Taraknath Mazumder, assistant professor of architecture and regional planning at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, spoke to Maureen Nandini Mitra. Excerpts
Ajay Maken, Union minister of state for urban development On solutions to the parking crisis We have brought out the National Urban Transport Policy. The idea is to encourage efficient
I wrote last fortnight about how mining in Goa for iron ore was ripping its forests and devastating its people. I wrote of the violence and protests I saw in its villages, where miners were pitted against people angry at the loss of their cultivable lands and their water bodies. I had asked then
Fuel economy isn"t just good economics VERY crudely, the less fuel the vehicle consumes, the less it emits. Regulators across the world look at this problem in two waysÀ one, they directly
Global warming and sea level rise On December 13, 2006, scientists warned that the Arctic ice is melting at a rate faster than was estimated. The ice has been shrinking steadily over the past 30
for the broken hearts: Researchers in North Carolina say zebrafish may hold the key to understanding repairs of the heart. Researchers at Duke University said when they removed a portion of the
