Second wave of floods hit Hyderabad as rains return

A fresh spell of overnight incessant rains caused flooding on Sunday in parts of the city and left a girl dead, days after it witnessed one of the worst deluges following the heaviest downpour in......

Covid-19: With great power comes great responsibility

Cities are setting the rules that now carry life and death implications for their residents, and most of these rules are sought to be set by the municipal authorities who have never wielded such......

Paytm employee tests positive, India's coronavirus count rises to 29

A Paytm employee in Gurgaon has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, advising its employees to work from home for the next couple of days. With......

Heavy rain causes havoc in Hyderabad; 1 killed

An eight-year-old girl was killed and her mother injured on Friday when the roof of their mud house collapsed in Narayanapet district of Telangana in heavy rains, even as the downpour caused havoc......

What ails our cities?

  There is a common set of root causes for the poor quality of urban life, says Subir Roy An urban crisis is upon us -- Delhi’s air pollution, Chennai’s floods, Bengaluru’s......

'Clean fuel for 54 cities by end of 12th Plan'

As many as 54 cities in the country will have clean fuel, both petrol and diesel, by the end of the 12th Five Year Plan, Union Environment Ministry secretary T Chatterjee said in Hyderabad on......

Andhra Pradesh all set to enter 'Info Age'

From a 'SMART' (Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent) administration, Andhra Pradesh will soon transform into an 'INFO-AGE' (Inclusive, Networked, Fast, Open, Accountable,......