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Smarter citizens for dumbed-down citiesIndian cities face chronic waterlogging each monsoon season. This recurring problem stems from poor civic planning and administrative negle...- NMCG starts two pilot projects using nature-based solutions for Yamuna drainsThe National Mission for Clean Ganga has started two pilot projects for urban drain treatment. These projects utilize constructed wetlands ...
- Gurgaon Waterlogging: Why does the Millennium City of Fortune 500 firms flood every time it rains? The answer has nothing to do with weatherGurugram's corporate corridor became a swamp after recent heavy rainfall. The city floods due to dismantled natural drainage systems over d...
- South Africa, in the mid-1800s, planted millions of Australian acacias as a dune fix; 180 years later, that decision is costing the country its rivers and ecosystemA 19th-century solution to coastal erosion in South Africa, planting Australian Acacia trees, has become a major environmental crisis. Thes...
- While trees across Bengaluru fall during heavy monsoon storms, this engineer’s 600-sq-ft rooftop forest of 100+ fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants stands strongBengaluru's monsoon woes are being countered by a remarkable five-storey rooftop forest, cultivated by engineer Venkataraman. This 600-squa...
- ET Alpha Wealth Summit | We are in Sankat Kaal, and in this Sagar Manthan, our job is to look for the next generation of winners: Saurabh MukherjeaIndia's economic future lies with manufacturing exporters, not consumer companies. Saurabh Mukherjea predicts this shift will drive earning...
- New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and more: Why top cities in US are seeing more rats than everRat problems are escalating in major US cities due to modern urban design, not just sanitation. Dense populations, extensive underground in...
- 10 Ganga basin cities adopting integrated river-sensitive urban planning: Namami GangeIn a post on X, Namami Gange, the mission's flagship programme for conserving the Ganga river, said the URMP initiative is an attempt to re...
- Delhi’s latest side hustle: People are getting paid to shop alongside strangers, carry bags, stand in queues and even unfold a chairDelhi's markets are seeing a rise in hourly "personal helpers" who assist shoppers with tasks like carrying bags and waiting in queues. Thi...
- A windy walk through an Ohio neighborhood led a 12-year-old to build a platform that keeps trash cans from spilling into the streetIn a world where litter is all too common, young inventor Damian Earley rose to the challenge. With keen awareness of his surroundings, he ...
- Rs 10.9 lakh crore burden: Iran shock can take a load off India's backRising oil prices triggered by the Iran conflict are pushing India to accelerate its shift away from fossil fuels, with the government fast...
- From kitchen storage to recycling bins: How Deposit Refund Schemes can change India’s plastic economyIndia is exploring Deposit Refund Schemes (DRS) to tackle plastic waste, where consumers pay a small deposit on packaged products, refunded...
- Flooding after a few hours of rain: Why Indian cities keep fixing the same problems again and againBengaluru's recent flooding highlights a recurring issue in Indian cities: infrastructure upgrades fail to prevent disruptions due to a lac...
- Love your parents, but don't like to live with them for even two nights? Psychology says internal conflict isn’t your fault, but there is a secret behind this constant struggleThe psychology of loving your parents but struggling to stay with them reveals a deeper truth: emotional connection does not always mean co...
- Can West Bengal reclaim its economic glory? A look at the challenges and hopesWest Bengal once led India's economy but lost its way due to industrial issues and policy uncertainty. A recent election signals a public d...
- Sprawls to make us crawlIndian cities grapple with increasing floods due to poor urban planning and suburban sprawl. Suburbanization leads to inadequate stormwater...
- Centre highlights cities that have curbed urban floodingAs Davanagere got selected as a smart city under the Centre's flagship mission, it got additional funds and decided to initiate projects to...
- Bangalore needs an urban rescue plan as city crumbles due to heavy rainfallThe impacts of climate change - during June 1-August 31, rainfall in Bengaluru was 60% in excess of the long-period average - are exacerbat...
- Urban flooding: Act before cars and bikes start floating in streets againWaterlogging during rains is part of the urban experience. However, in the past decade, there has been an increase in urban flood events ac...
- Atal Mission for 13 cities to get Rs 495 crore for 2015-16The central government will bear 90% of the project costs for cities in the north east and J&K, 100% for Puducherry and 50% of the cost in ...
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