Context: Census 2027 will retain the 2011 criteria for classifying urban settlements, despite India's changing urbanisation patterns.A settlement is classified as urban if it is either a statutory town notified by the State or satisfies all three cen...

Context: The Delhi Assembly has passed a law shifting the cut-off date for recognising Jhuggi-Jhopri (JJ) clusters from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2025.The Centre estimates that the revised rehabilitation policy could benefit approximately four l...

Context: Wetlands, including urban lakes, cover nearly 6% of the Earth's surface and are among the most productive ecosystems, supporting carbon sequestration, biodiversity, climate regulation and human well-being.●Despite their ecological importance...