Environment – Page 3 – Citizen Matters

City Buzz: Kolkata bridge collapse | Section 377 verdict | Dengue menace in Delhi…and more

September 10, 2018 News Desk

A landmark judgment for the nation, yet another civic disaster in Kolkata, new civic rules for Mumbaikars and Delhi’s monsoon disease burden — catch your weekly dose of key updates from our cities over the past week.

How an artist in Pune is trying to save the city’s dying ‘Muthai’

September 6, 2018 Aarti Kelkar Khambete

Pune-based artist Madhavi Kolte has always used her art for the cause of the environment and to raise people’s awareness about it. Her recent association with citizens’ collective Jeevitnadi has now made her stand up for the highly polluted Mutha river in the city.

A simple diagram could help your city manage water better. Here’s how!

September 4, 2018 Sonali Anusree Patro

Where does the water in your home come from? How much of it is accounted for? What percentage of waste water in your city is reused? Bengaluru think tank CSTEP creates a water flow diagram for the city and shows how it can be used to identify gaps in availability and reuse, and thus solve the water crisis in our cities.

The colourful jewels from nature that adorn our city

September 1, 2018 Deepa Mohan

It’s true that our cities are choking with dust, soot and pollution. Yet, there is also a lot of precious beauty, if only one cares to look a little deeper. Some photos from treasure-hunting in Bengaluru.

Five killer diseases that stalk you in the city… and how you can keep them at bay

August 30, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

What are the illnesses that take the highest toll of lives in our cities? What causes them? Take a look at findings from the latest trends in urban health and disease burden and do your best to keep yourself in good health.

It’s a mountain… It’s a plateau… Oh no, it’s a garbage dump!

August 28, 2018 Odette Katrak

Driving past the Bhalswa landfill, often described as Delhi’s ‘flaming hell’, a Bengaluru resident is shocked, and urges all citizens to introspect and take immediate action to reduce waste and save our cities.

Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata or Bengaluru – which megacity has the most toxic emissions?

August 24, 2018 Down to Earth Staff

Which cities have the highest vehicle stock? Do they also pollute and guzzle fuel the most? Or do emissions depend more on the average length of motorised trips? Check out these and more pertinent findings from CSE’s latest analysis of transport-emissions in 14 cities.

City buzz: Kerala floods, new CRZ rules for Mumbai, and Rs 195 cr for Hyderabad through bonds

August 20, 2018 News Desk

Here is a quick look at what has been making news in cities across India over the last one week.

Delhi’s Qutb Minar has competition … from tower of garbage!

August 18, 2018 Mayank Aggarwal

46 percent of municipal solid waste generated in the capital is left unprocessed. Landfill sites are filled beyond capacity, with the height of Ghazipur dump now just eight metres less than that of the national monument. A parliamentary panel has taken strong exception to the inaction of the environment ministry and the Delhi government.

Formalin in your fish? Sorry, FSSAI can’t do anything!

August 11, 2018 Amita Bhaduri

FSSAI, constituted under the food safety law in India, is responsible for formulating and enforcing safety standards for our food. The Act, however, governs only manufacturers and processed food, even as we find increasing contamination in primary and raw produce. What could be the way out?

From Delhi air to Bengaluru lakes, will environment finally be an election issue in 2019?

August 7, 2018 Mayank Aggarwal

Environment has been a part of manifestos of the major national parties over the last few years. But will the growing pressure from young voters and the urban middle class finally force them to go beyond lip service to issues like pollution, tree cutting and waste?

A flower that deceives and entraps!

August 2, 2018 Deepa Mohan

Ceropegias are known as “deceptive flowers,” that allow themselves to be pollinated by the insects they attract without rewarding them with food. This month’s nature column reveals yet another natural wonder of the world we live in.