Environment

As a lead-up to World Environment Day on June 5, environmental justice  groups and citizens  are launching  an unprecedented coordinated waste  and brand audits in key cities in India. Scheduled from May 16 to May 30 in the

On our way back from our nature/birding outing, I suddenly caught sight of a beetle and a snail, on a tiny twig. Seeing these two together isn’t very common, so I decided to photograph the

IMD spells a gruelling summer ahead with temperatures 0.5°C to 1°C higher than the long term average. From Ahmedabad to Nagpur to Hyderabad, what are cities doing to minimise heat-related casualties?

Notes and photos from continuing bird counts conducted in various parts of Karnataka, where a number of rare species have already been documented.

Wherever we are, most of use far more water than needed. And then we wait for someone else to solve the city’s water problems. Let’s change that today, and it’s really easy with these tips.

What is ambient air pollution? How is ambient monitoring different from emissions monitoring? How useful are low cost monitors? A citizen’s guide to pollution monitoring related terms and their real significance in improving air quality.

It’s rare and it’s said to hold hope, faith, love and luck. Small wonder that the author is thrilled to have spotted one in her city!

Running events in our major cities bring together 11000 to 45000 runners annually. In most races, they are given single-use plastic water bottles, or packaged food and drinks. That’s a lot of waste! Now, a Bengaluru runner has started a campaign to change that.

Whenever we talk of environmental degradation, we tend to point fingers at nations and governments. But there’s a lot that every individual can do to save the planet, as a fellow citizen points out.

All creatures great and small, whether they come from some faraway place on our planet or make their home right near us, can be a wondrous source of fascination!

As 2017 comes to an end, Citizen Matters takes stock of developments and conversations around key talking points in our cities. In the first of the series, we look at pollution in urban India.

Pimple Saudagar, a suburb of Pimpri Chinchwad, sister city of Pune, has kickstarted a focused campaign among all citizen stakeholders to ensure that no one uses plastic bags from January 1st.