Ecology Vs Development

There is an intense debate regarding the difficulties in maintenance of the ecological system along with development...

Yatin Pandya explains the bad attitude of developers towards ecology and how they are just playing to the gallery and not actually taking any steps towards ecological preservation...

Designed to Kill: Trees versus development

This London dream has parts missing

"For Kolkata to improve, the greater part of the city must be involved."

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : This London dream has parts missing

The right to vend

"With national urban policies repeatedly failing to improve access to cities and protect the livelihood rights of those who live in them, the hope and effort of more than 10 million street vendors lies in pushing the government to enact a Central law to secure their rights. "

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : The right to vend: A Central law, which can be enacted under the concurrent list that includes economic planning and labour welfare, will help enforce their rights through courts.

Co-opting street vendors is a necessary and important step towards making our cities inclusive and equitable.

Building sustainable habitats

"At a time when efforts should focus on enforcing existing codes to improve sustainability of habitats, the Union Ministry of Urban Development has decided to bring in new rules to address concerns related to climate change."

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Building sustainable habitats

The thrust must be on making easy-to-implement codes at the local body level, and improve the supply of sustainable building technologies and materials.