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    The physics behind potholes – and how to solve the problem

    Shirish B Patel
    · Aug 16, 2024 · 09:00 am
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    More than interesting buildings, it is a city’s public spaces that affect the lives of people

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    · Jan 19, 2024 · 10:00 pm
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    Worlds apart: How a writer from Lahore felt when he rode the London underground in 1900

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    · Jul 02, 2023 · 11:30 am
  • Srinagar: Why does a city of one million people not have a single snow clearance machine?

    Srinagar: Why does a city of one million people not have a single snow clearance machine?

    Safwat Zargar
    · Jan 12, 2021 · 09:00 am
  • Fire in Bandra slum sparks memories of 2011 blaze that gutted the same settlement

    Fire in Bandra slum sparks memories of 2011 blaze that gutted the same settlement

    Mridula Chari
    · Oct 26, 2017 · 10:54 pm
  • A rough monsoon has left India’s ramshackle cities more decrepit than ever. Get used to it

    A rough monsoon has left India’s ramshackle cities more decrepit than ever. Get used to it

    Samar Halarnkar
    · Oct 08, 2017 · 08:00 am
  • Morning headlines: Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal CM today, and 9 other top stories

    Morning headlines: Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal CM today, and 9 other top stories

    Scroll Staff
    · May 27, 2016 · 09:52 am
  • Bombay High Court pulls up civic bodies for failing to construct public toilets for women

    Bombay High Court pulls up civic bodies for failing to construct public toilets for women

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 23, 2016 · 09:25 am