Our cities lack an understanding of how heat stress can affect people. Ujjvala emphasizes the need for localised planning, ...

The Greater Bengaluru Governance Act is riddled with structural, financial, and legal contradictions, posing a risk of ...

The HAP includes emergency measures to deal with heat-related ailments, but misses key interventions like heat insurance.

You and every citizen frustrated by potholed roads, air pollution, garbage—in short our broken cities. Citizen Matters is India’s leading Civic Media Platform. We dig into the “why” and “how” behind ...

The GBGA appears to be a deliberate attempt to sideline the 74th Constitutional Amendment by shifting power from BBMP to the ...

Part of a panchayat lake has just disappeared after restoration. Lakes under Panchayat’s custody often suffer from neglect, ...

All you need to know about the ongoing debate concerning the DPDP Act; and the uncertain future of bike taxis in Bengaluru.

With continued efforts, SIMPLE has avoided over 50 metric tonnes of organic waste and dry waste going to dump yards to date ...

Engineered solutions with natural components, such as bioswales and constructed wetlands, can help Mumbai build climate ...

The residents of the resettlement site in Chennai have made gradual upgrades to their homes, but are yet to get formal land titles from the government.

The Evershine Cosmic Co-operative Housing Society in Mumbai's Andheri (West) recycles 1.24 lakh litres of black water daily through its STP.

Even as the Water Board is promoting Cauvery connections for slum dwellers, the slums that already have connections are getting insufficient, contaminated water.