Settlements and Transport

Human settlements with sustainability, equity, and fulfillment. Sustainable, equitable means including non-motorised and public transport

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This features both rural and urban areas, and the search to make human settlements sustainable, equitable, and fulfilling places to live and work in. This includes: sustainable architecture, localized generation of basic infrastructural, water and energy needs, urban biodiversity conservation, waste/garbage minimisation and recycling, efficiency and frugality in the use of these basics, the defense and revival of common and open spaces, participatory budgeting and planning of settlements.

We would also like to include stories of sustainable, equitable means of transport that can be accessed by all and that do not create ecological and social problems as is the case with a focus on privatized motorized transport. Stories on the promotion of public transport, cycling, walking, human/animal powered and other forms of ecologically sustainable and equitable transportation, planning for equitable access, reclaiming the roads and parking lots for public use, and so on, are featured.

Expensive, elitist models that may be ecologically sustainable but are not relevant for most people, are likely to be avoided here.

Wild About Plants

My strongest childhood memory is tinted green ... big spreads of bamboo and banana groves, in the sprawling greens of rice fields ... big thatch roofs dominated by green pumpkin creepers ...

Haryana gets its first village secretariat in Jind

Each village of Haryana will soon have its own secretariat which will ensure people get better access to various government schemes.

Cloth as currency – How Goonj is creating a parallel cashless economy

Using clothing, furniture, food-grains, and such, Goonj is helping rural communities develop their own infrastructure through cashless transactions.

The Man Who Carved A Road Through The Mountain So His People Could Reach A Doctor In Time

"If it took all my life now, I would carve us a road through the mountain.”

Kerala’s all-women ‘She Taxi’ set to cross borders

“The 24×7 cab fleet system is incorporated with enhanced safety and security features that will facilitate immediate aid in case of any emergency situation,”

Rebirth of a lake

Just give nature a chance and in turn she will benefit you and your families in ways you cannot imagine.

Raahgiri Day turns ‘1’!

On November 16, 2014, “Raahgiri Day – Apni Rahen, Apni Azaadi” completed 1 year in Gurgaon. It has been a commendable journey with thousands participating every Sunday.

Waste pickers in Pune and KKPKP

A participatory, decentralized, and recover-oriented approach needs to be emphasized for more sustainable waste management.

Fleet for disabled rolls out

Three disabled-friendly cabs introduced in Bangalore. Such facilities need to be made accessible to all, rather than to the few that can afford cabs.