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From Shanty To Swanky : The Wildly Differing Prices Of Property In Mumbai
Danish Siddiqui’s photographs document the huge disparity in the price of finding somewhere to live in Mumbai, one…
2015-06-13
Mumbai Metro: Your Credit Card Is Now Your Fare Card
Every second counts when you’re racing to catch a bus or a train, and stopping to buy or…
2015-06-05
Towers Of Silence In Mumbai
In exclusive Malabar Hill, the city’s dwindling Parsi community continues with the Zoroastrian tradition of disposing of dead…
2015-04-23
Pictures : Mumbai After Dark
From kids frolicking on Marine Drive to the clubs of Bandra and the patchwork lights of Dharavi –…
2015-03-16
It Takes A Village: Defining Sustainable Infrastructure
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. Infrastructure investments offer very concrete…
2023-09-29
India Lands A Spacecraft Near The Moon’s South Pole, A First For The World As It Joins Elite Club
NEW DELHI (AP) — India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole…
2023-08-24
The World’s Next Megacities
By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities, up from 54 percent in 2020,…
2023-01-20
The Wealthiest Cities in the World in 2022
The USA dominates the world’s Top 20 Cities with the Most Millionaires in 2022, with New York taking the crown…
2022-10-23
After Early Success, India’s Daily COVID Infections Have Surpassed The US And Brazil. Why?
India is in the grip of a massive second wave of COVID-19 infections, surpassing even the United States…
2021-04-26
Common Reasons Why Your AC Stopped Working
If your AC is not purring and humming as usual and all you keep hearing are strange noises…
2020-11-11
Coronavirus Hasn’t Killed The City. Here’s Why
No city has escaped the deadly spread of COVID-19. But the virus has had a profoundly uneven impact…
2020-09-16
Megacity Slums Are Incubators Of Disease – But Coronavirus Response Isn’t Helping The Billion People Who Live In Them
Having ravaged some of the world’s wealthiest cities, the coronavirus pandemic is now spreading into the megacities of…
2020-05-21
Credit Limit: What Does It Mean? How Is It Determined?
If you wish to apply for a credit card, then you must know the important details about it…
2020-04-20
The 10 Best Street Food Cities Of 2019
While some travel to learn or to immerse themselves in different cultures, some travel with a single mission…
2019-12-03
Super Circular Economy: Can Waste Manage Waste?
Last February, I got the chance to visit a sustainability conference in a small town named Ukhrul in the Manipur…
2019-09-29
Global Inequality Is 25% Higher Than It Would Have Been In A Climate-Stable World
Those least responsible for global warming will suffer the most. Poorer countries – those that have contributed far…
2019-05-02
Why The World Should Be Watching India’s Fast-Growing Cities
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) predicts that future increases in the world’s urban population will…
2019-01-24
Why What’s Happening In Antarctica Won’t Stay In Antarctica
The loss of polar ice may seem like an abstract concern, but it’s one that will affect all…
2018-10-09
Cities Change How Much It Rains & Where Storms Hit
Urban development changes storm patterns and rainfall amounts, two new papers suggest. The research highlights the need for…
2018-06-28
The Global Housing Crisis
Scarce, unaffordable housing is not a local problem in a few places, but is baked into the 21st-century…
2018-04-18
The 100 Million City : Is 21st Century Urbanisation Out Of Control?
Projections suggest cities will swell at an astonishing pace – but whether that means our salvation or an…
2018-03-27
Stop Saying ‘Smart Cities’
Digital stardust won’t magically make future cities more affordable or resilient. The term “smart city” is interesting yet…
2018-02-28
Why Cheaper Cities Tend To Be Less Liveable?
