Mumbaikars are fighting for their mangroves in various ways such as protesting and through art such as street plays.

Ahead of Chennai’s elections, residents flag issues in waste management, harmful garbage-related policies, and gaps in ...

Waste management is one such problem area that the city has been grappling with for years. The state and local governments have failed to come up with an effective policy and strict implementation of ...

We spoke to authors of the Janaagraha report, ‘Shaping Urban India’ to understand its recommendations in the context of ...

Citizen Matters travelled from Kovalam to Mahabalipuram to talk to fisher communities about the upcoming Mamallan reservoir ...

In the volumes of citizen-generated data on the city's biodiversity, pollinators who sustain the urban ecosystem do not seem to be getting their due attention.

As the Assembly elections near, residents across Chennai flag zoning violations, poor urban planning amid rapid growth.

I have been following the K100 stormwater drain (SWD) project for some time and had loosely worked on it in the past. Once neglected, this stretch from Majestic to Bellandur Lake has gradually been ...

A collective of active citizens, non-governmental organisations, sustainable transport experts, and other stakeholders has called for strengthening the public transport network in Tamil Nadu's cities, ...

The state budget outlines a Rs. 3,000 crore World Bank-assisted project to mitigate the ill effects of climate change and control floods in Bengaluru. The Karnataka 2023-24 budget must be examined ...

We trace the journey of different types of garbage in Chennai and explore the waste management system laid out by the GCC in the city. “Namma ooru, semma joru…” – the catchy song playing from garbage ...