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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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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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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
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate