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

· May 23, 2023 · 03:47 pm

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

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Vishal Ramprasad

· Dec 08, 2022 · 07:30 am

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

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Subha Parida, The Conversation

· Sep 17, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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

· Sep 13, 2022 · 01:18 pm

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

· Sep 07, 2022 · 06:30 am

‘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

· Sep 06, 2022 · 07:55 pm

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

· Jun 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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

· May 25, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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

· Feb 11, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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

· Nov 17, 2021 · 06:30 am

Delhi Master Plan 2041: Is there space for waste workers?

The city urgently needs formalised, standardised spaces for waste work.

Shruti Sinha

· Oct 15, 2021 · 09:00 am

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

· Oct 06, 2021 · 07:30 am