urban planning

Water scarcity isn’t a distant threat anymore—it’s knocking on India’s door every summer. While we talk about big dams, desalination plants, and river-linking projects, one major solution is right inside our homes: grey water recycling. This simple idea can save thousands of litres of fresh water daily, reduce bills, and make households and cities more sustainable. Ready to understand how?...

Ever wondered why one side of the street is lined with cozy homes while the other bursts with buzzing shops or towering offices? That invisible hand guiding what goes where is called land use zoning. It’s the master plan behind how cities, towns and even rural areas are organized. By classifying land into different “zones,” planners decide where people live, work, shop, farm, manufacture or simply...