Environment

As Delhi grapples with the ills of acute environmental degradation, the redeveloped ecosystem of the Yamuna biodiversity park could indeed be a saviour.

Indian cities need serious, sustained focus on the various components that can improve and nurture their ecosystems. While a few individual and community driven projects raise hopes, a lot remains to be done.

A recent comment by a Kannada actor defending GST on sanitary napkins and terming them as a western imposition sparked off a furious debate on social media. But have the shrill arguments clouded the nuances of the issue?

The 192-acre Rabindra Sarobar is a beautiful green oasis in the heart of Kolkata and a favourite of many old timers in the southern part of the city. But reckless urbanisation and callous maintenance is taking its toll, leaving many regular visitors deeply distraught.

Looking at urban spaces as ‘novel ecosystems’ – emerging ecologies that have no historical predecessors – can change how we think about afforestation and conservation efforts.

A half-hour drive from Goa, the small municipality of Vengurla is recycling 7 tonnes of waste generated daily and earning money from plastic sold to contractors for road-building in nearby areas.

The Global Urbarium project, an evolving, multi-city celebration of spontaneous urban vegetation, seeks to awaken all to the magic of weeds that we have always ignored or even rejected.

As the national capital elects a new municipality, here’s a look at what the city government could do to tackle its air pollution problem.

While governments have promised tree census many times, the real data is coming from citizen-led initiatives. What are our city folks upto? And will it make a difference?

Denial and lackadaisical attitude in implementing the environment ministry’s Graded Response Action Plan to combat air pollution in Delhi puts citizens at risk, say experts.

An interactive and exploratory session, titled ‘A Tide Turns’, at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on February 6th to look at community-led monitoring of shoreline changes

Plastic bags are clearly among the biggest threats to the planet and this team could help urban citizens shun them by making paper bags more affordable and commonly available.