Continuous rainfall, stormwater runoff, wastewater treatment plants and littering zones transport microplastics to urban ...

The Ganga river is experiencing its most severe drought ever recorded, with the steepest decline in streamflow in over 1,300 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Morning walkers, residents of nearby residential complexes, vouch for the beauty and serenity of Jakkur Lake in Bengaluru and completely endorse ...

A glacial lake outburst flood at South Lhonak lake and the failure of the Teesta III Hydroelectric Project together killed at least 30 people and damaged over a thousand homes in Sikkim. Scientists ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For Banyllashisha Wankhar, caves are not just geological wonders, they are landscapes of culture, memory, and personal discovery. “I belong to a ...

Ambikapur, a city in Chhattisgarh, created its own decentralised waste management plan that not only minimises waste that reaches a landfill site, but also generates revenue for the local municipal ...

The village of Pissurlem in the mining-belt of north-east Goa used to be brimming with water; it is now entirely dependent on government tankers. Opencast iron ore mining reduces the groundwater table ...

The Kharai camels of Kutch are dependent on mangroves for their food, and during monsoons, swim to mangrove islands in hordes. Widespread industrialisation along the coastlines of Kutch has destroyed ...

Solar parks need 7,000–20,000 litres of water per megawatt (MW) per wash. Many solar installations in India are located in arid and semi-arid areas bringing significant risk to the local ecosystem and ...

Ongoing resistance to develop Great Nicobar Island got impetus with India’s leading political opposition party calling for the project’s clearances to be suspended. Legal proceedings challenging the ...

India’s environment ministry released the methodology for generating green credits from tree planting. Experts raised concerns about the environmental soundness of the scheme, as well as possible ...