Residents propose a zero-waste plan for Chennai, opposing polluting WTE plants with sustainable, people-led, eco-friendly ...

To enable peaceful protests without harming daily life, authorities must enforce rules and expand protest zones, while not curtailing voices of dissent.

In an open letter to the Urban Development Department, a concerned citizen says drain buffer cuts defy court orders and ...

Chennai's waste management contracts raise red flags: rising costs, lack of transparency, weak oversight, and little public ...

Since Bengaluru’s first wet waste plant, residents have protested over health and environment impacts. But is shutting them ...

Flyovers may not fix Chennai's growing traffic and mobility problems. Prioritising public transport, walking, and cycling is ...

Government agencies neither implement nor enforce laws that mandate schools to provide facilities for students with ...

Shrinking buffer zones may open the floodgates for unchecked construction in Bengaluru. What does this mean for the city’s ...

Citizen Matters is India’s leading Civic Media Platform. We dig into the “why” and “how” behind issues plaguing our cities and neighbourhoods—and spotlight solutions. But we go further. We focus on ...

As of September 2nd, 2025, Bengaluru transitioned into a new urban governance system based on the Greater Bengaluru ...

Every day, India throws away enough plastic to fill 65 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Around 60% of this comes from the packaging industry—chip packets, bottles, polythene covers, and multi-layered ...