Piyush Rout

Speaker Sir, on becoming the 21st Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly, I’m sure you will safeguard democracy as well as Constitution of India. Today, on this auspicious day, I would like…

Amid the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste, recently-concluded Stockholm+50 acted as a springboard to accelerate implementation…

It’s 50 years since the Stockholm Conference in 1972 decided to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5 every year. That conference spurred the formation of environment ministries and…

Our cities are fast becoming a society of obese children living in polluted neighbourhood. Cycling to school is often mentioned as a great way to get kids active and reduce number of cars on…

With urban planning, since its evolution, focusing on planned growth of a city by facilitating land use, the world now lives in cities while agriculture is relegated to rural mass. Though…

Bhubaneswar: The man whom Mahatma Gandhi described as a great patriot, who wore himself out in giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes, is none other than an Odia, known…

Does rising temperature in Bhubaneswar make any sense to anyone? Not really. Because, it is not for the first time that the city recorded 41.7℃ (April 23). In spring last year, Bhubaneswar…

During our school days three decades ago, it was beyond our imagination that Bhubaneswar will change so fast. We could  not think that the city will turn warmer with every passing summer,…

Globally, over 50% of the population lives in urban areas. By 2045, the world’s urban population will increase by 1.5 times to 6 billion. City leaders must move quickly to plan for growth…

When the results of election to Bhubaneswar Mayor post were declared on Saturday, the Temple City created history by electing a woman as its first mayor. What does it mean to Bhubaneswar?…