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Where Have All the Sparrows Gone? Humans Are to Blame, but We Can Change That!
As a child growing up in Pune, sparrows had always been an integral part of my life. I always heard stories about sparrows and crows, woke up to their chirping outside the window, and in the evening...
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Exclusive: Building Toilets Isn’t Enough. This Karnataka Town is a Shining...
With India’s urban population all set to touch 600 million in the next 15 years, it is imperative that our cities develop the necessary infrastructure for their residents. A critical component of urban...
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Bengal Gets Its First ‘Green City’ Tag: 6 Eco-Amenities That Helped New Town...
The awareness about increasing pollution levels has prompted people in urban areas to take up ‘greening’ measures to make their surroundings more verdant. Green cities are being planned out to...
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Exclusive: Pune Teen’s Smart Hacks Make Gardening at Home Super Simple!
Pune is a city that has always attempted to find a balance between urban development and nature, but has lately been tilting towards the former. With rapid development, the population of the city has...
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Opinion: Why Free Parking On Public Roads Is A Practice That India Must End
Parking is not a right, but a privilege. It’s something even the Central government once said in its 2011 National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC) report. “Parking is a consumer...
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This Is India’s Best State For Quality Of Life: 4 Examples It Has Set For The...
In a seemingly significant win for Andhra Pradesh, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ranked the state and its cities first in the ‘East of Living Index’ under a flagship Centre-sponsored scheme...
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Here’s How This IAS officer From Chhattisgarh Created India’s Cleanest Small...
Tomorrow, we celebrate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, a man who needs no introduction. Besides leading the charge against the British Empire without resorting to violence and standing on the principle...
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India’s ‘Most Liveable City’ Is Now Its First Lighthouse City: What It Means...
Pune, which was recently identified as the ‘Most Liveable City‘ in India, is now going one step ahead, thanks to the NITI Aayog and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The city has been selected as the...
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This Bengaluru Citizen ‘Adopted’ a Street To Transform It & You Can Do It Too!
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), in collaboration with citizen collective—The Ugly Indian (TUI), is urging residents and corporates to take charge and clean up their own neighborhoods...
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Why is Gurugram Flooded? Here are 3 Reasons the City’s History Reveals
There are many reasons why some parts of India flood more often than others. In the case of Assam, the Brahmaputra has changed course over the years, with erosion playing a major role in the flooding...
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The Honeycomb Effect: Small Causes, Small Changes – Big Impact [Part 1]
What does a techie who now sets up rainwater harvesting systems in rural schools have in common with an urban farmer who advocates growing vegetables on terraces and balconies? Can an apartment owner...
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‘Jago Banaras’ – A Campaign To Clean India’s Spiritual Capital
A great citizens’ initiative in Varanasi is trying to awaken a sense of civic awareness among the residents and tourists, and taking steps to bring local issues to the notice of the authorities in...
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Event Alert: Eco-Productive Cities, A Three-Day Conference at Auroville
Eco-Productive Cities A three-day conference 5th to 7th September 2013 at Auroville (near Puducherry), India Registration Fees: Rs.9500 Auroville Green Practices, a part of Auroville, an international...
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MY VIEW: The Chennai Flood Happened Due to a Complete Lack of Urban Planning
In the MY VIEW section, we highlight some of the most pertinent and interesting letters and opinions sent to us by our readers. Have something to say? Write to us: contact@thebetterindia.com with “MY...
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This Company Has a Make-In-India Solution to the Global Problem of...
A Tamil Nadu start-up has hit upon the perfect solution for India’s overflowing landfills – it segregates waste, creates an alternative fuel for industries and ensures complete reclamation of land....
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MY VIEW: A 6-Point Approach to Urban Planning That Ensures Housing for All...
The views expressed in this article are that of the author’s and do not in any way reflect the views of the organisation. Urban planner MS Raghavendra outlines a holistic approach to urban planning...
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TBI Blogs: Experience India in a Whole New Setting, at a Rural Mall Barely...
Malls are considered markers of the rapid urbanisation of many parts of India. However, even rural India has its own versions of these hubs of commerce and trade. Elita Almeida explores one such “mall”...
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ISRO, Railways Join Hands to Avert Accidents at Unmanned Level-Crossings
Each year the number of deaths that occur at level-crossings of the railways across India seem to rise. The Indian Railways has now collaborated with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to...
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5 Pedestrian-Friendly Measures All of India Should Adopt to Keep Us Safe
Most Indian cities are planned around the convenience of vehicular traffic. An estimate by The Independent shows that almost 35% of the total road fatalities in India involve pedestrians, and indicates...
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As Delhi Chokes on Its Traffic, the Solutions May Come From London
Public transport systems in this country are in a real mess. Although functional, they do little to alleviate the asphyxiating hold that traffic congestions have across Indian cities. A...
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Pune To Delhi: These ‘Unpopular’ Governance Solutions May Just Fix Our...
Thousands of column inches have been dedicated to describing the decrepit state of urban governance in this country. Institutions at the heart of delivering governance in our cities continue to suffer...
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