The Centre has various plans to meet the housing needs of the country, writes K.A. Martin

A groundwater expert uses a webcam to find out the yield from borewells and identify problems. By

Realty developers are aggressively launching projects in north Chennai despite the area’s sluggish growth.

The buoyant office market of Bangalore quite makes up for the lukewarm residential segment, according to findings.

In the wake of the conference on building sustainability, architect Minni Sastry of TERI speaks to RANJANI GOVIND on the emerging thoughts relevant to the industry

A quick primer on how to manage all that rich organic waste your home generates

Barring very few functionally useful ones, many elevated concrete structures with suboptimal utility have ripped the city apart, defiled and marred it.

Cement deteriorates with age, and has an inherent weakness of cracking.

Chennai emerges as India’s No. 1 greenhouse gas emitter in a study done among seven major cities. Poor city and building design is the main culprit.

What is the significance of Earth Day and why does one have to celebrate it? Chandrashekar Hariharan of BCIL, an active associate of IGBC, shares a few points with Ranjani Govind

Keeping the air conditioner on for long will only create heat islands, says Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Here are five smart things that Chennai can do to become a cleaner, greener and healthier city.

Each housing project has to be site-specific, culturally appropriate and climatically conforming.

Dr. John Keung, CEO of Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority, plans to convert 80 per cent of all buildings in his country to green buildings by 2030.

The Ministry of Urban Development has proposed environmental guidelines for construction projects in urban areas. Nidhi Adlakha reports

At the World Bamboo Congress held in Korea this year, Rebecca Reubens spoke about bamboo’s potential for holistic sustainability through design.

The Japanese are increasingly shunning cars to help the urban environment get greener.

Each one of us has a role to play in combating drought and we should adopt the mantra of reject, reduce, reuse and recycle, says S. Vishwanath

Many architects with green ideologies have converted waste to usable construction material, some of it in the most innovative manner.

We should not wait for rules and regulations to save the earth from depradation. By Sathya Prakash Varanashi

India could finally have a driver on the F1 grid after 13 long years.

How a college project birthed a bootstrapped manufacturer of components for the armed forces 

In conversation with Avantika Saraogi, ED, and Stefan Barot, President, Chemicals Division, Balrampur Chini Mills

How regulation can nudge private banks to promote financial inclusion

Old or new, whichever iteration of the Tata Safari you look at, there’s a lot of charm, utility, and driving appeal, but which one gets our vote?

India, UK to legislate on allowing patients this choice

How clear communication and accountability in healthcare can significantly improve patient outcomes

Surge in cholera cases renews attention on the need to fortify public health

It is a sustainable solution for industrial waste management and renewable energy generation

The Birsa Harit Gram project serves as a potential model for agro-forestry, which is gaining ground because the buyers of carbon credits prefer — pay a premium — for credits based on Nature Based Solution, as opposed to offsetting projects like renewable energy or projects like carbon capture.

Jivi.ai taps GenAI to optimise available medical resources and widen healthcare access

As entrepreneurship explodes in India, we need more iconic founders who not only build sustainable firms but also retain their humility

The Sanjiv Puri-led group looks set to feed on the success of its brand extension strategy

From financial inclusion to wooing back savings deposits, lenders have reasons to reject digital-only mode

What does a manager do that we keep hiring new ones or keep promoting more of them? Which managerial layer is the most important?

The promise of an unchanged, consistent menu and supreme culinary artistry has drawn food lovers to ITC’s tables for decades

Lessons from European brands that have won consumers’ mindspace for long years

Booming demand for ecommerce delivery spurs freight handlers to open more centres, digitise for efficiency

Transshipment port at Galathea Bay is strategically located on the East-West international trade and shipping route

The daily quest to balance work, health, and personal life

Online petition halts re-homing of 16-year-old cat in London

How lab-grown rocks from Surat are set to power the development of high-performance electronics

The confusion and stigma surrounding the ‘morning after’ pill puts women’s health at risk

Aseem Kaushik, who leads the global beauty giant in India, says tech is playing a big part in its personalisation journey

The maker of Nippo batteries plans to innovate in its core business and get into LED bulbs

QNu Labs devises qubit-powered solutions for the ‘trillion-dollar cyber-attack problem’ 

Why startups in India cannot afford to take a hands-off approach towards the armies of gig workers they have created

Despite a late entry into telecom, digital services, and media, Reliance has raced to the top

Governance, compliance in focus as RBI cautions lenders against lapses

Forced to drop many of its attractive features, peer-to-peer lending faces an existential crisis in India