Exiled Tibetans to elect government in vote condemned by ChinaTibetans living outside China are voting for their government-in-exile. This election holds great importance as they face a future without ...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
Regime change in Bengal inevitable, TMC's repository of sins full: PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi stated a change in West Bengal's government is certain. He pointed to economic decline and alleged syndicate r...
09 Apr, 2026, 03.34 PM IST
India’s tech hiring opens FY27 on a cautious note with fresher roles under most pressure: ReportEntry-level openings, i.e. roles targeting candidates with up to two years of experience, are flat at 15,000 for the second consecutive mon...
02 Apr, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
New megacities lie in the path of devastating floodsGlobal population growth is concentrating in vulnerable Asian and African megacities. These urban centers face increasing flood threats due...
02 Dec, 2025, 08.15 AM IST
Study estimates 900 square kilometres of land across five Indian megacities subsidingVast areas in New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru are sinking. This land subsidence puts millions of people and thousands of...
28 Oct, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
NCLAT upholds NCLT order dismissing Wave Megacity's plea to initiate insolvency proceedings against itselfIn June last year, the Delhi-based Principal bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) rejected the plea filed by Wave Megacity Cen...
05 Jan, 2023, 10.16 PM IST
NCLT directs investigation against Wave Megacity for alleged siphoning of homebuyers' moneyNCLT also imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Wave Megacity for attempting to play fraud on thousands of homebuyers by filing a petition under ...
08 Jun, 2022, 09.29 PM IST
Kolkata has least overall emission levels among mega-citiesIts position on the two counts is better than the other five megacities - Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai as well as the me...
25 Aug, 2018, 11.07 AM IST
Governing mega-cities to become more challenging: Richard VermaGoverning the world's mega-cities will only become more challenging in the coming decades, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said.
23 Nov, 2015, 09.03 PM IST
India-US partnership in governance part of new paradigm: Arun K SinghTo meet the challenges of modern-day policing in megacities, India has undertaken Megacity Policing Initiative with focus on building the t...
09 Oct, 2015, 03.41 PM IST
India-US partnership in governance part of new paradigm: Arun K SinghThe cooperation between India and the US in meeting modern-day governance challenges is part of a "new paradigm" of collaboration between t...
09 Oct, 2015, 02.45 AM IST
China is building a megacity 'Jing-Jin-Ji' that will be larger than all of JapanIn its latest undertaking, the Chinese government has announced plans to make Beijing (current pop: 20 million) the center of an 82,000 squ...
24 Jul, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
China is turning Beijing into a megacity six times the size of New York CityFor years, Beijing's restrictive growth policies have driven residents and industry outside of the city to quickly urbanizing suburbs.
21 Jul, 2015, 01.13 PM IST
Ice melt, a mega-city riskMelting Antarctica glaciers due to global warming may push up sea levels faster than previously believed, potentially threatening megacitie...
20 Aug, 2014, 03.29 PM IST
- On Urbanity and Change
By 2025, the average population in cities will be three million, and there will be 29 megacities worldwide.
12 May, 2014, 04.14 AM IST
Delhi world's second most populous mega-cityMumbai, in terms of its Mumbai Metropolitan Region (including Navi Mumbai, Thane and Vasai-Virar among other satellite belts), houses aroun...
13 Sep, 2013, 09.51 AM IST
Design solutions for developing mega-cities by Mohsen MostafaviThe evolution of India’s cities mirrors its economic growth — chaotic, largely unplanned and seemingly at the edge of a precipice.
20 Apr, 2013, 03.55 AM IST