Rising Temperatures Threaten India’s Wheat Production

  DNNdarshan Extreme heatwaves are increasingly impacting India’s wheat production, particularly in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Scientists…

Now, obesity emerges as worrying public health crisis

  DNNdarshan India’s health policies have long focused on malnutrition, primarily targeting undernutrition through programs to…

The Sabarmati story: A river is more than a usable resource

The redeveloped, concretised, and glitzy Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad is a far cry from the meandering…

Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan has more hot air, less gas to propel it forward

The idea of Heat Action Plan for cities has come a long way from 2013 when…

Flooded realities of ‘smart’ city Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s commercial capital, finds a place among the top five smart cities in India. It…

Tests not 100% reliable, Gujarat tells court; reluctant to ramp up testing

They came. They saw. They left. The Central team that visited Gujarat on July 17-18th to…

From 630 to 122: Where did Ahmedabad’s lakes disappear?

Two large drainage holes almost incessantly vomit filthy, stinking, dark liquid into what has become a…

Surat fire a shrill alarm, but has the city really woken up?

The portents for a potential major fire disaster were visible all over Surat. Especially with the…

How good governance can transform a city: The tale of Surat

Ahmedabad: Managing data, not the virus

The percentage of deaths from COVID-19 in Gujarat is among the highest in the country, even…