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A Main Bazaar of Paharganj of Central Delhi. Since 2007, the population of Delhi has almost doubled, from 19 million in 2007 to an estimated 33 million in 2024 but without a proper planning system. Image by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-4.0)

Rethinking master plans for India’s growing cities

Kundan Pandey 23 Jul 2024
Rapid urbanisation, population growth, tourism, and climate change have exacerbated stress on groundwater resources in the Ladakh region. Image by Eldhojose19 via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Rapid urbanisation and climate change threaten groundwater resources in Ladakh, says study

Hirra Azmat 11 Jul 2024

From fear to fascination: More research and awareness to protect India’s misunderstood spiders

Laasya Shekhar 5 Jul 2024

With intense and recurring heat waves, AC market grows

Vishal Kumar Jain 5 Jul 2024

Surviving a heat stroke, against all odds

Simrin Sirur 1 Jul 2024
Rajiya, a resident of Kishan Kunj, a slum in east Delhi, stands on her home’s roof where she has spread damp jute bags to create cooling indoors. Image by Vandana K for Mongabay India.

Extreme heat compounds vulnerabilities in low income neighbourhoods

Vandana K. 27 Jun 2024

Kolkata’s overlooked air pollution crisis

Niladry Sarkar 12 Jun 2024
A Basai wetland in Gurugram

Urban growth fuels warming in Indian cities, finds a study

Kundan Pandey 10 Jun 2024
An auto driver seen standing in the shade in Connaught Place while waiting for a cusotmer to arrive. Photo by Pallavi Ghosh

Heat wave hits earnings, health of auto rickshaw drivers

Pallavi Ghosh 3 Jun 2024

Closing Bengaluru parks in the afternoons deprives outdoor workers of refuge from heat

Pragathi Ravi 20 May 2024
Researchers measuring a tree in Panjim, Goa. Photo by Nandini Velho.

As cities become megacities, their lanes are losing green cover

Divya Kilikar 9 May 2024
Manikonda is a commercial hub and a residential suburb in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Some estimates claim that India's half of the population is living in urban areas. Photo by iMahesh/Wikimedia Commons.

Political parties pivot to urban priorities in 2024 election manifestos

Kundan Pandey 8 May 2024

[Photos] Women, heat and informal housing

Almaas Masood 17 Apr 2024
To deal with the water crisis in Bengaluru, the government has curtailed water supplies to big users such as corporates and started penalising people for wasteful use of water.

Bengaluru rings alarm bells for urban water concerns

Max Martin 15 Apr 2024

Waterbirds adapt to nest and roost in the urban oases of Udaipur

Sneha Mahale 12 Apr 2024

Pricey guests: Urban invasive species cost the world billions every year

T. V. Padma 8 Apr 2024
Image shows a man standing on a bridge with a small stream flowing by

Residents, activists claim new Goa airport construction has impacted water availability

Maitreya Prithwiraj Ghorpade 18 Mar 2024

Restrictions implemented as dwindling water sources strain water supply in parts of Bengaluru

Sweta Daga 14 Mar 2024

Living with wildlife in urban Asia

Arathi Menon 19 Jan 2024

[Commentary] The future of Delhi’s green spaces

Saurab Babu, Aruneema Singh 8 Jan 2024