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Delhi may be getting a swanky new airport style New Delhi railway station, but for the Old Delhi railway station, focus is very much on preservation of the old Heritage structure and building which is nearing 125 years soon. @KarnHT

Yesterday, the city woke up to the news of a big fire in a residential building in Delhi. When we spoke to the next door neighbours& firefighters who conducted the operation,it revealed how they shouted&cried for help for nearly 90mins before dying. In HT #google_vignette" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hindustantimes.com/author/hemani-…

A day after his 1985 PIL was disposed, HT spoke to MC Mehta. How he views the present pollution scenario, what Delhi requires and how lack of enforcement remains a challenge.

Here I interviewed @AnacludiaRossb1 @UNHABITAT about the critical urban challenges facing the world. She talked about the plans, investments, & systemic changes needed to address these challenges, & what India can offer as solutions to cities worldwide. hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-l…

#Indore's tragedy raises concerns about quality of #drinkingwater supply in our cities. What's could be contaminating it? @Csoumya21 tries to find out in this latest from @htTweets' #urbanaffairs vertical. hindustantimes.com/india-news/acr… #cleanwater #safedrinkingwater #urbanwatersupplu

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What the SC's stay order says: Aravalli facing threats other than mining; need domain experts, not babus, for informed and participatory decision-making; specify what ministry's 100m formula excludes; go by the FSI definition for now... indianexpress.com/article/india/…

SC stays 100m Aravalli definition, to form new expert panel for roadmap ahead indianexpress.com/article/legal-… via @IndianExpress

Harping on about the 'limited scope' for mining, the govt is yet to address (1) Why it misled the SC that 100m formula will cover more as Aravalli than the FSI's 3-degree definition (2) How even many 100m+ hills will not qualify as Aravalli when measured from local profile 1/3

FSI, CEC, Amicus... Supreme Court accepted govt’s 100-m Aravalli rule, its own panel had opposed it indianexpress.com/article/legal-… via @IndianExpress

Cities are extending municipal limits to become #megacities -- bigger city promises bigger GDP, investment pitches, infra plans & political influence. But do they have service delivery, local governance capabilities to realise this megacity dream? Not quite, writes @bookishmanoj

Blast from the past !!! Sept 2011 story from when we (led by @shivaniwrites ) ran a year long series on the Making of New Delhi !!!

Delighted to see Hindustan Times capture the essence of a city that is steadily transforming into India’s most vibrant coastal hub. Vizag blends world-class infrastructure, a booming tech ecosystem, AMTZ’s med-tech leadership, and unmatched natural beauty to create limitless possibilities. From Google’s AI investments to thriving startups, from hill-tech campuses to the new airport and metro, Vizag is proving what focused governance and public aspiration can achieve. Our mission is to make Vizag the economic and innovation engine of the East, and a global city that every Indian takes pride in. hindustantimes.com/india-news/ins…

Looking at @ZohranKMamdani historic win, many of us in India wondered if our own cities could ever experience a similarly politically charged campaign, or a remarkable mayoral feat such as his in #NewYorkCity. Perhaps not. Here are reasons why: hindustantimes.com/india-news/can…

In my latest , I look at how our megacities—having failed to expand public transport—are going in asphalt circles, building massive ring roads to decongest their cores. But instead of easing traffic, these loops end up pushing city boundaries outward.

Are Indian cities prepared for a vibrant night-time economy? Here’s @bookishmanoj exploring the feasibility of this oft-discussed concept in the Indian context -- from policy on paper to actionable steps. hindustantimes.com/india-news/dre…

Indian cities face severe flooding due to climate change, urban planning failures, and inadequate drainage systems hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-… (✍️@shivaniwrites)

#HTExclusive Delhi’s residential corners, hotels, community halls, & even unopened police posts are quietly doubling as detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshi migrants. @htTweets visited five such centres & found how Bangladeshis were holed up. @KarnHT and I report.

The new Greater #Bengaluru Authority aims to unify city's fragmented civic framework through a groundbreaking governance overhaul. The first of its kind in India, can it succeed & set template for other cities? Here's @bookishmanoj attempting to find out. hindustantimes.com/india-news/ben…

If keeping cities clean, unclogged & walkable isn't rocket science, as we often hear, why do civic administrations in India struggle to deliver on these basic aspects of liveability? In this series, we try to find out. Part one, I focus on #footpaths. hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-l…