13+ hour, 31+ min ago   (422+ words) The Bengal government plans to relocate a tigress from Bihar’s Valmiki National Park and Tiger Reserve to Buxa Tiger Reserve in north Bengal, in an effort to revive a tiger population that has declined over several decades. Three teams have…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (866+ words) Bengaluru Air Pollution Rankings Expose a Governance Gap urbanacres.in Bengaluru Air Pollution Rankings Expose a Governance Gap Subheadline: Bengaluru’s 32nd-place finish in the 2026 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan shows how traffic, industrial emissions, waste practices and household fuel costs complicate clean-air…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (388+ words) Bengaluru | September 8, 2026 Bengaluru has ranked 32nd among India’s million-plus cities in the 2026 Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, placing it among the bottom 10 performers despite measures under the National Clean Air Programme and clean-fuel schemes. The city scored 152.6 points in the assessment announced by…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (812+ words) urbanacres.in Jio Satellite Broadband Plan Tests India’s Digital Infrastructure Jio satellite broadband is moving from proposal to a more defined deployment schedule. Reliance Jio is targeting a September 2027 test flight for a planned 1,600-satellite low Earth orbit constellation, according…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (960+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Air Pollution Exposes the Limits of Clean-Air Schemes Subheadline: Bengaluru’s low position in the 2026 clean-air rankings points to a problem spread across traffic, industry, waste systems and household energy use. Standfirst: Bengaluru has ranked 32nd among India’s million-plus…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (692+ words) urbanacres.in Bengaluru Lake Pollution Exposes a Failure Beyond the Shoreline Three lakes in north Bengaluru are showing different symptoms of the same urban problem: pollution is entering water bodies faster than the systems meant to prevent it can contain…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (792+ words) urbanacres.in India’s Drone Rules Are Struggling to Keep Pace With Adoption India’s drone rules are becoming harder for ordinary users to ignore as unmanned aircraft move from specialist equipment into weddings, farms, property marketing, land surveys and social-media production....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (801+ words) urbanacres.in PM Surya Ghar’s Rooftop Solar Push Reveals a Scale Gap India’s PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar programme has crossed a significant installation threshold, but the latest state-level data also reveal the administrative and execution gap between household interest…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1070+ words) urbanacres.in India’s Rooftop Solar Push Is Becoming a State-Level Test Subheadline: Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are driving residential installations under PM Surya Ghar, but the gap between applications and completed systems shows that scale is only one measure of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (425+ words) urbanacres.in Kolkata Builds Momentum As India’s AI Hub Kolkata’s digital infrastructure is entering a new phase as data centres, AI facilities and high-capacity networks expand across the city’s eastern growth corridor. The shift is moving Kolkata beyond its traditional…...