Urban Planning
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After 23-year-old’s death, Bengaluru civic body admits absence of rain safety audits in underpasses
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will now carry out safety audits of 18 underpasses in the city.
Scroll Staff
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Lessons from Seoul and Morbi: Why Indian cities must address crowd management
Local government authorities should consider using AI that measures crowd density alongside infrastructure to mitigate disasters.
Madhav Pai & Vishal Ramprasad
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The Line: Will Saudi Arabia’s 170-km mirrored city be the utopia it promises to be?
It is touted as a post-carbon eco-city, with ‘progressive laws and ‘human experience’ at its heart.
Andrew Allan, The Conversation & Subha Parida, The Conversation
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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Bengaluru municipal corporation’s failure to remove drain encroachments caused floods: Karnataka HC
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike failed to perform its statutory duties, the High Court noted.
Scroll Staff
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At Bengaluru’s Rainbow Drive, a snapshot of the city’s man-made flood challenges
Recent constructions have encroached on low lands and overflow channels, hampering the flow of rainwater into drainage areas.
Meera K
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‘Bengaluru’s flood devastation is the tyranny of small decisions’: Water expert Vishwanath S
The waterlogging has not been caused by the heavy rain but by bad planning, he says.
Aishwarya Iyer
Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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Shimla’s first major development plan in four decades is a lost opportunity
A month after the Himachal Pradesh government unveiled the plan, the National Green Tribunal stayed it noting that it may result in disastrous consequences.
Vivek Gupta
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Smart technologies pose a threat to women working as informal recyclers in India
While such initiatives are often promoted as beneficial for all, they are being increasingly criticised for catering to the priorities of affluent citizens.
Josie Wittmer, The Conversation
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As Indonesia builds a new capital, it should avoid the expensive mistakes of other planned cities
The cities of the future should be gender-egalitarian, classless, peaceful, ecological and beautiful.
Dorina Pojani, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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A cycle track around Mumbai’s Powai lake won’t improve liveability – it will compromise it further
An urban planning researcher argues the project goes against common sense, not just environmental logic.
Himanshu Burte
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Delhi Master Plan 2041: Is there space for waste workers?
The city urgently needs formalised, standardised spaces for waste work.
Shruti Sinha
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Delhi Master Plan 2041: What would the city look like if children’s views were incorporated?
The master plan shapes a city that will be inherited by today’s children 20 years later. So it seems only fair to have children determining a city’s future.
Avira Bhatt
The Field
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title