Urbanisation in India is progressing at an unprecedented pace, creating an urgent need to address the challenges that accompany it. The cities are growing, infrastructure is inadequate, and public services are under immense stress.
Indian cities are rapidly growing into large, diverse and unwieldy urban agglo merations. It is only pertinent to reflect on…
Citizen and the civic body have joined hands on how to protect Banka, a small river that passes through Burdwan…
Increased urbanisation is leading to a surge in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among young adults and even adolescents in Indians, according to the world’s largest population-based study on 30,000 symptomatic patients, published in the journal Lancet.
The high population density due to urbanisation is the main reason, which directly or indirectly drives the PM2.5 emissions in all these four metropolises, the study, based on the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) framework has said.
In the absence of institutionalised post-occupancy evaluations and feedback mechanisms quickly informing policy, government agencies concerned with housing seem to relentlessly repeat the number-achieving drill, ticking off beneficiary lists oblivious to the quality of living environments being created on ground.
Atishi highlighted five key initiatives by the Delhi government taken in the past six years related to education, healthcare, access to water, equitable power supply and electric mobility in her address at the global podium.
These destinations have somehow managed to keep themselves away from the growing pollution level with their efforts.
5th Smart Cities 2019 India Expo inaugurated in Delhi
Entrepreneurs are coming up with innovative ideas to protect the planet
