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19/01/2019 - 12:21
City governments create maps for enabling the distribution of public services, understanding the land-use patterns and demarcating important boundaries. Samantha Lloyd delves into the maps prepared by the Ranchi Municipal Corporation to determine whether city maps are usable and comprehensible.
19/01/2019 - 11:41
The recent IPCC report indicates that coastal cities like Chennai are prone to submergence, flooding, and other natural disasters. The city urgently needs to build accountability for poor management of wetland resources. The dangers of failing to do so were highlighted in a seminar on wetland abuse, which brought together senior researchers, fisherfolk, government officials, and experts.
19/01/2019 - 10:25
Chennai’s Second Master Plan envisions “a prime metropolis which will become more livable, economically vibrant, environmentally sustainable, and with better assets for future generations”. However, an examination of this vision from the perspective of the urban poor reveals that the plan does not address social and economic inequalities.
11/01/2019 - 09:20
This blog summarises the third and fourth session of the Consumer Guidance Seminar on Banking Services held in February 2018. The session on the effectiveness of RBI guidelines covered a discussion on the role of RBI in the monetary policy but also the maintenance of financial stability. The fourth session included case studies on digital security issues in the banking sector. 
28/11/2018 - 09:36
Instead of having separate indices for soil, water and air, Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) combines all of them in a single index, to assign a numerical value to the extent of pollution in an industrial cluster.
08/11/2018 - 14:16
Plastic pollution, which has pervaded every major aspect of our life, is a global problem. This article explores why the fight to protect land, forests, and rivers must include the fight against plastic. 
07/08/2018 - 14:22
Growing up, I thought my city, Madras (that is also Chennai) was just unfortunate to be permanently water-starved.
25/07/2018 - 13:00
What makes a journey safe - better drivers or better roads?
02/07/2018 - 14:00
The second session of the Consumer Guidance Seminar was on the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill. The FRDI Bill aims to monitor financial institutions by establishing the Resolution Corporation (RC) to help streamline banks and financial institutions in the event of financial crisis. 
11/06/2018 - 11:03
A refrigerator is an important appliance in most households.