As temperatures climb in the city and construction faces a climate reckoning, urban planning and community engagement are a priority

Earlier this month, Chennai recorded its hottest March in 25 years. With another intense summer ahead in this coastal city, and humidity exacerbating the effects heart, there is a need for conversations on designing climate-responsive cooler homes and outdoor urban spaces of tree-lined parks, lakes and wetlands. Increasing green cover, implementing reflective roofing materials, adding…

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‘Syeda’s life mirrors India,’ says Neha Dixit, author of The Many Lives of Syeda X: The Story of an Unknown Indian

Neha Dixit | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Even as chants of ‘Vikshit Bharat’ (Developed India) loudly resonate among the country’s ruling party and policy-making, 80% of India’s workforce remains in the informal economy, working on exploitative wages, without any job security or protection by labour and safety laws. Yet, this overwhelming majority gets invisibilised in…

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