"Built on what was a series of islands, the city's historic downtown core is particularly vulnerable," the NYT said.
For those who aren't lucky enough to visit the iconic grounds, here's a stroll through the beautiful gardens.
'I would like to believe that out of this struggle (to effect climate change) will be born a generation that will be able to look upon the world with clearer eyes than those that preceded it; that they will be able to transcend the isolation in which humanity was entrapped in the time of its derangement; that they will rediscover their kinship with other beings, and that this vision, at once new and ancient, will find expression in a transformed and renewed art and literature.'
Scholars and students have cautioned that the proposed divisive and discriminatory changes would harm the country.
Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic?
Nilanjana S Roy compiles a list of the most eagerly awaited books next year.
She quit her career in financial services to pursue her passion for writing.
Donald Trump denied it. Hillary Clinton avoided saying it. But the Climate Change crisis is frighteningly real, says Sunita Narain.
President Pranab Mukherjee -- rewarded as president yet not trusted enough to be prime minister.
With 2016 officially behind us, let's look forward and speculate about the events, people and issues that will shape 2017.
The change of government in Goa changed THiNK's character. Literary or intellectual luminaries were replaced by big-ticket celebrities, says Sunil Sethi
Bharti Kher is a researcher, a mathematician, an anthropologist, and a rare contemporary artist pushing boundaries in her creative quest.
'Chetan Bhagat is not great literature. Is that like you write third rate books and people can't do much better than to read those third rate books. Is it really an achievement?'
Today humanity is churning the ocean with a thoughtless vengeance -- with toxic wastes, plastics and hazardous substances being dumped into our once pristine seas. And there is no benign Lord Shiva to rescue us from our collective greed, says Shyam Saran.
When Correa was hailed as India's greatest architect in 2013, he said, 'Greatest is so...so definite. Most innovative might have been better'
'Never lose your optimism. Never lose your aspiration and never -- even if India becomes a prosperous consumer society -- never ever lose that shining light in your eyes,' advises Dr Peter McLaughlin, headmaster of the Doon School.
Looking at how the idea of gift giving and taking on Diwali has changed
Shuma Raha finds out how writers are using social media to produce bestsellers.
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