Issue 25: Smart Cities or Regenerative Cities?
Editorial: What do want? Smart Cities or Regenerative Cities Very often a word, a phrase or an idea can mislead us, or mislead even several […]
Sustainability
Our Cities need Regenerating, Our Villages Must be Valued
Herbert Girardet, author of “Regenerating Cities” warns that an unplanned, urbanising world could be a tragedy in the making. I live in a village, but my […]
To Save Our Cities, Put Children First
What’s the universal design principle that can regenerate our cities, make them great? Kid-friendliness, says architect Jason McLennan. This article talks largely about American cities […]
Green Cities and Smart Cities
The definition of “urban sustainability” overlooks key facets of a city’s ecological footprint (such as food systems, resource consumption, production related greenhouse gas emissions, air […]
Should Bangalore Aim to Become a Smart City?
There is growing recognition that cities, which house more than half the world’s population already, require increased policy and development attention. India’s policy response to […]
Issue 24: Chemicals in our Lives
Editorial: Chemicals in our Lives Chemicals have played a major role in building the modern world. They have also played a major role in trashing the […]
Why Are We Showering Our Children with Chemicals?
Bhoomi feature that takes a hard look at chemicals in our lives and the chemicals we unwittingly expose our children to. An old adage in […]
The Only Safe Option: Cloth Diapers for Babies
There are many joys of motherhood: Baby’s round toes, cherubic smile, twinkling eyes, contented gurgles…. When my child was born, the hospital provided disposable diapers […]
Beware of Chemicals in Beauty & Personal Care
Beauty and personal care products are as old as the human race. And we apply practically all of them on the skin, the largest organ […]
How clean are our Cleaning Agents?
A wide array of chemicals are used in day to day household products. We have become so addicted to them that we look out for […]