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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
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The 3 R approach for companies to build nature-positive cities

The private sector must develop ecofriendly building materials, standardise construction practices globally, and use circular economy practices to limit waste production.

Carbon, chaos, communalism—book launch asks if cities can survive their own growth

At the launch of Cities Rethought: A New Urban Disposition, urban researcher Gautam Bhan warned that cities face a tough choice—grow or save the planet—while climate policies favour the powerful.

Survey of India ties up with private firm for ‘dynamic digital mapping’, cities set to get 3D ‘twins’

The digital twin cities will mirror real urban landscape and these high-resolutions maps are expected to help in urban planning, development, navigation & disaster preparedness.

Delhi, Mumbai India’s ‘most liveable cities’ & Bengaluru not far behind, shows Economist data

According to Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Index, Delhi & Mumbai both scored 60.2, sharing 141st rank. Meanwhile, 10 of China’s 19 cities in the list were in top 100.

60-second heritage – Instagram is breathing life into India’s old cities, buildings, stories

Instagram pages dedicated to India’s old cities are creating online museums of history, heritage and people, one Reel at a time.

Bengaluru scores poorly on infra parameter, ranked least livable city in India in global index

The Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Livability Index 2022 analysed living conditions in 173 cities, 5 of which — New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru & Ahmedabad — were in India.

‘Griddy’ cities may have easy routes, but they’re bad for developing navigation skills

So, what is it about cities that seems to bring down our spatial abilities? This US study shows why.

Roaming, grooming, protecting – Three activities that define young men in New India

In ‘Becoming Young Men in a New India,’ Shannon Philip shows how men in urban India engage in elaborate rituals of seeing and being seen.

Why Coimbatore, Indore & Surat will decide success of India’s urbanisation. Not Mumbai & Delhi

The big metros don’t do well in city rankings, in India or internationally. Mumbai and Delhi rarely rank high, and the biggest European, American, and Chinese cities are not the most liveable either.

India’s R for Covid back at 0.98 after dip, Delhi only major city with value below 1

Jammu & Kashmir’s R value rose to 1.23 this week from 1.07 last week. Mizoram, where R was 0.88 last week, saw the value increase to 1.14.

On Camera

Road building is a money-making racket in India. And we have a very short memory

We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.