India’s smaller cities are grappling with record-breaking heatwaves, with places like Ooty, Barmer, and Ratlam reaching unprecedented temperatures. As studies show urbanisation as significantly contributing factor to rising temperatures, how are cities adapting to these extreme conditions? Innovative solutions like heat action plans, cooling stations, and community-driven initiatives are being implemented. Could these strategies be the key to combating the escalating heat cri

Despite the ban on manual scavenging, there continues to be thousands of fatalities since 1993. With workers still engaged in sewer cleaning, the gap between policy and practice remains stark. While machines and technologies like Kerala’s Bandicoot robot offer hope, questions about implementation and accessibility persist. Can this technological shift finally bring dignity and safety to sanitation work, or is a deeper systemic change needed to eradicate this practice?