issues, not accounting errors

by Vaidya R June 23, 2026

Chennai / Environment

Where are the flamingos? How Metro construction is devastating Chennai’s Pallikaranai Marsh

by Deepak V and Sahana Charan June 20, 2026

Mumbai / Environment

CIDCO’s new flamingo study raises questions on Navi Mumbai airport safety, wetland future

by Sunil Agarwal June 8, 2026

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Bengaluru / Commute

The infrastructure of waiting: How Bengaluru’s gridlock steals our right to time

by Amruta S N and Selomi Garnaik June 13, 2026

Bengaluru / Commute

How accessible is Koramangala? A case study on bus connectivity challenges

by Mandanna Kushalappa, Siddharth M, Raghavi Kodati, Alexander James, Neha Verghese and Vaibhav June 3, 2026

Chennai / Commute

Pre-poll report card: Chennaiites call for better last-mile connectivity, walkable footpaths

by Archita Raghu April 22, 2026

Governance

Chennai / Governance

Chennai to lose thrice as many trees as originally estimated for Metro Phase II

by Archita Raghu June 23, 2026

Bengaluru / Governance

A decade without a Master Plan: Who should be planning Bengaluru’s future?

by Benjamin Mathews John June 2, 2026

Chennai / Governance

Chennai, meet your new MLAs

by News Desk May 25, 2026

Monsoons delayed. Heat continues in Indian cities.

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