the air we breathe: unmasking india’s pm2.5 crisis
A recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health delivers a grim warning—India’s deadly relationship with air pollution, specifically PM2.5, is costing millions of lives. Over 11 years (2009–2019), the research analysed district-level data across the country and found that every 10 µg/m³ increase in PM2.5 exposure corresponds to an 8.6% rise in all-cause mortality. These findings are no longer abstract academic numbers—they point to real people, real suffering, and a deep failure in our public health and environmental policy systems. PM2.5 and the Indian Reality of Air Pollution PM2.5—fine particulate matter less than 2.5...
Where Are the Urban Planners? Why India’s Urban Future Needs a New Ecosystem
Here’s a number that should make you pause: India has just 0.23 accredited urban planners per 100,000 people. Compare that...
Do Our Urban Leaders Truly Understand the Cities They Govern?
Why are Indian cities still gasping for air—quite literally and figuratively? The cracks in city governance are no longer subtle,...
Experts, Meet Doers: Why India’s Urban Future Needs Both Wheels of the Cart
Every few months, a new buzzword pops up in the world of urban planning — climate-resilient cities, child-friendly neighbourhoods, walkability,...
Mumbai’s First Elevated Forest Walkway Opens at Malabar Hill — But Are We Ready to Walk the Talk?
Mumbai opens its first elevated nature walkway at Malabar Hill on March 30 at 9 AM, marking a quiet but...
Uttarakhand’s ‘Green Chardham Yatra’ 2025: Can Pilgrimage and Sustainability Go Hand-in-Hand?
Every year, lakhs of devotees brave the treacherous roads, unpredictable weather, and high altitudes to visit the holy shrines of...
The Missing Link in Urban India: Why Citizen Ownership is Critical to Reclaim Our Cities ?
For decades, conversations about India’s urban challenges have revolved around familiar culprits: poor governance, outdated infrastructure, and lack of resources....
india’s tryst with designing pedestrian-friendly streets
Pondy Bazaar, has been Chennaites’ most sought after shopping destination for several decades, long before the large shopping malls sprung...
ahmedabad opens people friendly happy street
The two-decade-old Khau Gali, the gastronomy high-street of Ahmedabad, has returned in a new avatar as “Happy Street Ahmedabad" after...
electric buses making inroad in cities in india
The urban mobility sector in India is presently facing various challenges such as increasing private vehicle ownership, degrading air quality,...
why affordable housing in gujarat is a riddle?
When in 2012, Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) reappeared in front of the people and the media after almost a decade...
god is in the market: is city planning in india getting hijacked by free-market overtures?
In the summer of 2015, the Narendra Modi government announced the 100 Smart Cities Mission. Once the list of cities...
decoding india’s e-mobility policy & future landscape
In a rapidly transforming mobility paradigm, India has some inherent strengths and comparative advantages. The country also has a little...
making walkability in vogue in india, still a far cry
In the growing urban centres of today’s world, accessibility and walkability have become one of the growing concerns. Accessibility, in...
understanding the social cost of climate-change in india
Based on the IPCC 2018 report, it is estimated if trends in climate change and land holdings in India continue...
what nations can learn from australia bushfire?
We have seen enough of what has been happening in forests of Amazon, US state of California and more significantly...
what’s in store for sustainability, corporate social responsibility and climate action in budget2020
Indian budget, Budget2020, preparation process now over and to be presented on the floor of the parliament by the Union...