If you are a Bengaluru resident and have been feeling the pinch of inflation, we have a surprise:…
2017-06-01
Cities Redefining What Densely Populated Means
Cities are all about density – groups of strangers agreeing to spend their lives in close proximity, whether…
2017-05-23
Singapore Island’s Smallness Drives The Bigness Of Its Ambitions
Jurong Island, a man-made smear of sand, lies just off the southern coast of Singapore. A quarter the…
2017-05-11
Photographing The Souls Of The Metropolis
This photographer embarked on a quest to commemorate the human sides of 22 bustling cities. Is it possible…
2017-04-10
U.S. Hyperloops May Succeed Where It Was Not Invented
Across Europe and parts of Asia, travellers can enjoy some of the fastest rail services in the world.…
2017-01-13
Smart Cities Is Not Enough, It Needs To Be Smarter Or Else
As a planet, we have some serious climate targets to meet in the coming years. The Paris Agreement,…
2016-12-16
Earth Is Speaking Back To Us With Alphabets!
In July 2012, while working on a story about wildfires, NASA’s science writer and social media manager Adam…
2016-10-18
Can Happiness Be Designed?
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced that it’s government has chosen 60 individuals to serve as “chief…
2016-08-18
The 11 Best Co-working Spaces In Asia Pacific To Get Work Done
First of all, what is Co-working? Co-working is a style of work that involves a shared working environment,…
2016-08-01
Sci-Fi Cities & Mega Cities Of The Future, As Imagined Or Not?
Will we live in buildings made out of waste, heavily surveilled smart cities, or maybe floating communities designed…
2016-05-30
Heaven Or Hell On Earth? At The Fringes Of World’s Biggest Cities
Over eight years, photojournalist Adam Hinton spent time in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta, Manila, Cape…
2016-05-20
Our World Is Run By Global Corporations & Megacities, Not Countries
As cities and companies gain in influence and the power of nation-states decreases, the world is undergoing a…
2016-04-26
2016’s Most Expensive City Is Still Unsurprisingly Singapore
Singapore has again been judged as the world’s most expensive city but costs across the world have been…
2016-03-11
The Uneven Terrain Of City Booms
Across the globe there is an urban resurgence. In fact, it is of such major and global significance…
2015-11-20
Migrants Are The Key Source Of Vitality For Cities, Plan Well
The world’s population is becoming increasingly urban. Sometime in 2007 is usually reckoned to be the turning point…
2015-11-06
The 10 Most Extravagant Mansions On Earth
For most people, the goals in life boil down to a functional car, a stable job, some savings…
2015-10-16
The Top 10 Cities Of The Future
If you think about it, human settlements tend to have their own gravitational pull. Like stars and planets…
2015-08-24
DIY Guide : How To Build A City From Scratch
From Songdo, South Korea to Lavasa, India via Egypt’s unnamed new capital, everywhere you look it seems someone’s…
2015-07-03
Megacities Might Not Save The Planet After All
YOU LEARN TO put up with a lot when you live in Mexico State. The electricity is always…
2015-05-18
The 16 Best Street-Food Cities In The World
Sometimes the finest dining a country has to offer isn’t in a Michelin-starred restaurant — it’s within a…
2015-04-30
What Happens When All Our Cemeteries Are Full?
The business of death has become highly lucrative as the cost of dying rises in cities across the…
2015-04-23
Can A City Become Too Big?
The number of megacities has been increasing so rapidly in the last few decades that many are experiencing…
2015-04-18
Frankfurt Beats London To Most Sustainable City Title
The Sustainable Cities Index report by Arcadis ranks cities on 20 indicators in five key areas: the economy,…
2015-04-07
The 10 Most Sustainable Cities That Will Thrive As The World Crumbles
A new ranking looks at three factors that go into making a city successful: people, planet, and profit.…
2015-03-09
The Smartest Cities Rely On Citizen Cunning And Unglamorous Technology
Ignore the futuristic visions of governments and developers, it’s humble urban communities who lead the way in showing…
2015-03-02
The Urban Jungle, Animals In Cities
Half the world’s people live in cities – but urban environments have just a 10th of the species…
2015-02-04