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Environment

Sustainability, climate change and environmental action; Policies, budgeting and developments that affect urban water and air quality, green cover and the commons.

Joshimath. Bulldozing a building
Environment

Joshimath ignored all warnings since 1976; this is what scientists are saying now

January 31, 2023 S M A Kazmi

Geo-morphological evidence indicates that slopes around Joshimath are inherently fragile; Mussoorie and Nainital also at risk.

Women protest in Joshimath after landslip
Environment

Joshimath residents literally shivering in cold, fear of what the future holds 

January 27, 2023 S M A Kazmi

No one seems to be listening to the woes of the people of Uttarakhand who are continuously losing ground from under their feet, literally.

Dr Anil Joshi, Himalayan ecology
Environment

‘Mountain man’ Dr Anil Joshi: “There should be no aggressive development projects in the hills”

January 25, 2023 T R Gopalakrishnan

Hear ecologist Dr Anil Joshi as he shares several concerns and recommendations critical to preserving fragile hill ecology, as in Joshimath.

A polluted Delhi morning, as morning walkers take a stroll near the India Gate. (File photo)
Environment

Editorial: Delhi air alert — Breathing is seriously injurious to your health!

January 11, 2023 T R Gopalakrishnan

One senses a sudden smugness among those responsible for controlling Delhi air pollution, despite AQI reaching dangerous levels in the cold wave.

Devi Kunta Lake in Hyderabad
Environment

Gopanpally Tank in Hyderabad crying for help

January 6, 2023 Nishkal Tiwari

Like other big cities, Hyderabad too is losing its waterbodies to neglect, but watchful citizens are looking out for them.

Surat Entrereneur Jitubhai Varkharia (in specs) explaining emission trading
Environment

Surat showcases world’s first successful emission trading system

December 7, 2022 Darshan Desai

170 textile units in Surat are part of an emission trading initiative, which has brought down combined emissions footprint by 29%. Here’s how.

Delhi's rejuvenated Rajokri Lake
Environment

Rajokri Lake: From wasteland into model lake in just a year

November 24, 2022 Sri Krishna

Following the success at Rajokri Lake, Delhi Jal Board has identified 250 water bodies and 15 lakes for total transformation.

Tabebuia aurea, or trees of gold, in full bloom
Environment

When yellow trees disappeared overnight in the ‘green city’ of Hyderabad

November 22, 2022 Sadhana Ramchander, Usha Raman and Kobita Dass Kolli

Hyderabad is preparing to host Formula E races in early 2023. Citizens, meanwhile, lament the loss of hundreds of trees moved for the purpose.

Smog envelops Delhi's India Gate area
Environment

Obnoxious, toxic, a ‘silent killer’: The same old saga of winter air quality in Delhi-NCR

November 15, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

As the saga of toxic air quality in Delhi begins to unfold yet again this year, with it comes GRAP imposition, hitting normal life in various ways.

A Diesel generator
Environment

Diesel gensets ban worries NCR residents, as permitted alternatives too costly

October 20, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

RWAs across NCR have been preparing members to stop depending on diesel gensets, but finding affordable alternatives is a tough task.

Power plant emission
Environment

Revised GRAP rules: Ban on diesel gensets hits residents, small industries hard

October 18, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

In most residential and commercial establishments, diesel gensets are the main energy back up. The revised GRAP rules affect them sorely.

dead fish in lake
Environment

Why are so many fish dying in our neighbourhood ponds and lakes?

August 3, 2022 Ananya Vyas

Every year, many ponds and lakes across various Indian states become sites of mass fish deaths. Here’s what causes the fish to die.

Chandigarh resident Devender Sharma
Environment

Extreme rainfall events on the increase extracting a heavy cost–$3 billion a year

July 8, 2022 Savita Verma

Indian cities are vulnerable to extreme rainfall events as rapid development, concretization, and land use changes shrink floodplains and congest rivers.

Pic of a large city with buildings, photographed from the top. A river flows in the far distance.
Environment

Why climate change mitigation requires a serious rethink on urban construction

May 27, 2022 News Desk

A recent event brought experts together to understand the challenges of existing practices in urban construction and its role in climate change.

Heat wave warnings are dire - picture showing a summer afternoon by the coast
Environment

Dire warnings: More deadly heat waves, more often, which could cause more deaths

May 19, 2022 Vijaya Pushkarna

Given our vulnerability to heat waves, experts call for measures such as rescheduling of school and office hours, and also more sustainable urban design.

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