Saundarya, a women's cooperative formed by organising marginalised informal workers, provides professional housekeeping ...

Pallikaranai marshland and Kodungaiyur wetland – both ecosensitive zones – have now become the city’s dumpyards. Dumping of ...

A Bengaluru driving school is rethinking how people learn to drive in a bid to enhance road safety. Watch the video to know ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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.

Open Natural Ecosystems in Bengaluru harbour rich biodiversity. Take a look at what they hold and what we risk losing to unchecked development. When we discuss urban nature, we often forget about real ...

Residents of this society, guided by Stree Mukti Sanghatana, prove how composting at source cuts landfill waste and builds sustainable habits. Even as the Mumbai skyline changes with redeveloped ...

Experts suggest that with a few tweaks, the GCC can still run the decentralised waste management system effectively. Muthulakshmi*, a sanitary worker contracted with the Greater Chennai Corporation ...