How green are our cities? The key number in measuring that now is the per capita emission or how big a carbon footprint an individual leaves. The developed world pegs lndia's per capita emission at 1.7 tonnes. But a study by a non-profit organization of 40 indian cities says it is much lower at less than 1 tonne. The worst big city in India is Kolkata, at 1.83 tonnes, but it is...

Ravi Gulati left a corporate job and took to teaching children of drivers, barbers and maids near his home in New Delhi's Khan Market. Today, in his unusual classroom every student is a teacher and every teacher a student. "I don't expect the kids to pay me back but pay it forward," says the man who has turned his home into a learning centre for the poor. A Ganesh Nadar...

नागिरक-संगठनों के एक जांच-दल का कहना है कि छत्तीसगढ़ में नक्सलवाद से लड़ाई के नाम पर बड़े पैमाने पर निर्दोषों की हत्या, यातना और पुलिसिया बर्बरता को अंजाम दिया जा रहा है। जांच-दल का आरोप है कि जिन इलाकों में सुरक्षा बलों ने सशस्त्र माओवादी लड़ाकों के खिलाफ ऑपरेशन ग्रीनहंट चला रखा है वहां पत्रकारों को सुरक्षा की दुहाई देकर जाने से रोका जा रहा है। सात नागरिक संगठनों के एक...

“This is a country on the make.” The speaker was a young assistant to one of India’s rising political stars. And from his perspective, it did look that way. We were sitting in the lobby restaurant of New Delhi’s luxurious Taj Mahal Hotel. That evening, the Taj was not only the place for a government reception following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s decisive re-election victory, but it was also the scene...

Judges at India's Supreme Court have made public details about their financial assets and published the information on the court's website. Twenty one judges of the country's highest court presided over by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan have declared assets owned by them and their spouses. The landmark move follows intense public debate about the importance of judicial accountability in India. The decision is likely to lead to some 600 high court...