Piyush Rout

It’s International Day of Clean Air for blue skies today. Commemorated every year on September 7, the aim is to raise awareness and mobilise global action to address air pollution, which was…

Walking under my umbrella this morning, the sight of children scurrying on their bicycles wearing raincoats, parents in a tearing hurry ushering their children into their vehicles to drop…

For some decades now, the municipal bodies and Odisha Government have been observing August 31 as the All India Local Self Government Day as if to symbolise the birth of civic bodies.…

Across the globe, urban planners are considered to be in the best public service profession. Just like medical science is there to take care of human beings' good health, urban planners find…

When was the last time you pedalled a bicycle to work, for leisure or physical exercise? This is not a question that one expects in university exam papers, but this is what a city like…

Cities throughout the world are facing the challenge of creating more – and decent – jobs. Cities and towns are not only places to live but also to work, it’s the interface between labour…

Give Earth the space to breathe or there will be no space for us to breathe. Think on these lines while moving around on Earth Day today. As we suffer in the scorching heat, we are…

Hello Bhubaneswar! The Master Canteen roundabout is gone, replaced by concrete plazas. For the first time since my birth, I had to wait on a bicycle to cross the road, as earlier it…

Bhubaneswar has turned 75 years today. A lot of things have changed. There are informal debates going on about the merging of Ekamra Khetra and Shree Khetra. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of…

Earth Hour shows us how each of us can be heroes for our planet, our home. Our actions today can change our tomorrow – so together, let’s change Climate Change. Earth Hour takes place…