Changing Cities
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In the era of the megalopolis, gauging the size of a city has become really hard
By the end of the 21st century, every place on the globe will be one type of a city or another.
James Cheshire, The Conversation & Michael Batty, The Conversation
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Climate change is making India’s west coast (including Mumbai) vulnerable to cyclones
An interview with atmospheric scientist Adam Sobel.
Disha Shetty, IndiaSpend.com
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Delhi’s historic commercial centre, Connaught Place, is now the hottest destination for a pub crawl
The colonnade lost ground to newer commercial districts and malls – only to be reborn as a hub of watering holes and restaurants.
Suneera Tandon, qz.com
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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In photos: Bangalore has lost more than half its heritage buildings since 1985
An exhibition by heritage organisation INTACH contrasts the ‘before’ and ‘after’ at the Garden City's heritage sites.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Cars are killing us – so how do we wean ourselves off them?
The evidence is in: cars are a risk to public health, and we need to find alternatives.
Alexandros Nikitas, The Conversation
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As Mumbai gets nostalgic about vanishing Irani cafés, clones emerge in Gurgaon, London
With London's Dishoom and Gurgaon's SodaBottleOpenerWala, Mumbai's dying Irani cafés are finding new avatars.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes